The Stand (Variation on "Black is checkmated")
by Nforsberg

Comment by gaurawa:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Looking at the original image, this has a big improvement. the lighting is much softer and overall has a soothing feel to it.

My eyes keep searching for more in this image, I would have loved to see some more and not cropped so abruptly at the top. Also I don't see a reason to use a shallower depth of field here. the blur on the foreground subjects is distracting IMO.

For the same image, I would think a deeper depth of field will help. Also sharpening after resizing would make things better here.

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-Gaurawa

The Stand (Variation on "Black is checkmated")
by Nforsberg

Comment by ThingFish:
Checked the original. Big improvement here.
Very nice clarity and detail with lovely frosty blue colors. I feel it could have been even nicer still if you had used the allowable height of the frame to full advantage thereby not cropping of the tops of the pieces at the top of the frame and having a bit more space at the bottom of the frame. 6

The Stand (Variation on "Black is checkmated")
by Nforsberg

Comment by tanguera:
Though better than the original, there is a lack of clarity and transparency to this shot.

Green Glance
by Nforsberg

Comment by Structor:
Beautiful shot!

Spiraled Reach
by Nforsberg

Comment by posthumous:
Gorgeous!

Spiraled Reach
by Nforsberg

Comment by treimee:
Ansel primarily shot landscapes and did very few objects. Those objects he did shoot had a wide depth of field and were very sharp!

Winter's Perch
by Nforsberg

Comment by crissya:
Very nice photos, I love the colours - very beautiful!

Cessation of Flight
by Nforsberg

Comment by maximz2005:
a classic. well done. 9

Cessation of Flight
by Nforsberg

Comment by OmanOtter:
Nice choice of white against black.

Cessation of Flight
by Nforsberg

Comment by bauerfan71:
Nice simple composition, nice lighting.