Room With A View
by Ja-9

Comment by JakeKurdsjuk:
Empty space is a little too dark for me against this color grey giving the otherwise nicely framed view a sense of smallness.

In Coming
by Ja-9

Comment by MeMex2:
perfect shot for this challenge!!!!

frak(t)SHər
by Ja-9

Comment by MargaretNet:
Very nice and calm

Room With A View
by Ja-9

Comment by stevieian:
beautiful view, nicely framed.

Casting
by Ja-9

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Nice atmosphere here, love the curves of the fly fisherman's line. Obviously working with ambient light though personally I think your ISO a little high, shutter could probably have been slowed a little.

I'm guessing you snuck up on this guy unawares, going by his back being to you and the focus on his line. I think too that you shot from what I call 'regular person pov' - meaning just standing in place and shooting a subject. If you had been shooting from a lower pov then you may have been closer to his level and given it a more personal feel.

Technicals are ok but my big bugaboo here are all the trees. I can see that you're using them to frame him - but it's almost too much. The pic looks busy and with the oof foreground competing with the deadfall to the right, I find myself worrying more about what he's going to catch his line on, than him! A little zooming in might have been the best way to go here.

Hope this has been of help, feel free to PM me

Susan

Casting
by Ja-9

Comment by spiritualspatula:
Great shot, really think this should've been a good bit higher considering some of the entries above you and the prompt.

• r a d i a n c e •
by Ja-9

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

*thinking to self* Hmm, you came 6th out of 122 in a Free Study with this image, and you want a critique? Why do I always get the impossible ones....*sigh* Oops, pardon my out-loud thought processes!

Nice classic macro, and I can see why some mention seeing it almost move...I'm getting a little dizzy too, which isn't such a bad thing ;-) A little blown out in the swirly middle petals, but not hideously so. I really the gradation of the warmth of the outermost petals to the cooler tones.

All in all a pleasing image to look at and now I will PM you asking how to do focus stacking in PS!

Susan

Casting
by Ja-9

Comment by digifotojo:
Excellent in every way! 9

Ready to fly? Varoooom
by Ja-9

Comment by Denise:
awe, what a cutie, he's getting big

• r a d i a n c e •
by Ja-9

Comment by bassbone:
Spectacular work Janine. Love the geometric feel and warm fall like tones.