Sunset Flight
by fotomann_forever

Comment:

Originally posted by thegrandwazoo: Gotta love the haters! Any reason to shit on an Image they will which is too bad really that they are unable to overcome bias and that litte box they put art into. Oh well ... I love it dude and the fact that the others can't makes me love it even more!!!! Well done!!! -The Wazz

Yep, too darn bad that all those people had the nads to state opinions of the shot - even stating them in a respectful way. Yep, they deserve all the bad things you say about them - haters, biased, they are in a little box, enjoying shitting on images, etc., etc... and all those other baseless assumptions you can think of.

Now why again is it that less and less people are leaving comments?

Message edited by author 2010-09-22 22:25:23.

Bridge View
by Brent_S

Comment:
Beautiful!!!

The one and two (votes) are getting really sickening around here.

Message edited by author 2010-03-24 00:12:34.

Framed by a friend
by Brin

Comment:
Hi, Critique Club here...

#1, with a blue!!!

I don't have anything to add except congrats.

Old And Rusty
by FoCal

Comment:
Hi, Critique Club here...

I am a sucker for these kind of images, and this one is great. I see someone suggested b/w, but I like it just as is, apparently so did a lot of voters based on your score.

One thing I would suggest you try - just to see how you like it, is to flip the image horizontally. Most people in the world enter an image from the left side and I'm wondering if the machinery on the left would be better at leading the viewer into the scene. I would be interested to know what you think.

Other than that, I don't have much constructive to say.

Great job!

the line of beauty
by posthumous

Comment:
I just came across this image. I think it's fabulous! It's not happy, but maybe the cycle of life isn't happy either, or maybe it is...

London Eye
by kaiser_chief

Comment:
Hi, Critique Club here...

I think this did pretty well for a free study. I like the composition and the colors (colours ;) ) of it. The technicals are right on the money.

I think what would have elevated this into the 6+ range would have been some action, like the wheel spinning. Otherwise, while pretty in its own right, it's a bit static.

I definately don't think it deserved the scores lower than 4. I don't get the voters around here.

If I voted in this challenge, I would have given this a 6.

Mountain Spring
by Dr.Confuser

Comment:
Hi, Critique Club here..

I really like this very powerful image. I think the angle to the tops gives it a very strong feel topped of by the monolithic sense that the Sun provides. The colors are fabulous!

I'm not a huge fan of HDR type images and have to admit the lightness of the near side of the tree looks a bit unnatural to me, but not what I would call over the top.

Not a whole lot more to say about this, particularly over 6 in the free study. If I has voted in this challenge, I probably would have given this a 7.

Thoughtless
by MinsoPhoto

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

I'm probably not the best one to critique this image because I am one of the apparent minority that really likes this shot. In fact, when I first opened it up I though I was going to be critiquing one of the top shots, but was quite shocked when I scrolled down and saw how it did!

To me, this meets the challenge perfectly. I don't get how people missed the parallel lines in this image??? I like the slight angle to it, and the composition of where the people are placed in the image. I actually think it would have been a good entry in the fine art challenge.

Really my only negative is the hot spot in the foreground.

If I had voted in this challege I would have given this an 8 or maybe a 9 depending on my mood at the time.

Keep experimenting.

Message edited by author 2010-03-10 14:28:23.

Jump
by jhess77

Comment:
Hi, Critique Club here....

Boy, I read the comments and they are all over the map!

I like the color, I like the composition with the building where it is and I love the action. I also like the rim light you got from your shooting angle.

I personally don't like the lens flare so much, not so much the aperture shapes, but the low contrast area on the right. I think that element hurt the score some.

If I have voted, this would have gotten as 6 from me. Without the flair, probably a 7 or 8.

Trio of Angels
by Tlemetry

Comment:
Hi, Critique Club here...

I really don't know why this didn't finish higher. It's a very nice, delicate image with nice soft tones. Those qualities might be what brought the score down too.

There are so many powerful bright areas and relatively high contrast areas with the background flowers and green background that it's a bit hard to focus on the plant in the foreground. That's the only thing I can think of that might give this a lift.

I think I would like to see the same flower on a pure white background. Not that you should have done that for this challenge, I just think the delicate nature of the flower would be nice.

I didn't vote, but if I had, I would have voted a 6.