Nothing But Net
by GolferDDS

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club,

Very interesting Travel photograph! I like the range of blues in the photograph and the lighting works very well in my opinion.

This would be a difficult composition to grab, since your subject is obviously moving very fast. Very good capture!

To possibly improve the composition, I would see if there are other ways to crop the photo. For example, in the lower left there are some elements of the fencing that don't really add anything to the photo -- can these be cropped out? The composition is interesting, but it might look a bit more balanced if the jet were more to the left -- is there any way to crop your original to create more of a balance?

LanSnake

... I hate to wake you up to say goodbye ...
by myqyl

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club,

I like this composition and I think it fits the Travel Theme very well. I especially like how the lines of the door, and floor in the lower left, all converge to the subject -- the luggage. The luggage handle in the up position also works well, as it runs parallel to the lines of the door. (And gives the feeling that the traveler will be leaving very soon....)

I wish the focus were better on the luggage. Black and white works well here, but I might like to see more contrast -- would this photograph have more impact if the door were solid white?

LanSnake

Marco
by amonteforte

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club --

amonteforte -- beautiful photograph for the Free Study challenge! Your model's eyes and skin tone are amazing! The lighting is fantastic. Focus on the subject is great, depth of field (DOF) is excellent.

The composition is also excellent. I like how you've placed the subject to the right-side of the frame. I might like to see the subject not so close to the top of the frame, but this is a minor point. There are a few distracting elements in your background (the horizontal blue lines, and the dark area in the lower left), but I feel this is also a very minor issue. You could minimize these elements with a few tweaks in Photoshop, if desired.

Excellent work!
LanSnake

Retrospective in Motion
by Ptman

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club --

PTMAN,
Your photograph captures the feeling of motion very well. The composition is balanced well between the still image in the mirror vs. the motion area on the left side of the photo.

One of the comments below mentioned that you should use your graphic editor to rotate the image (I assume they want the mirror perfectly horizontal?). I'm not sure if all side mirrors are mounted parallel to the ground, so will leave this for you to decide. A person viewing this photo could use a stronger horizontal frame of reference, I'm just not sure if that reference should be the mirror. The trees reflecting in the mirror seem to be vertical (no tilt) and this would indicate that a rotation is not necessary. Of course there are no visual cues to indicate the type of terrain either; ie were you driving up or down a steep hill? ;-)

The shutter speed of 1/250 second is effective in capturing the motion here. The upper right corner (black arc) doesn't add anything to the image, and the lower right corner just shows the mirror mount on the vehicle. The composition could possibly be improved by cropping this small amount from the extreme right side.

Overall nice motion capture!
LanSnake

When the ocean hits the breakwater
by Delta_6

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club --

Nice motion capture that effectively shows the power behind the waves. I really like how your photograph seems to freeze the spray at it's maximum height. The color of the water is also beautiful and a nice contrast to the gray of the rocks.

I wonder if a different perspective might allow the viewer to better see the height of the spray? The upper right and lower left of the photograph don't really add much to the current composition. Would it be possible to move closer to the water, with your line of sight down the length of the breakwall? [I realize this might not be possible with the water spray making it difficult to get a clear photograph]

The focus on the rocks seems a little soft -- is this due to the water spray? If at all possible it would be nice to achieve a tight focus on the rocks, to provide further contrast between the rocks and water. Overall a nice motion capture!

LanSnake

Moving by night, sleeping by day
by psychephylax

Comment:
Holiday Greetings from the Critique Club:

Psychephylax -- As many of your comments below mention, the lack of strong motion in your subject kept your entry from scoring better in this challenge.

Technically it's a beautiful photograph (and subject!). The strong color contrast between the subject and background work very well here. The Depth of Field (DOF) is also effective to pull the viewer's eye directly to the owl. I might like to see this image in portrait mode, to see if making more of the owl's body visible could improve the composition.

A few months ago I attended a photography lecture presented by a person who specializes in wild bird photography. One of his key points was the importance of showing the bird's eye(s) in the photograph -- and even better if you can capture a slight reflection off of the eye to show the moist surface.

Your image is interesting because it makes me wonder what the owl was looking at. Was there something above and to the right that might work in your composition?

Beautiful photograph (too bad the challenge subject wasn't birds of prey) -- LanSnake

Too Much Pressure
by lionelm

Comment:
Interesting composition. I'm not exactly sure what I'm looking at, but as an abstract image I think this works well. I might like the composition a bit more if the orange line in the lower right continued out of the frame (fill the lower right corner with all orange). LanSnake

A Long and 'Rinding' Road
by chrisab

Comment:
Wonderfully creative idea, beautiful execution. 10 - LanSnake

Peach Explosion
by floyd

Comment:
This would work well in the fruit erotica challenge! Excellent colors and composition. 10 - LanSnake

Selling Lollipops To Survive
by alanfreed

Comment:
Excellent composition. I like the way you have framed the subject, so they look cramped in the amount of space you have left them. It somehow works to establish the mood in this photo -- great job! 9 -- LanSnake