George Washington Bridge
by mecfcosta

Comment:
Greetings from the critique club Maria,

I love the composition of this. In my book it̢۪s a great example of framing but I think you may have suffered a little in the scoring because a lot of the voters look for a complete frame around the photo. I also really like the subject and the B&W. Image wise if there was one thing I would have done differently, I might have framed it a little more to the left so you have less tree on the right and the bridge pillar is in line with the rule of thirds.

Technically, I̢۪d like to see the clouds pop a little more, although they are pretty vivid as is. A polarizer could help do this if you did not use one. I noticed you shot this at f16. I̢۪ve got the same lens and find it̢۪s sharpest at f8-f10. I think you could still get the DOF you want at f10 and you̢۪d have a faster shutter (if you shot hand held) and would get a better image. Also, it may have been haze, but the bridge looks a little grey. Maybe some playing around in levels, curves or with the contrast could make this a little better (if you haven̢۪t already tried). Too bad this wasn̢۪t a member challenge because you could burn the area and make the haze go away.

All around, great job. I personally would have given it a 6, maybe a 7. There are a few minor issues but I don̢۪t think the strong composition more then makes up for them. Good luck on future challenges, if you have any questions on this review feel free to contact me.

Big Air
by nephoto

Comment:

Originally posted by petrakka: that russian lens was probably the zenitar which has good and bad copies out, but mostly its not too hot, but who cares about pixel peeping when u got the shot. Only thing that would make this better is a powerful fill flash and an underexposed sky, but its still pretty solid, congrats man.

The lens could be the Peleng as well.

Great photo, congrats on the ribbon!

Skimming the Surface of Happiness
by Cutter

Comment:
Very crisp, good post processing.

Cartwheeling Round The Lake
by Penny Lane

Comment:
Great timing, good catch!

'N Sync
by kari1

Comment:
It's kind of a straight on shot of some people doing something cool. While there is nothing really bad about the photo, there is nothing really good about it either. AN angle other then eye level, a face with some emotion, it's just missing that extra bite.

Playing with the Devil
by jsolsona

Comment:
Not quite my idea of playtime. Well done though.

Shush!.. Don't wake the kids...
by yann

Comment:
Very nice! Good job setting the mood.

Hey!! What happened to ladies first ??
by dolphnz8

Comment:
Very sharp and crisp, well taken, but I'd love to see some happy faces.

rollicking fun
by ursula

Comment:
Great catch! Nice and crisp, great stop action.

Sailing
by MichaelC

Comment:
soft and the colors are kind of flat.