Speed Reading
by Coley

Comment:
This was a hell of an idea. I'm not so sure about the framing of the shot you actually took though. Seems like it would've been more effective vertically centered and pushed over to the right, but leaving the photo in portrait orientation rather than landscape. Just a thought....

Rev it Up
by K-Rob

Comment:
This is cool. I like the longer exposure on this one with a very translucent needle. Very cool. The look of the tach is almost like it was illustrated and not photographed. Very good 8

Speed Boat
by Jacko

Comment:
Good panning technique. A nice crisp shot. Looks a little underexposed, like the shutter was too fast (which in turn helped keep the shot crisp). Moving left to right is a more natural feel for the eye. Moving R to L is not as natural. I might have considered flipping the photo so the boat was moving L to R, if you can get away with it.

Wind Speed
by Geo_Griffin

Comment:
This is kind of a neat abstract. I have no idea what it is. Judging by the title, I'd say it was a MIG welder or something, but i see no connection to that in the photo. Not a bad pic. I think the title loses me more than the photo does.

In The Saddle
by Ruchart

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club
By Inspzil (a fellow Michigander)

Composition - The angle of this shot is the selling point IMO. You really make John Law look like a bigger badder individual. He looks like he needs to make a few less trips to the donut store though. Color portrayal is exceptional. Good use of a polarizer.

Technical - Really I think there is only one thing that I could suggest for this picture and that's a little fill flash to light this man's face just a little more. The exposure for the most part is really good but his face is just a little dark. If you have flash intensity control on the G2, I'd have put the flash at its lowest setting and taken the picture, to "fill the face" so to speak. But the angle, perspective, and framing are making this picture.

Overall - Good portrayal of at work. Tough job, hanging around at a birthday bash. I've been to Allegan before, a couple times on jobs. Not a terribly exciting place from what I've seen. Back to the pic - I think you've done a good job with this picture. The fill flash is kind of a minor thing, but one of those little tricks that might have added a couple tenths to your score as a result. This is really good work. Best of luck in the future - Bob

Danger Zone
by Diversq

Comment:
Great subject. Too bad about the sky color and the plane color being almost identical. More contrast would've been better, but still a good subject.

The Tortoise
by christey

Comment:
Difficult background to do longer exposures. Longer exposure backgrounds should be black or as dark as possible to avoid other exposures from light colored objects

bowl of beans with a brown background :)
by photogoo

Comment:
Interesting. I'd have like to see this picture bigger and shifted to the left. Too much dead space on the right side to have the beans cut off on the left. Actually might have looked better if it were just made bigger to fit the allowable frame size.

Boat
by nathaliedoo

Comment:
Overall this photo is just a little too soft. The boat is not sharp enough. If the boat were sharp and the backdrop a little soft, that would've been much much better. Looks to me like the focus just wasn't quite in the right spot. Very nice scene, one to go back and try this shot again, with maybe a little more light.

Blue Skies, Beach Sand - Colorado Sand Dunes
by K-Rob

Comment:
Love the framing. The colors are excellent. Nice work - 8