Stepstones
by h2

Comment:
very cool how the eye follows the pattern of the stones and in the stones. good work

Wings of Light
by elsapo

Comment:
fantastic!

Our Town By Night
by biggood53

Comment:
having more of the foreground in the picture would have given a much better perspective

My Back Yard
by qmdi

Comment:
wow...awesome

"back to that same old place, Sweet Home Chicago"
by fotodude

Comment:
i love this town...nice colors!

Sold Out
by marvin

Comment:
this is one of the funniest photos i've seen in a long time

Happy Days
by qmdi

Comment:
my favorite...priceless expression!

Electric Avenue
by sher

Comment:
really great shot...not sure it's really candid but i love it

November
by Olyuzi

Comment:
This is a Critique Club comment

Olyuzi,

Wow, finally a comment that I can make to you without any politics involved :).

I'm not really seeing a ton of the "leaning" that a lot of commenters are talking about. I see a little but it isn't a big problem here. One thing I did notice right away is how hot the exposure is on the church. This could be a result of a few things. The shadow cast on the church could have tricked the camera into using a slower shutter than it should have, or maybe you decided to boost the contrast to bring out the shadow on the front some more. I'm not sure. I dont' think it's terribly important. One suggestion I have is to try maybe turning this into a tritone or quadtone image and using the shadows to your advantage in that area. Shadows are cooler in b&w. It's a calendar worthy subject, in need of some minor tweaking. Hope this helps a little. Take care rant buddy.

Josh

November
by dphillips

Comment:
From the Critique Club:

Donna,

From my personal experience on DPC, going purely on what scores well and what doesn't, I can definitely say you went a little far on the neat image. Now that's just from a voter's standpoint. You do have your artistic prerogative to do as you wish. I think the smoothness looks out of place given that the pumpkins are really the only objects with the extreme smoothness. One suggestion would be to download the new version of NeatImage. It has a new feature that automatically picks the best area to sample the grain for removal.

As for the rest of the image, I think it's decent overall. The leaves are a tad distracting. One other suggestion that I think would help a lot is a tighter crop on the left side to start the left side of the frame with the wooden post. It gives a reference point and wouldn't just be floating out in the middle of the picture. Hope this was helpful. Have a nice day.

Josh