New
by MJENNI

Comment by awpollard:
Very nice shot, good dof forcing us to your subject in the center. Nice colors. Great capture.

New
by MJENNI

Comment by daisy77:
great shot. wish the wee ones were a bit more in focus.

New
by MJENNI

Comment by frychikn:
The big bird is a little off center and 'steals' the focus away from the little birds

New
by MJENNI

Comment by Pidd:
I keep coming back to this one. Extraordinary. I love how the depth of field forces the eye to the focal point and the bright greens are such a nice contrast to the color of the birds. You captured a rare scene beautifully. Good luck!

The Hollows
by MJENNI

Comment by photom:
Hi Mark and *Greetings from the Critique Club *

Well your prediction of the score was darn close - 4.37 vs 4.29.

As you know [and said] after some 20 challenges, folks don't often get past the WOW factor. Unfortunately, that's true not only on this site but in many other artistic venues.

Your image is indeed fun to study, it has a lot of hidden but interesting shapes - and sparkles with a great range of colors. As I look at it with an open mind - it suggests different emotions, most of them rather somber.

So, I guess the bottom line is whether you want to share your vision as it is - or learn how to incorporate some of the WOW factor, while still being able to share your unique eye with us.

That's a very tough choice - but I've found it works best for me to NEVER shoot for the "judges" - but instead shoot for myself and hope the judges can appreciate the image.

Keep up the good work.

-Tom-

Revisited
by MJENNI

Comment by autool:
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 4
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 7
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 10
How well does it meet the challenge: 10
Total Averaged Rating 7.75 Dick
I feel that a lot could be done with this scene to improve its impact upon the viewer. Different angles with less distracting items would be one way. It looks like the lighting was superb, what a great photo op. Keep shootin'

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Comment by Ambo:
This really works for me, love the colours, the depth ...well done

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by MJENNI

Comment by Pixelprose:
good

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Comment by whagerbaumer:
Very nice. I would crop out Nearly everything above the highest point on roof, everything to the left and right of roof. The extraneous details detract from a what is a wonderful vintage scene. I would also like to have seen a longer exposure. There is not much moving here.

A 5. Much higher if brighter and less distractions.

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Comment by orussell:
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 6
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 7
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. 6
How well does it meet the challenge: 7
Total Averaged Rating(Rounded) 7