Brassworks
by Yo_Spiff

Comment by NiallOTuama:
Heh. They say "brass works" and you say "brassworks" I wonder who's right :)

I like the rustic feel of this shot. I'm normally not an "I wish there weren't powerlines" kinda guy, but I do wish there weren't powerlines in this shot. I think you did well to make them as unnoticable as possible where it matters in the shot though.
Though maybe I'm wrong. Maybe the powerlines add more industry to the shot.
I like.

Brassworks
by Yo_Spiff

Comment by theraindew:
Truly amazing shot with nice angle. 8

Lancaster Street
by Yo_Spiff

Comment by DrAchoo:
The composition is what you did right. Centered loves symmetry which you provide. However, you add in a dash of diagonal energy and you have a nice picture. It's a tough one for the rest. The image looks soft to me and that's bad, BUT it's an image that I can see would oversharpen VERY quickly so you might be stuck with it.

I like them for breakfast
by Yo_Spiff

Comment by DrAchoo:
I don't think this was a "boring subject". I like your eye for things. Probably the small canvas DPC offers let you down more than anything. It does make the BG people small and insignificant. If you had too much going on on the right, however, it would detract from the subject. The sky is awesome and I love clouds like this. Do you use any Wide-radius USM on your shots? You have to watch for halos, but it might provide just a bit of contrast kick to the clouds (and you could mask whatever you didn't like). I usually start around 25/40/3. Give it a try.

The Old Timer
by Yo_Spiff

Comment by DrAchoo:
I'm going to try not to pick all high scoring shots to comment on because that is too easy, but I just had to say I really enjoyed this one when it came up. The guy is such a iconic image and I appreciate that among the top finishers this gives us feelings of contentment, hope, and happiness with life. I think it's his eyes which appear to be opened slightly wider than normal.

The crack of dawn
by Yo_Spiff

Comment by DrAchoo:
This is one of those images the "substance" people hate. But that's not what we're going for here. We're going for the art of color and form. You did a very good job, obviously, as reflected in the score. If I were to tweak it, I would have cloned out the brush or tree or whatever that is at the bottom of the trunk. This image is about simplicity and so detail like that is a downside, not an upside. Composition is great and you did well in your sharpening. I tend to oversharpen stuff like this and it usually looks worse.

Old Red
by Yo_Spiff

Comment by DrAchoo:
Let's start around a 5.5 image. That's a good place because it is an image with promise that let us down. I see you were hoping for more on this one too. The choice of subject is good. A very interesting building. Your composition is at least not straight on, but it is a bit static in that there is little or no context for us (sometimes that can't be helped and I don't know what's there that I can't see). The HDR is a good choice because it allowed you to keep detail in the sky, BUT I see two problems. One, and I'm pretty sure you know this now, your colors are crazy. I'm all about saturated colors, but not when they look unnatural. We've hit that point here. Two, the clouds in the sky are too lopsided. You have half a blue sky and half with clouds. I think that generally degrades the image and sometimes you just have to sit and wait until you get a better balance.

Jean and boats painting
by Yo_Spiff

Comment by Tammster:
Very cool Steve! I need to make friends with an artist. :)

Jean and boats painting
by Yo_Spiff

Comment by hajeka:
Great work! Nice to see both together.

Jean and boats painting
by Yo_Spiff

Comment by MattO:
That is pretty dang awesome! But you did nail her for copyright infringement right? LOL