Caught In The Shadows
by psart

Comment:
Good colour, but the exposure is a bit dark. Seems it was just done:

Bright lights Big city -Rolling Stones 1963
by Cboydrun

Comment:
Hi from the Critique Club,

First of all, congratulations on your top 20 finish. This image has excellent composition, although I agree with KarenNfld that a bit of the sky could have been cropped out (though not too much, since the negative space serves a useful purpose here). The clouds are beautiful and perfectly exposed, in my opinion; they flow nicely, and take on a great colour from the lights below.

As for the lights below, I'd agree with jaymody that they're a bit overexposed. Considering this challenge called for basic editing, however, I think you did a great job of balancing priorities.

Finally, I have to say that the water was captured perfectly. Great clarity, and beautiful reflections.

Certainly worthy of a top 20 finish. Great shot.

Geoff

(Edit to fix username link.)

Message edited by author 2007-08-08 01:34:54.

On Our Way!!!
by mrbaloo

Comment:
Good positioning of the dog, but I couldn't figure out *who* is on the way. The image could be sharper, and perhaps contrast boosted a bit.

Horsepower beats gravity
by steveh552

Comment:
The signs in the front are a bit distracting. Perhaps a different composition (zoomed out a bit) would fare better.

Yes!
by bledford

Comment:
A good B&W, but there's no sense of why he's happy.

triumphal Leap
by killjoy181

Comment:
Good composition. The sky and some of the water is blown out, which is quite distracting.

A "Wii" ACE
by Quigley

Comment:
Good capture of triumph, but the shadows are harsh, the faces could be crisper, and the contrast is a bit flat.

At The Auction
by dphillips

Comment:
Good exposure, but I failed to see anything triumphant. Every person looked either disgusted or confused.

YEAH!!!; ,,, my first ribbon at DPC!
by Oculus

Comment:
A bit blurry. Great colour contrast.

Winner
by sunraygp

Comment:
Nice timing, but much of the image is blown out and the contrast is a bit flat.