Gold Over Gotham
by Pretzel

Comment by tvsometime:
Good silhouette and flair. voted earlier

Gold Over Gotham
by Pretzel

Comment by quiche:
Cool silhouette. Image seems a little soft, but gradation from yellow to blue is lovely.

Gold Over Gotham
by Pretzel

Comment by bmartuch:
Great silhouette.

Magma-nimous
by Pretzel

Comment by bvy:
Kissable.

Magma-nimous
by Pretzel

Comment by mindbottling:
The DOF feels to shallow on this. While the far edge is very sharp, there's just too much in the foreground that isn't. I'm not a stickler for sharpness in most cases, but for droplets it makes a difference.

Magma-nimous
by Pretzel

Comment by tjbel05:
Good concept, but a little to out of focus for me.

Shady
by Pretzel

Comment by Bear_Music:
Slim, too :-)

Sunday Ride
by Pretzel

Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from the Critique Club*

I am an avid cycling fan, at present thoroughly immersed in the Tour, so am instinctively drawn to the subject. I love the patterns of the bricks and the window grill but I am not so happy with what should for me be the best part of the image, the cyclist.

My biggest problem with the cyclist may sound contrary to the often sought photographic goal of sharpness but because of the high shutter speed/sharpness he looks as though he's doing a good balancing act. I would have much preferred to have some blurring in the spokes at least to indicate movement, this is just too static for me.

In respect of the challenge, I'm not sure how many voters would have seen your idea of his helmet lining up with the edge of the window as an effective use of the RoT. With a 24-35mm lens you would have probably been able to make better use of the RoT with the window and the cyclist and positioned him moving into as opposed to out of the shot. As it is with the 50mm had you positioned the window further to the right I think you may have improved the end result somewhat. I agree rules are there to be broken and I am always keen to do so but I'm not sure it works too well here especially in respect of the challenge itself.

I hope you don't feel I have been too harsh but this is meant to be an honest reflection on how the image appears to me.

Hive Mind
by Pretzel

Comment by Dennisheckman:
Congrats on a respectable finish. I also think this was underrated. In a challenge outside of DPL, I think it would have done better.

Sunday Ride
by Pretzel

Comment by Lydia:
7 from me. Would have been an 8 or 9 if there were more room in front the rider instead of behind.

Love the quirky processing.