Shadows have a life tooby
rishinicolaiComment by Aghris: Greetings from the Critique Club
First impression and overall look:
Upon opening the phot I though 'hey cool, nice fisheye'. It immediately grabs your attentions and makes the eye follow the photo counterclockwise. After the shadow, it then meets some distracting fences and bushes though. These don't really do well in the fisheye perspective, in my opinion. After that the eye comes to the shadow of the tree, and that makes a fine closing argument for the picture. The two shadows balance each other out nicely.
Technical and post processing:
I wonder why you chose an ISO of 800 for this photo. There is plenty of light available, why not go for 400 or even 200? Next thing I noticed is that the photo is smaller than the maximum allowed size. Personally, I would always go for the largest size possible. It is much more relaxing to look at. File size is smaller than allowed too, although I don't see any artifacts here, so that's not really a problem.
The color of the photo is slightly shifted towards the green. A bit of photoshopping can correct that. Also, the colors are a bit flat, try upping the saturation a notch.
Meeting the challenge:
Does meet the challenge well, although I think you could have been a bit more creative. The fish eye is the only thing that gives this shot a bit extra interest, but apart from that, there's nothing much to see.
How to reaise your score:
There's not much of a wow factor in the shot. The fisheye is the only thing that makes it slightly interesting, but after that it falls a bit flat. DPC'ers like to be awed at a shot, and this shot is not one of them. Also, if the background were a bit more of interest it could give you a few more decimals.
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