The Interlude
by JacksonGariety

Comment by Chinarosepetal:
Critique Club

Hi Coleman, my first impressions of your image were of serenity, a pause in the day as your title suggests. I was unfortunately equally grabbed by the tilted horizon!

I was interested to see that you didn't use any fancy software to acheive your grungy look, so kudos to you for that :) The look works well for this image, it's a bad weather stops play kind of a day, and you've enhanced that feeling nicely with your editing.

Now then, why didn't you spot that tilted horizon??! Do you sit crooked in your chair? I do and sometimes I get my horizons wrong because of it, so I use the grid in photoshop to check for straightness. I wonder if your score would have been different if the horizon was straight.
Watch out as well for halos coming in with the USM (especially visible on the left jetty post) I understand you were trying to combat the fogginess so a high radius but low, low amount would be a good technique to try.

Overall a good image given some real moodiness by your editing, just a few technical details to address.
:)

The Interlude
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Comment by unbreakable:
Coming or going? I'm not sure which is the case but in either case the rain has siezed the day. Simple but powerful.

The Interlude
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Comment by KarenNfld:
I would have fixed the tilt. I like the look of the boat.

The Interlude
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Comment by Sirashley:
Excellent shot. The exposure, color, and focus are captured nicely. Its a very peaceful and pleasing shot. Well done

The Interlude
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Comment by Lutchenko:
I love the dark reflection of the edge of the canoe in the dock.
A perfect example of how the ordinary can be made extraordinary.

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Comment by ordinaryangel:
Fantastic vividness. I love the overall composition and effect... but you might get squashed challenge wise unfortunately as although those boots are funky they don't seem to be the standout in the shot...

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Comment by Tammster:
Adorable! Love the boots.

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Comment by pedrobop:
I'm not giving you a really nice vote because i wish there was a closer look at the boots, instead of this nice composition...the umbrella gave a nice touch to the image, but got too much of my attention! The boots and the water would be enough for me!
Anyway...you did a great work, good luck for you!

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Comment by HarryY:
Nice picture but I feel that the main subject isnt really the boots.

Merry Christmas
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Comment by Mephisto:
fabulous double portrait! you have a good eye, keep it up!