Bad Ass Glass
by scab-lab

Comment:
This is a really cool background. I'm not that wild about the subject, but the background is something else!! I'd like to know how it was done when the challenge is over.

This is the title
by marco

Comment:
This would be a pretty good abstract pattern type shot if not for the reflections at the bottom of the frame. It has a nice pattern and I really like the skewed framing you used. It's like a ribbon of windows wound around a spool.

Funicular Tramway
by Mitonski

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club
By Inspzil

Composition - Very well composed photo. The trams are a different avenue of this challenge which surely works in your favor. The colors are pretty good. I'd have saturated the grass just a little more and maybe even lightened it up just a little for better contrast purposes. The way you framed the subjects by leaving the fences in is terrific. I'm unsure about whether I like all the water in the background. It's color is a little dull but I keep looking at it and don't know if it's better in the pic or better omitted. A little is necessary, but I don't know if you need it all. I don't know if the dock contributes in any way to the pic at all. The few people in the mix makes it more real and I think that adds to the photo's appeal.

Technique - Great DOF is definitely the key to this photo's success. One tram clear and the other blurry might've meant imminent doom to this photo. Nice work there. They are pretty well exposed, brightening them up just a bit might help a little, but they are fine as is. I think if it were my pic, I would either brighten it up just a little to make it a bit more upbeat and vibrant, or went the other way and desaturated it and added a little yellows and reds to make it a semi-sepia picture. I think you could get away with the b&w or sepia of this because it would look period. It would drastically change the mood of the photo too, which could be beneficial, but there's no guarantee there. I think its all personal preference and either choice would be sound for this photo.

Overall - Nice image. Well framed, good exposure, you did the right thing by retaking this a couple times. Just really a nice piece of work as your score indicates. There must have been a few decisions to make about this photo as there are many ways you could portray these and they would probably all work. This one did pretty well so you can't argue with that!! good job and good luck in the future. - Inspzil

fire and ice
by schurg

Comment:
Good strong colors but a littl bit on the too abstract side for my tastes. I don't understand the really tight crop leaving this strange aspect ratio. Good luck

Venice Beach Sunset
by progersct

Comment:
Now this is a postcard. Very well done. Sunsets make for such good postcards. You're my first 10 this week. Nice work

Philadelphia Museum of Art
by ClubJuggle

Comment:
Good angle, good crop, nice sky color. All around a solid well taken shot.

Baltimore Inner Harbor
by GolferDDS

Comment:
Great city scape. Wish the sky was bluer though. Water is remarkably calm and this is a really neat shot. Good luck

Sunrise on the Mississippi River
by sher

Comment:
I think you need to be careful about being too exact about locations. You've definitely narrowed this one down as to who this might be. I recently critiqued a photo with a similar location of 2 angels and a cross with Celtic knots. About the picture, I couldn't do it better myself. Very nice shot and very well done. - 9

Devils Tower National Monument
by Sonifo

Comment:
Very well taken photo. Great contrast with the sky and the colors are intense. Good job with this photo and good luck. I'm going to go build one of these in my kitchen now. Thanks for the inspiration J/K!!

Raesfelder Castle
by kiwiness

Comment:
Great subject. The sky is gorgeous as is all the vegetation. Really nice job with this - 9