No, I won't take them off!
by h2

Comment:
hahahahahah nice one

Not Bifocals
by fotomann_forever

Comment:
hahahahahhahahahah oh man too much time on your hands?

Appealing Light
by hokie

Comment:
looks good. It's hard to get those light lines straight isn't it? Good work.

Illuminating Ursa Major
by jaxed

Comment:
I think you have a great idea here. Nice flow to the composition, great exposure, but the stars just scream tacky...I think you could have, more effectively, used something else in their place.

spirits
by ursula

Comment:
wow ... you should definately get a ribbon here. great composition, great exposure, interesting subject, insane to achieve this look in basic editing, very nicely done.

Hay Play
by librodo

Comment:
Wow Manny, you're racking them up...I've always been a fan of yours. Congrats.

Bass Harbor Light
by Neil

Comment:
wow congrats, awesome shot!

Arabian Flights
by scalvert

Comment:
congrats

pizzazz
by ursula

Comment:
congrats on your ribbon...and thanks for the comment on my 'burst of color' entry -- I appreciated it, and was glad to know that you thought it was nice.

Commitment
by cadbike

Comment:
*** Greetings from the Critique Club ***

Commitment -- pretty original idea, and a great representation of the word through photography.

I find the overall subject and idea very appealing. 5.7 is a good score, congratulations.

As far as the photo itself, I think your composition is good. Your subject placement is great and the curvature to the out of focus background with the change in shade definately adds another perspective to this shot.

I am not sure if you used a tripod here or not, but for 1/8 of a second, it would be highly recommended. The shot is either a tad bit out of focus or it's camera shake, it's hard to tell without knowing for sure of your setup.

That being said, I think your white balance is a bit off. It appears you exposed under tungsten lighting conditions...while your camera tried to adjust for it, it just couldn't tell exactly what was going on...but that's not that big of an issue.

I think another point to be made is your lighting. No doubt it was dim lighting from your 1/8 sec. exposure time. I think you could stand to bump that up a notch either with a flash/flashes or a higher powered bulb.

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Either way, great photo that stood its ground on originality and composition. Like I said, I think it's an excellent photo and if you had a bit more time to work on it, this one could definately jump out and grab the viewer and pull him into a tack sharp, nicely lit photo...keep shooting!