Up and Away
by prettyshoes1

Comment by albeck:
Maybe a fine shot, but I cant figure out i what way you define the color purple

Up and Away
by prettyshoes1

Comment by Kylie:
Perfectly crisp and vibrant. Love this.

Up and Away
by prettyshoes1

Comment by autool:
Nice perspective, love those wrinkles, and great colors. Nice job. 10

Up and Away
by prettyshoes1

Comment by Bran-O-Rama:
This image contains purple but the theme of "purple" is not suggested to me when I see it. Nice crop on the top but I wouldn't cut off so much at the bottom. I'd have liked to see at least the bottom of the basket and some sky beneath it for reference.

Up and Away
by prettyshoes1

Comment by cbonsall:
nice but I'd have prefered a little more emphasis on the purple

Here or there?
by prettyshoes1

Comment by jadin:
Greetings from the Critque Club!

Composition:
Love it! Everything is in balance. The bar, the sign, the road etc all fill their section of the frame without overly imposing on any other part. I picture the choice of this photo not "here or there?" as your title says. But far more significantly "To obey, or rebel". Which is a basic tendancy of human behavior. No one likes to feel repressed, told they can't do something etc. And this photo brings out that on-going inner struggle beautifully.

Lighting:
The lighting is out of your control in this photo, but you captured it well. The colors are bold, and contrast well with each other. Very nicely captured.

Technical:
Your choice of aperture size works well for your photo. The depth of field is spot on where it should be. Leaving the most important foreground in focus, and the trail leading away gradually softened. The photo seems perfectly exposed. I see no overly dark shadows, or overly bright highlights.

Post-production:
Your adjustments were well done. The photo looks very natural. I can't say I'd have done a single thing different. Based on the size of your image I think this is just resized (no cropping). If so very nicely framed. If not, nice choice on cropping. Your border works very well for framing this photo in.

Overall:
This is a great photo. A great idea for this challenge, and honestly should've scored a lot higher. I think your title killed you. For myself I voted this photo a 5, and I think it was the title that made me not impressed. Here or there? Just isn't a compelling choice. Obedience vs law-breaker, and you have a ribboning choice photo. I very strongly recommend giving your titles more thought, or even foregoing a title completely on such a powerful photo.

Keep up the great work. I hope you get a more deserving score next time.

Here or there?
by prettyshoes1

Comment by autool:
Not bad, keep up the good work. They say that rattle snakes are most abundant and active during May, June and July. Watch your step.

Here or there?
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Comment by autool:
The road just beckons me to want to hop the fence so I can see around the bend. It might be a little overexposed, but then again dry grass is difficult. Good job.

Here or there?
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Comment by Curious:
I love this picture. The feeling of temptation to head down the forbidden road is almost irresistable. The green from the post and the red of the sign are just awesome against the sand tones. The gate cutting across the front adds a quirky element to the image that is in no way out of place. This is an awesome shot.

Here or there?
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Comment by blindjustice:
I like this shot alot. This is the type of shot i would like to take, the type i wish I "saw."
But... much like my own shots, something is lacking. Here are my thoughts. First the green mold is awesome and the colors are superb. the grey, the tan and the blue are perfectly saturated. The road and the fence are perfect and your eye is drawn where it needs to go. The sign is nice but it is too powerful in the corner. And the rail on the bottom really stinks.
but hell, that path, the desert, the sky, its poetry. great great job