otherside of the traintracks..
by surfwakeskate

Comment by Neuferland:
Greetings from the Me! ;)

I'm a member of the Critique Club and noticed you didn't get the critique you requested so for what it's worth, here's my thoughts on this picture.

First, the idea is not a bad one, catching a skater in the air is always a good shot if you can catch it. The problem here is you caught so much more. If there was any way you could be closer to the skater, take out the railroad tracks and a lot of the brush this would have had a lot more impact as a picture all together, negative exposure or otherwise. As it is there are so many things fighting for my attention it's really hard to focus on any one thing. I see from the title what you're going for and usually when one hears about "the other side of the tracks" it means a bad influence of some sort but I don't get that feeling here either.

Maybe if you focused in on just one subject, either the skater, the tracks, taking a shot of them leading away, something of that sort this might have done better.

I hope my comments help and Good Luck in future Challenges!

Deannda

Message edited by author 2006-08-01 14:25:25.

greenery
by surfwakeskate

Comment by elru21:
A well seen shot and excellent exposure. I think a little more contrast would really mae the colors pop on this shot. (A minor nitpick, too, your horizon is not completely level)

incredible light
by surfwakeskate

Comment by KHolt:
Not quite sure what is incredible about this light.. I like the angle you've shot. I think it is important to include something that has a crisp focus in the image, nothing is really apparent here.

incredible light
by surfwakeskate

Comment by DefyTime:
Great angle...good choice

incredible light
by surfwakeskate

Comment by Simpa:
very symmetrical and warm...

incredible light
by surfwakeskate

Comment by IreneM:
Don't find this particularly rhythmic, but it's cleverly photographed.

incredible light
by surfwakeskate

Comment by DAWAR:
Nice picture but grainy and unsharp focus.

incredible light
by surfwakeskate

Comment by raish:
I'm not marching towards that. There's a great little thing going on with the inside and outside in positive/negative complement. Wish it wasn't cut off though.

otherside of the traintracks..
by surfwakeskate

Comment by LalliSig:
Nice coloring, just image is a bit too small for me to enjoy it, why not make the most of the allowed 640 pixles? I think this would look cool printed out LARGE up on a wall.

otherside of the traintracks..
by surfwakeskate

Comment by jaxsond:
who doesn't like kick flips.....