Solace
by brentg3

Comment by JulietNN:
Hi from the Critique Club,

You asked for your shot to have a comment from a member of the Critique Club.

Very dramitc statue here

I would say that your post processing is spot on for this shot, you have the sharpness, clarity and colours very well. I think what is hurting you with your score is that it is a statue and not a real 'live' scene.

This really is a wonderful statue, maybe you could show us the whole statue, i would like to see it

Solace
by brentg3

Comment by MrE:
very nice! love the composition and your choice for the shot!

Solace
by brentg3

Comment by retiredPhil:
Captures the mood.

Flying in pink
by brentg3

Comment by Ecce_Signum:
Greetings from Andi via the Critique Club

First Impression: Yup, thats certainly pink! Nice and bright compared to the bland background. I thought you'd used selective desat but reading your notes understand it was taken on a bad day.

Composition: Subject fills the frame nicely, might have been even better if you had included all of the 'exit' sign top right (quite comical).

Subject: Like one of your commenters I was thinking Barby Doll Helicopter, fits the challenge well for me, maybe not the most interesting subject out there but plenty to look at and love finding the houses/offices and rails in the reflections.

Technical: I like the exposure though maybe a small boost in contrast would have helped as would a light run in neatimage as there is a fair amount of noise at the base of the helicopter.

Final thoughts:Fits the challenge well and whilst not exactly a WOW image it does hit the spot and feel a 5.1 is a low score. Though, saying that I noticed its bang on the average so a low scoring challenge.

Flying in pink
by brentg3

Comment by Timosaby:
Nice! i really like this. selective desaturation works here (if you used any)

Flying in pink
by brentg3

Comment by PollyBean:
great subject and lush pink!

Flying in pink
by brentg3

Comment by Gelert:
Its like Barbie wana-be roflmao

Stock loading ramp
by brentg3

Comment by karmat:
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by karmat

The first thing I noticed about this shot was the beautiful deep, rich colors you have captured. It appears to be early morning, or dusk, but that could just be the "darkness," of the photo. I think if you could have done just one of a couple of things and made it a little lighter, so that more of the details would have "shown" through. a) bump ISO to 100. May add a touch of grain, but I don't know that it would have been noticeable. b) One or two stops lower on the aperture c) a notch or two slower on the shutter speed.

The composition is good in that the chute helps to "anchor" the shot and give the picture a feeling of stability without seeming stagnant. I do find myself wanting to see over it and into the horizon more. I don't know if it would have been possible to have a higher perspective, but that may have added to the shot, if you could have.

Good work, and I hope to see more in future challenges. If you have questions, comments, etc. please feel free to PM me. Best to you.

karmat

Stock loading ramp
by brentg3

Comment by kiwiness:
I had the feeling this looked pretty New Zealandish :-)

Stock loading ramp
by brentg3

Comment by Kali:
A bit too dark.