St. Ita
by flip89

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I concur with all of the positive comments below!

In this image, I see a very strongly presented sillhouette. With almost no gradients in terms of shadow, it appears formidable and bulky, except that the windows allow for some delicacy. So it already has some tensiveness (delicacy vs. bulk) which I like. I also really enjoy the gradient of the sky as it goes from the blue to the lighter color as it goes down to the bottom of the frame. The image is well composed and well balanced, and seems to agree with itself in terms of style and communication.

At first, I thought the image may have been tilted to the right, but now it appears that it is merely skewed and you get the keystone effect of looking up. Without the right half having any tower, though, it gives the illusion of not being vertical. One suggestion may be to use some kind of Skew tool to straighten the whole affair, or to get even closer so the skew is more obvious. You'd also get a stronger appearance of height with this latter choice, if that is important to you.

It may be a tad oversharpened. Your unsharp mask levels were 25/2/1. Try a smaller pixel radius and end up with numbers like 500/0.2/0, just to experiment, and you won't get so wide a halo. You'll also preserve more details. Make sure you sharpen after you resize for the web, if you don't do that already.

All in all, the photo emphasizes the gothic architecture of this cathedral, which is interesting in and of itself, and the gentle light adds a very nice touch. One thing you may want to think about is how you want me as a viewer to feel. Do you want to evoke a certain mood or feeling? Should I feel relaxed at this photo? On edge? Afraid? Happy? Nostalgic? My main suggestion would be to make sure that the feeling you want to communicate is clear, vivid, and enthusiastic.

Hey, great work. I like your other work, too. Keep it up!

Thanks,

David

handman.jpg
by theodor38

Comment:
You have way too much time on your hands!

handman2.jpg
by theodor38

Comment:
I do this all the time with my kids--but my eyes are not so realistic! Fun!

handscapes.jpg
by theodor38

Comment:
Much fun Mehmet! I can tell you took some care here with the light coming from the right. As with many of your photos, this one seems to imply a story.

The Pride of Her City
by adrenalindream

Comment:
Very nice composition and point of view. It's a bit out of focus. Shots like these in which color doesn't play a large role may be interesting in black and white, too. Nice work.

ain't nobody here but us chickens
by rananculus

Comment:
Iowa? Some chicken state? I like the idea very much,and your composition is also good. I think this could say "my town" as many towns' economies hinge on such production. They are ever so slightly out of focus, though, and the lighting is somewhat harsh. Still, I like this a lot!

Brooklyn, NY - First warm day
by dimitrii

Comment:
Composition is so so nice! The extremes of sky really enhance this. I wish the figures were slightly more clear, but magnificent image. 10

Storms over the Mississippi
by sher

Comment:
Really superior work. Composition is right on and I love the misty look. Congratulations! 10

Front Yard
by karmat

Comment:
I'm coming to sit with you awhile. When's a good time? Just kidding. Really nice iamge. Composition is so effective and color are nice and saturated. 9

Cannon Beach
by Zoomdak

Comment:
Perhaps oversharpened in the watery foreground--see the little digital noisy things? Also around the distant rock--see the white halo around it? Still, I wanna go here! Very nice image. Superb point of view here and exposure. 9