Writing Studio of James Oliver Curwood, Owosso, Michigan
by dirtkahuna

Comment by PopeTom:
Looks like a Smurf house.

Gigantic Drum Stick
by dirtkahuna

Comment by beckettboots:
Nice symmetry and I like how the clouds seem to be swirling around the tower. The saturation and contrast could really be bumped to make the tower pop like it should.

Writing Studio of James Oliver Curwood, Owosso, Michigan
by dirtkahuna

Comment by Neuferland:
I've been here! Thought it looked familier! Nice shot but I would have liked the color version better I think, this is a wonderful building with lots of character that seems to be a bit lost int the black and white version. A 7 as is :)

Gigantic Drum Stick
by dirtkahuna

Comment by jodiecoston:
I'd go for a less-centered composition with this subject.

Wingless Flight
by dirtkahuna

Comment by wewillexplore:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Hiya Doug, nice to meet you.

I know you already know this, so I will keep it short - if he was in front of the sun, much better photo.

Another suggestion is to back off this composition a bit. I don't normally say that, usually I say the opposite! But in this case, maybe the bar he's jumping is TOO simple. A bit of perspective or even a show of the height may enhance your shot.

Happy shooting and good luck,
Mav

Gigantic Drum Stick
by dirtkahuna

Comment by melismatica:
Without the title I don't think I would have made the connection to a drumstick and I'm married to a professional drummer. Even with the title it's a bit of a stretch since drumsticks have round, tapered tips not flat, cylindrical tips. The tower makes an imposing subject but this shot lacks tonal interest. Perhaps on a day when the sky was blue, or the clouds spectacular colors? A bit more focus on the colum would reveal more detail in the ridges and add textural interest to make up for the lack of tonal interest.

Gigantic Drum Stick
by dirtkahuna

Comment by grivera:
a bit dark

Writing Studio of James Oliver Curwood, Owosso, Michigan
by dirtkahuna

Comment by vtruan:
beautiful in all ways. 8

Writing Studio of James Oliver Curwood, Owosso, Michigan
by dirtkahuna

Comment by obstetrify:
This is an interesting building, perhaps a little bit too determinedly twee, with the irregular stonework and and the turret roof; but effective.

Writing Studio of James Oliver Curwood, Owosso, Michigan
by dirtkahuna

Comment by gpierson:
great shot-interesting subject and angle-wondered why you didn't clone out the tree in the right upper since this was open editing-although trees can sometimes anchor a subject's height