2012
by tripodman

Comment:

Originally posted by Paul: Greetings from the Critique Club: Certainly a strange building, possibility indicative of a strange land but for some while be castigated for lack of a 'stranger'. I do enjoy the structure and find the gentle suppression of highlights and shadows adjacent to the curves quite compelling. I wonder why you ddn't make the central vertical vertical? I think I might have been tempted to tweak the levels on the building to bring the white to true white, I think that would have lifted the image a little. Overall, it is an interesting shot but its minimalist nature does limit your choices somewhat. Just some thoughts... Paul

Thanks for that... the vertical being wrong was just incompetence. Lack of a stranger..... well that was me the photographer!!! Very helpful though thanks for your trouble.

Gaudi's People
by tripodman

Comment:

Originally posted by snaffles: Greetings from the Critique Club! This image has nice lighting on it, but says snapshot to me, and it seems many others felt the same way. It's always a loaded situation, entering photos of existing artwork; it's generally discouraged, as first of all the artwork is not yours, and you can't rely on voters to know who Gaudi is or be familiar with his style. I suspect many see only sculptures and not the human forms; they are looking for humans with a pulse. On a technical basis there appear to be sharpening halos around the sculpture. The POV and composition are uninspired; a tighter crop and some people in the shot would have helped a lot. I've seen your portfolio and know you can produce much stronger images, so I do hope you take this critique as useful and continue to enter challenges. Feel free to PM me Susan

Thanks Susan

I was surprised at the low scores for this one... and I have had lots of low scores before!!! I can see what you are saying and can't really argue with you. It probably is a snapshot but I liked it but maybe that's because I had been totally immersed in Gaudi and Barcelona that week.

Not sure what you meant by the sharpening halos around the heads though.
Andy


Message edited by author 2012-05-24 19:00:41.

Hmmm?
by tripodman

Comment:
THANKS FOR ALL THE GUESSES..... AND THE ANSWER WAS ACOUSTIC GUITAR STRINGS...... IT MAY HAVE BEEN A RUBBISH PHOTOGRAPH BUT AT LEAST IT PUZZLED A FEW!!!

iridium flare shining upon homosexual hedgehog mating grounds during circumcision festival
by tase

Comment:
10 out of 10 for the title.... superb. Is there a name for this type of science?

Hotpasta
by Bolti

Comment:
funny and to the point