Critique Club Review:
Color Saturation and Hue - Not applicable
Brightness and Contrast - highlights and shadows are both well controlled to preserve detail.
Focus and Depth of Field - focus is sharp and depth of field is excellent, but processing gives the impression that the image is a little soft.
Lighting - scene is well lit, and lighting angle brings out the shapes well.
Subjective - I think a couple of things may have hurt your score.
1. HDR is a risk these days. When it was new, it scored highly. Now, the voters are used to seeing it, and it can make an image look "artificial" as noted below, or odd.
2. There does not seem to be a place for the eye to come to rest. I love to explore an image, but those with an end point seem to do better. What are you trying to show me? A shallow depth of field, would have helped focus on the foreground machinery. If you wanted to show me everything, you did, but at the cost of putting some of yourself into the message.
Summary - I like the image. It is a little above average. so the score is in the ball park for me. I would like to see this redone where the background is a soft blur of shapes. Force my attention to the one full piece of equipment, with the glorious pipes and must and bolts, and I'm sold! |
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