Silent dark
by fiona

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Initial impression: photo walks a very fine line because it is neither dark nor light but a pleasing balance of both. However, as you opted to enter it in darkness, and dpc challenges are often very literal, best to err on the dark side. :-)

Technical: Clean enough shot, a little too centred in terms of comp. Lighting is ambient and helps convey idea of dusk nicely. However, you scored quite well so clearly people liked the image.

Artistic: I like the rock wall in the f/g cause it offsets the clouds in the b/g and is also a complementary colour. I do agree that an fstop down would have helped to darken the image a bit more.

FWIW: Personally, I am a huge fan of the extreme POV and leading lines coming right at you. I would've tried to get down onto those rocks and shot away as much as possible from the harbour lights, so you still get light from the sky, but just enough. The glow from the orange sodium lights would probably still have caught enough on masts and fittings to add definition to what you were shooting.

Feel free to PM me with any questions,

Susan

Silent dark
by fiona

Comment by bcenu:
The murky reflection of the cloud around the boats really adds to the mood in this shot. May have cropped out a little more of the rock wall as that tends to capture my eye and take away the mood of the setting.

Silent dark
by fiona

Comment by apercep:
like the composition. prob one stop less for this challenge tho.

Silent dark
by fiona

Comment by Teafran:
The impression given by the title does not equal the impression given by the image. The image itself is well lighted, there is a massive amount of detail available to look at in the marina and the sky is on the edge of night which is in direct contradiction to the concept of "dark". It's still a competant image, but not terrible effective given the title and the challenge subject.

Silent dark
by fiona

Comment by michaelmonn:
great combo of gold and blue tones :)

Chocolate House
by fiona

Comment by Thomas:
Nice perspective, gives a good sense of depth.

Chocolate House
by fiona

Comment by poser:
like how this draws you in.

Chocolate House
by fiona

Comment by bergiekat:
Ok, now I want candy..........

Chocolate House
by fiona

Comment by balancedfox:
Sweet pic, but there is nothing in it to keep my attention for long.

Chocolate House
by fiona

Comment by bvy:
Good idea. You've captured a lot at this angle.