Forgotten People
by brownt

Comment by txphotogirl:
I love emotional photography and this picture stirs my emotions...fits the challenge and a definite 10 from me

Forgotten People
by brownt

Comment by rossic:
Im not sure if I like the angle here. Interesting capture and message

Forgotten People
by brownt

Comment by wagnes:
Awesome street photography, blurring and perspective. I hope this gets "the blue". Good luck.

Forgotten People
by brownt

Comment by marbo:
This is excellent. Movement of the people makes this photo 10

Forgotten People
by brownt

Comment by agwright:
Great photo, my favorite - love the movement - good luck

Forgotten People
by brownt

Comment by librodo:
There's only one of him. The motion blur is well-conceived. Very meaningful shot. Technically, a darker hue would be even powerful.

Forgotten People
by brownt

Comment by Antepater:
Very moving foto. well captured

Forgotten People
by brownt

Comment by wwjdwithca:
Shouldn't the forgotten person have been the part of the subject that is ghosted?

The Fresh Highland Spring
by brownt

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hello brownt...

I particularly enjoy water motion photos. A good photograph of this subject creates a sense of motion and sound, and in your case, cold :) The long shutter speed creates a nice silky effect on the moving water, which appeals to me. Your photo captures this effect fairly well, but could possibly use a slightly longer shutter speed to enhance the effect. Looking at your camera settings, it looks like you may have chosen the best setting for the conditions without overexposing, which is good. To get a longer shutter speed without overexposing would have required a neutral density filter.

Your composition on this photo may have some opportunities for improvement in visual impact. Your point of interest in this photo is horizontal in the center of the frame. As my eye moves from bottom to top, following the motion of the water to its source, the main point of interest in mid frame and it becomes less intriguing to me as I move up. Cropping off the top third of this photo seems to remove the uninteresting area and create a stronger compositon for me.

I would also consider a recomposition where your 'dam' traverses the frame diagonally, but not starting and ending in the corners. The diagonal would upset the balance nicely and create another interesting composition. I think this subject is worthy of filling the frame.

Nice work :)

John Setzler

Reflections
by brownt

Comment by robbieh:
I like the reflection and the lighting in this. It is nice how the ground keeps the photo from being perfectly divided in half.