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Louisiana Morning
02/23/2019 02:02:14 PM
Louisiana Morning
by cowboy221977

Comment by wbanning:
Ok... I just realized that 3+ years ago this was among my selections in the "Pick your fav image from the person above you" side challenge. This week I had the realization that "picking a favorite" should have included a comment about why. So I've been back over the last 1600+ posts to find my choices and make amends for my omission.

Although it appears you haven't been active here recently, here's my belated comment:

I like the dark, brooding nature of this photo. It caught my eye, and had I voted in the challenge, I'd certainly have scored it high. Finally, it holds up well to time. This exercise of mine (returning to view an image after several years) confirms my appreciation of your photo.
Distant Thunder
09/08/2014 07:17:12 AM
Distant Thunder
by cowboy221977

Comment by JakeKurdsjuk:
Critique Club Comment:

OK, nice sky, nice colors, nice scenery, making for a "nice" picture. But these elements are combined with a couple flaws in composition that I would consider rather considerable, causing me (and 55 others) to give this a 5.

Problem number one is the rather minor one that none of the various elements give you any grounding on a solid vertical or horizontal. Perspective combined with the rolling hills and the angle of the cannon leave me wondering if your one vertical line (the left cannon wheel) really should have been? Both wheels appear to be mounted slightly askew, so I'm wondering if a slight rotation to the right would have fixed this (I believe it helps).

Problem number two is the big one for me - cannon direction. The subject of a photo needs to have a way to interact with the rest of it, regardless of what it is. Unfortunately, your cannon flows directly off the left edge. Were it oriented even with the rotational issue, but facing left, it would improve this 100%. Had you walked to the left and composed the image so the cannon sat on the right 1/3 line instead of the left, it would improve this 100%. As is the entire image just points left.

It's not that the composition itself is off - the elements play straight into the rule of thirds - it's that the subject's direction within that composition doesn't play into the image, it plays out of it. If your subject was a person walking you want them to have somewhere to walk to within the photo, not look like they're walking out of it and you just caught them late. If they're staring you want their gaze to lead you through the photo not out of it. The cannon is pointing the viewer away from the rest of the photograph, and ultimately that keeps this from working.

Otherwise, the processing and compositional elements of this shot are all solid.
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Distant Thunder
09/06/2014 12:56:03 PM
Distant Thunder
by cowboy221977

Comment by MargaretNet:
Well spotted
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Distant Thunder
09/01/2014 01:20:02 PM
Distant Thunder
by cowboy221977

Comment by bmartuch:
Well composed and perfect title.
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Love at the Falls
08/25/2014 09:21:35 PM
Love at the Falls
by cowboy221977

Comment by Mike:
critique club:

nice moment, i'd have asked him to put her are around her to really help the viewer make that connection. bring a tripod and blur that waterfall more!

tones are good, i also wonder about a portrait crop too..
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The Thunderbirds
05/07/2014 08:35:29 PM
The Thunderbirds
by cowboy221977

Comment by glad2badad:
Couldn't have asked for a better background for this! Nice capture.
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The Thunderbirds
05/07/2014 01:17:21 PM
The Thunderbirds
by cowboy221977

Comment by bmartuch:
Nice detail in the jets.
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Metro
03/09/2014 08:30:28 PM
Metro
by cowboy221977

Comment by illini75:
Nicely done
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Metro
03/09/2014 12:41:11 PM
Metro
by cowboy221977

Comment by PennyStreet:
uh O. I like how you've framed this.
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Metro
03/05/2014 08:34:36 AM
Metro
by cowboy221977

Comment by bobnospum:
Love the lower 2/3rds with the tone and textures. Might be worth just cropping to that areas. Usually one out of place object adds interest to a photo. The "O" and the shamrock make two items and it hurts the impact.
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