Whiterook
by Bear_Music

Comment:
I was betting on a ribbon for this! Still, an excellent shot.

The Everyday "Girly" Bag Adventure
by LindaLee

Comment:
Very creative! It shows that we are on the same team, we have the same strap hanging out! :)

Whiterook
by Bear_Music

Comment:
I assume this is Roberts (by the lens he was holding in the other photo. Very nice shot. Perfectly done. I bet this will be on the front page....which means, Whiterook made it to the front page! :)

Bear_Music
by whiterook

Comment:
Looks like multi-point autofocus picked the wrong spot to focus on.

Free Willy
by Five_Seat

Comment:
Someone just had to do it!!

Bridging the Gap
by KristinaG

Comment:
** Greetings from the Critique Club **

How did you do the conversion? I find that the channel mixer is a great way to mix.

I'm breaking from my usual critique of commenting on the composition and technical, because you already seem to have grasped many of the concepts, just by reading your post.

This is not a bad image in any way, but there are some things that could be improved upon which may be reflected in the score.

One of the best attributes of B&W photos is their well thought out balance to the zone system. Wikipedia has a good read on this. You photo has the range of the zones, but its rather imbalanced. Most notably, you have a couple very dark regions (zone I, II) and some very blown out regions (Zone X). There also is no defined order to where the zones are.

If you look at the top 3 photos, certain objects exist in particular zones. #1 (the walls are separate from trees, the top level is separate from the bottom), it is very ordered. The same follows for #2. In your photo, trees/flora exist in widely separated zones.

The second important attribute of B&W photos is the simplicity and ordered composition. All of the top 5 photos have a very distinct order to them. #2 The bridge is the foreground element, distinctly separated from the cityscape. #3 The castle is contained in its own region with a line marking the sky and water. #4 The trees are very ordered. #5 The natural order of a cityscape is ordered again by the zones.

Your photo doesn't have the distinctness of elements in it. The bridge melds into the background, its actually hard to see at a glance and does hold the focus of the viewer. A photo which does not immediately grab the attention tends to get the default "5" vote as noted with 82/139 (59%) votes at 5.

So, one improvement may be on the B&W conversion. The second would be a completely different angle. Perhaps, standing in the water to capture the bridge from its side.

I hope this helps, and if you had more questions or comments, I'd be happy to respond.

Paul

Rejected!!?!
by rodgers_le

Comment:
Is that split and shift on purpose? Would have voted high if not for that.

And the Rains Came (alt-edit)
by bassbone

Comment:
Definitely better with the thin line. But, I do think the black is still a big much. I think dropping it down a little would improve it even more.

Conscience Decisions
by jasonlprice

Comment:
YES! Perfection! I hope to see this on the front page!!!

the other side of the tracks
by smardaz

Comment:
As I said below, its not a "studio" shot, but you made this outdoor one really work.

Heh....one may say: "I'm going to work" and most would assume some office. But many, work outside.

Message edited by author 2010-04-28 20:52:04.