Martin hill
by ivana

Comment:
Not bad. Would have gotten down a bit lower, but that is personally preferred.

Thames Street Park
by brianeden

Comment:
Nothing like a good heavy wet snow.

Mississippi Riverscape
by RiderGal

Comment:
This is nice. A bit dark for my taste though.

He likes it
by lumbus

Comment:
This is a good Capture. In my oppinon you need somewhat of a flash fill for the foreground up to the Dear.

Walk of Beauty
by kathleenm

Comment:
Very nice but the Road leads you out of the picture.

Psychedelic Valley
by av8orboy

Comment:
This almost has a perverted look to it.

Called to Duty
by Aaron

Comment:
Did the subject grab your attention? To a lesser extent.

Sharpness: Fuzzy

Is the shot enhanced by the sharpness applied. No

Exposure: Seems to be underexposed.

Contrast:Crisp

Color: Colors are Black and White

Composition: You chose to use diagonal lines. I think that provides a good impact. That is important. The photo on top of the clothes is in a good place.

Balance:Are the various elements of the shot balanced? I believe they are. I believe that when I look at this photo my eyes are drawn to the subject.

Point of View: Just right. You captured the right angle.

Overall:
I think this picture in black and white does no justice. The Title is needed here to tell us what the picture is about. In Black and White and Untitled I can think that you are a police officer not in the Armed Forces. B and W does no justice for your BDU. I am under the assumption that something went wrong with the shot and you tried to fix it by going Black and White. Not sure why you chose that.

Overall I will say that it has a huge potential, but it lacks here.

John (TurboTech)

Message edited by author 2003-01-12 09:33:29.

His light travels with me.
by Vision

Comment:
Critique Club

Does the subject grab attention? Yes

What is the subject? A backlit Cross

Sharpness: Bit Fuzzy

Is sharpness important to this photo? Yes

Exposer: Just a tad bit under.

Is this photo? Low Key lighting

Contrast: Flat

Color:
Do the colors look accurate? I think they are slightly off due to soft lighting.

Composition:
I key element in this shot is balanced. As I look at the photo my eyes are drawn to the subject.

Format: Does the Horizontal or verticle format fit the subject? Yes

Point of view:
I think that the point of view for this shot that you chose is the best way to view this photo. Might want to crop out the sides a little.

Overall this is a good photo. I think the stain glass adds a bit of fuzziness to the shot. I think a good soft softbox light would enhance the view and also would dramatically add to the boarders on the cross.

John (TurboTech)

Beach relaxation after travelling.
by Jean

Comment:
Critique Club

Does the subject grab your attention? Yes

Sharpness: Sharp

Is sharpness important? Yes

Exposure: I think the exposure is right.

Contrast: Contrast appears flat to me.

Color: The colors in my oppinion are very accurate.
It appears to be an overcast day and I think this shot was
taken at the right moment.

Composition:
Are the various elements of the photo well balanced within the frame?
I say Yes. Eyes are drawn correctly through the photo. Though the bridge can seem like a slight distraction, without it the picture is boring. You framed this shot well. If it fit the theme a little better in my oppinion you have a top 20 photo here. When I look at this shot I think more of the movie Jaws when Broadie told his son to take the boats and play in the lake or the Lagoon rather than the ocean.

Point of View: Personally I would have gotten down slightly. I think it is important to get some more water in the shot.Don't have to worry about getting the top of the rail in the shot. As long as you have the bridge you are fine.

Overall this is a great photo.

John (TurboTech)

Message edited by author 2003-01-11 20:07:34.

A path less traveled
by psychephylax

Comment:
Critique Club

First I would like to say it looks very cold there.

Composition:
The overall shot is very pleasing to the eye. You did a wonderful job with the lines of this photograph. The eye goes right down the trail and not once did it loose itself in the overall picture. I believe the center of intrest is the trail itself. Looks very lonely and cold. (no footprints). As far as closeness is concerend I do not think I could have set this shot up better. I think the composition is perfect the way it is. My personal oppinion is that eye control elements are where they need to be.

Background:
Depth of Field is perfect. In a shot like this you want to be able to see the entire trail unless of course you wanted to give a sense of a lost feeling to the viewer. The clear sky in this shot also adds to the "Wow it is cold feeling."

My Oppinion:
As I said earlier, I do not think there is anything I would have done to change this shot. This is the kind of shot I would hang on my wall in my winter house in Colorado if I had one. Overall very pleasing and wonderfully executed. Had I voted in this challenge this would have gotten no less than a 9. Keep up the good work and Bravo.:-)

TurboTech