Parked behind bars
by ArnarH

Comment:
Hi! Here�s a comment from the Critique Club.

First Impression:
Neat shot! Those lines are distracting!

Composition:
Nice angle for picking up the line of trucks. Close crop supports the large truck feel. Very strong colours. Find the �semi transparent� bars distracting. May have worked better for me if they were solid. My eyes want to stay focused on the trucks, to see more detail to appreciate the truck placement.

Subject:
Meets challenge

Technical:
Like the colours, focus and DOF with the trucks. I think you were too close to the bars, creating the semi transparent effect.

Summary:
Voters who speed vote would probably react the same way I did on my �first impression comment.� That would have hurt your score. Those who took time and actually commented gave you a 6.571 avg. vote. As far as Photoshop goes�that can be a crutch�it�s all in what you �see�

lonely
by anotherday

Comment:
Hi! Here�s a comment from the Critique Club.

First Impression:
My eyes went to the �what appears to be a bale of hay� then to the white object on top then the cabin to the right then the cabins on the far hill.

Composition:
Nice classic thirds. I like the fact that nothing is centered. Given the foreground location, I assume the hay is your main subject.

Subject:
Meets challenge, but I�m not sure what I�m looking at. As mentioned by the voters, it�s a very nice landscape shot, and I agree, what a really nice location!

Technical:
Everything is a little soft. Nothing jumps out as being in focus. Assuming your bale of hay is your main subject, I would have expected it to be full of detail and in sharp focus.
Given the light, you could have closed down your Fstop and shot at a slower speed. F6.3 would have limited your depth of field. It also looks like you used center weighting for your light meter and focus setting. That would explain why the bale does not have better attributes.

Summary:
Congratulations on your 4th best shot with a 81% placement. I would have liked to have seen a stronger main subject. Something that jumps out at you, and catches your attention. I think the vista view and nice lines really carried this shot.

Monet\'s Garden
by carina

Comment:
Really nice shot, too bad your image is so small. (Your max dimension is 333 pixels)See tutorials on how to down load for challenges. Your max dimension should be closer to 640 pixels.

The Occidental Tourist
by mrmorris

Comment:
Really like the simplicity. Excellent composition and lighting

yellow daisy
by manishk

Comment:
Really like the shot, colours appear to be a bit over saturated

Pink Rising
by AzCKelly

Comment:
Excellent lighting and composition.

Orchids
by Nobody

Comment:
Nice classic shot. I like your composition, the background really compliments the flowers

The Inner Spirit
by neenee1999

Comment:
Excellent lighting and I like the way you cropped the image

My Own Private Ocean
by ShaneBlake

Comment:
The colours really pop! Nice shot

Beginnings
by Elaine

Comment:
Great texture and framing