Still Here
by hellfish1066

Comment by Ja-9:
like this shot...to bad the shadows of the lights are on the General Store sign...seems like level/curves would help with the wash out of the building, might have helped with the red in the photo too...

I know you are there.
by hellfish1066

Comment by CNovack:
Nice shot capturing both cats in a active storytelling scene!!!! Love how the foreground kitty seems to be 'sensing' the presence of the other cat on top of the CD bookcase. And the cat in the backdrop is in stealth mode:-) I wonder how many will not notice the cat in the background. Anyway this composition is a great 'story' to tell photo. It has a huge potential to rise out of the slightly above average category up into the stellar category if you remove some flaws. Your main subjects are the two cats so you really need to play them up more in this scene. Crop out the left portion such that the cat on the bookshelf would then be in the top left hand corner of the photo. It would make him much more visible as a key player in this story. Crop out the lower half and the right hand portion such that the foreground kitty's head and neck dominate the lower right hand corner of the photo. That will put the spotlight more on your main subject PLUS make the "I sense something" pose even more front & center. It also removes all the background objects that do nothing to compliment the action/story taking place. Lastly, color can be good and eyecatching but sometimes color hues can be distracting or overpowering. While the yellow walls paint the scene with warm tones they mostly offer nothing to the scene other than to distract attention away from the main subjects here. I really think the visual would have far greater impact in B&W with some nice dynamic tones in the light and shadow.

It's Over
by hellfish1066

Comment by salmiakki:
Greetings from the Critique Club

First of all, let me say, I did like your title. I thought it was quite fitting for this challenge.

The concept is very nice, the dying flowers silhouetted against the sky. However, there are a few things that may have contributed to you lowish score. Hopefully, my comments will help you.

It looks very much like the horizon is actually a few degrees away from being level. You can see this if you look at the water, it has an appearance of tilting to the left. A quick rotation adjustment in Photoshop would have helped this. The fence posts in the foreground of the picture do not really add anything to the composition and make it feel quite cluttered. Another potential reason for the score is that voters possibly felt it didn't really portray a sunset (some people literally want to see the sun!).

Overall a good image that probably could have been improved a bit with a little bit of editing.

Sarah

It's Over
by hellfish1066

Comment by Ja-9:
I would have liked this better with the flowers, I would rather focus on the sky with a little fence...

It's Over
by hellfish1066

Comment by smudgeSMJ:
Nice silhouettes, I'd like to see a version without the fence in at the bottom so the flowers look like they're really growing into the sky.

It's Over
by hellfish1066

Comment by mileskea:
Composition is well thought out. nice sky

Winter Warmth
by hellfish1066

Comment by sonyalphausr:
I wish it was sharper and that the flowers were more in focus

Winter Warmth
by hellfish1066

Comment by Daybis:
A little out of focus. Reminds me of the movie Gladiator.

....in the belly of the opposition.
by hellfish1066

Comment by snaffles:
but would't he be burning his way out by now? :-) would like to see Z's belly in focus if that's where he's meant to be. btw love the teeth.

....in the belly of the opposition.
by hellfish1066

Comment by liberty:
Nice vibrant colors, I wish there were more to the picture, and the background is a little distracting....Clarity and focus are great.