Rusty Master
by Seedofsin

Comment by admart01:
Hi David,

Greetings from the Critique Club...

Your main subject, the lock, is sharp but the grid along with the light-colored wall that takes up a good deal of the frame isn't. The white draws my eye away from your rust area and leaves me looking at a large area of background. Using light to draw attention to the lock would help as would cropping out some of the "not main subject" areas. This would target the lock and the upper rusty area (a more interesting aspect of your composition). This light would also differentiate the hook part of the lock and punch up the the blue.

I like the fact you brought me up close to the shot. I find myself turning my head to see how it would look turned 180 degrees. I think its orientation is better as you have it -- shows off the rusty key spot and more rust is always better :)

Always great to see a new member jump into the mix. Look forward to seeing more of your photos -- jump into the commenting as well! :)

Feel free to e-mail me with any questions

Regards,
Theresa

Rusty Master
by Seedofsin

Comment by autool:
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 3
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 6
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 2
How well does it meet the challenge: 10
Total Averaged Rating 5.25 Dick
Not really that interesting to me.

Rusty Master
by Seedofsin

Comment by sailracer_98:
This image looks very dark, like the exposure was metered for the white at the upper left instead of for the subject in the center.

Rusty Master
by Seedofsin

Comment by Tranquil:
This shot looks out of focus....sometimes camera's AF has a mind of its own so try to focus a couple times until you get it correct.

Rusty Master
by Seedofsin

Comment by peecee:
a little dark and out of focus.

Rusty Master
by Seedofsin

Comment by orussell:
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 6
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 6
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. 4
How well does it meet the challenge: 7
Total Averaged Rating(Rounded) 6

Rusty Master
by Seedofsin

Comment by dahved:
I wish it was a little brighter.

Rusty Master
by Seedofsin

Comment by zwhitley:
Nice photo. Very sharp. (in places) Looks like the DOF was a bit shallow. Good textures.

Stairway To Heaven
by Seedofsin

Comment by trying2bstill:
I only gave this a 5 because I had a hard time reading it. too much going on for me...just a matter of taste.

Rusty Master
by Seedofsin

Comment by skief:
Seems like the focus is on the metal in the very top left of the photo which looks interesting, but is not the real focus of the photo, which is the lock.