deer dreams
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Comment by JuliBoc:
I'm not comfortable with the focus on this. I'm usually ok with soft focus, but this makes me rub my eyes.

the power in the hills
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Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

For some reason this shot makes me think of War of the Worlds, with the Martians marching across Earth, devastating everything in their path. I like how you used the hydro towers as your focal point, and the big looming sky adds to the slightly ominous feel, and is that a rent in the clouds I see near the top? The scrubby hills already look like the death rays have been at work :-)

The main problem is the lack of a strong wow factor. Technically it's an OK shot, very straightforward, but just not compelling enough to make the viewer come back and look some more. A hit of saturation might have helped a little.

Still, good use of unusual elements that we don't normally see in landscapes. Keep on shooting and entering!

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Susan

ibis
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Comment by scooter97:
A very interesting bird. Looks Like a wood stork as Waddy mentioned.

california
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Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Hmm California is meant to be an altered state of mind, is it not? The amazing flatness interspersed by the tiny little car/truck, dwarfed by gigantic hydro towers...and the heavy looking haze hanging there, held down by the clouds and huge empty sky...yep...it's an OK shot but just doesn't have the mind-blowing colours or super-fascinating subject matter voters love...

...sorry, drifted off for a second there...y'know, the whole uberchill CA thing ;-) Even PS agrees that the horizon is level! Who can argue with that? Definitely not what I think of when I automatically think CA, but maybe it's all for the better.

Meantime this looks like a last-minute shoehorn. A kinda freakily cool shoehorn, but I know you can do a lot better than this.

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Susan

california
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Comment by tnun:
yeah, what bvy said.

california
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Comment by bspurgeon:
Somewhere in the middles.

california
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Comment by bvy:
The title nails it. Pure poetry.

jammer
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Comment by Tiny:
Super fast,nice shot.

the power in the hills
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Comment by Melethia:
I like using the powerlines as a grounding (ha!) force in your photo rather than trying to hide them as happens often with landscapes.

the heron
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Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Very good capture of what looks like the Oz version of the Great Blue Heron in North America. Lovely shapes, nice dof and focus, all I can think of is that the somewhat flat light and lack of popping colours hurt you most. Still you broke 6 with this and in an FS, so that's no mean feat.

Keep on shooting and entering!

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Susan