Flowing on a wave of Energy
by MadMordegon

Comment by Dseale:
very good shot. But i think it would have looked better with original color...ds

Flowing on a wave of Energy
by MadMordegon

Comment by MikeO:
The expanse of water at the top adds great impact to the photo. good effort. You get my top vote

good exuses
by MadMordegon

Comment by Harz_Joerg:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Initial thoughts/My opinion
Great funny submission, technically well made, should have done better. Has some compositional issues.

Content/Composition
The general concept in combination it well thought of. Of course some voters might have had problems in seeing the motivation, but to me that is not an issue.
To me the image is actually too clean: the main focal point, the chair and the PC in the back, are too clean and very inviting. Only the left desk looks a little messy, but still not too strong. And that's my main issue: intention and image do not fit as well as they probably could. Also the overexposed window brings too much order in the image.
The soft light and the warm colour choice make it very cosy, even for people (not me :)) who like a tidy desk.
So turning the camera more to the messy parts might have been a better choice.
I do like the way the light is set though: as mentioned, the softness is great and that the window is overexposed is something I like as an compositional element too.

Camera work -technically
Looks good to me: everything is sharp and exposure is good too.

Digital Processing - Technical
Again good work here: especially I like how you brightened up the lower portion for the text. In principle I do like that for the border too, but where the bright areas of the border overlap with the one for the text there is a sharp boundary which is not so good.
I like the font you selected.

Fits the challenge
Yes it does (see above). I only would have skipped the second line: it's not necessary to get the message through.

Good luck for your further submissions

Flowing on a wave of Energy
by MadMordegon

Comment by Shannon:
I don't personally care for the sepia tones with this shot..would have liked to seen it in full color. 7

Flowing on a wave of Energy
by MadMordegon

Comment by Dave Gordon:
I really like the way you've captured the shape of the wave and the placement of the surfer. I think a tighter crop might have worked better, say about two-thirds of the total.

Flowing on a wave of Energy
by MadMordegon

Comment by train:
Nice action But I dont like the sepia tone
The sea is a lovely colour and I think the natural colour would give the image more life. as it is it looks more like a ploughed field with a wave.
Although having said that probably the next comment you get will say it looks great in Sepia Great image though

Flowing on a wave of Energy
by MadMordegon

Comment by cshep:
I like the composition of this photo, but I'm not sure the sepia tone works for me. I think Black and white might have been a better choice.

Flowing on a wave of Energy
by MadMordegon

Comment by Alexys:
Good idea. Perhaps, I´d prefer to see it in colour and close. But just my opinion. 6

Flowing on a wave of Energy
by MadMordegon

Comment by senkat:
Nice to see a change in format for surf photos. The sepia make the shot look serene yet you can still feel the power of the wave. Composition is also very good. Although the subject is in the bottom right, the picture seems to invite you to look at the scene as a whole. Great shot!

Flowing on a wave of Energy
by MadMordegon

Comment by Coley:
nice negative space shot .... good take on the subject like the duotone