Two surfers in paradise
by sfalice

Comment by insteps:
Amazing scene and well caught. Very nice!

Two surfers in paradise
by sfalice

Comment by Marfun:
Pretty gutsy place to surf

Two surfers in paradise
by sfalice

Comment by MeMex2:
wow !!!!

Wine Someday?
by sfalice

Comment by Phocal:
The yellow background is off putting, really distract from the subject to me. Would have preferred the bottom part cropped out as the round objects on the bottom are distracting.

Turn Here
by sfalice

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Abstract challenges are always tough to do well in, so I'm not surprised to see an image that I had personally pegged for the top ten a little further down the list than anticipated. Love the misty mountains behind though would have liked more DOF. So let's see what went awry.

My first thought when I saw this and looked at it was 'That turn arrow came into play too late' and I feel that that is a big part of the problem. It's fun to bend rules, including the rule of thirds, but this one is a little too far away from that third and much too close to the edge of the image to make sense. It just slams us into the frame. If you'd been able to line up that arrow with the extreme drop-off of the cliffs behind, I think this would be a whole 'nother story.

Hope this helps!

Susan

Turn Here
by sfalice

Comment by Paul:
Tremendous

Turn Here
by sfalice

Comment by whitewolf:
Interesting photo - Lydia?

Turn Here
by sfalice

Comment by Tiny:
Well done Lydia

Dimensions
by sfalice

Comment by jomari:
Congrats on 12th place, Alice. I love this abstract piece of art and it was in my top 5. I gave you 9.

Message edited by author 2016-01-22 18:53:15.

Convergence
by sfalice

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the Critique club

An appealing image that meets the challenge

A great cloudscape your composition works well to emphasise the vast expanse of cloud. I like that you have waited for the cyclist to add additional interest to your image. I think this would have worked better in mono, the cyclists yellow jacket is such a strong focus point it pulls your eyes away from the sky itself, the distant car may also become less obvious in mono. You could really make those clouds stand out against a strong red filtered sky, I think it would give it huge boost of impact.

Well done, thank you for your entry.