Amber Evening
by spiderman

Comment by dimitrii:
The choice of panarmic presentation is perfect. Over all the image creates a mood of a peace, and tranquility. On the technical side of things, I will congratulate you on a great use of DOF. Again, an excellent image, congrats!

Amber Evening
by spiderman

Comment by Shiiizzzam:
I love the rich color and the light. The limbs provide a wonderful frame. Excellent photo ! Shiiizzzam

Magnum Force
by spiderman

Comment by mariomel:
Not a fan of guns, but still, nice pic. Good detail.

Amber Evening
by spiderman

Comment by Onie:
Beautiful!

Magnum Force
by spiderman

Comment by hardwaybets:
Nice job of cropping that image....7

Birds Eye View
by spiderman

Comment by zadore:
...from Critique Club...

Hi John

FIRST IMPRESSION:
Nice lines.

COMPOSITION:
Interesting enough. Like most, I did miss the bird at the first look...maybe cause it's so close to the frame and in the back of all the 'metal madness'. :|

TECHNICAL:
Man, I don't think you want me to repeat what everyone has already said? :) Noise, sky too bright, noise, digi zoom, noise. I do think that the focus is fair enough...unless you sharpened the photo to do that...which would create noise :)

ARTISTIC:
John, I think that at the moment you took this you did see something quite unusual, and I have to agree with you. There is something is this image that is quite attractive...the nature element contrasting with man-made-industrial element. Nicely seen.

OVERALL:
I know that you know what went wrong. :( ..and you still didn't come last :)

Best of luck in the future. Don't hesitate to PM me if you have any questions about this critique.

Cheers...zadore.

Amber Evening
by spiderman

Comment by jab119:
Very nice pic I like hte colors and the DOF

Going with the Flow
by spiderman

Comment by goodtempo:
Critique Club critique:

Composition/Content: Catches the eye with the shiny metallic surface. The center of focus is the center of the photo where the surface is the shiniest. From there the eye wanders in two directions: up to the left across the pouring surface, and down to the left to where the liquid is pouring into the bubbles. The bubbles add content to the photo. The grain in the upper left is a little disappointing to the eye. Great camera angle and composition.
Lighting: Lighting is excellent, bright across the photo and no particular bright or dark spots.
Camera Work/Technical: Exposure is good. ISO of 400 might be the cause of the grain in the upper left. I don't know, but possibly a smaller aperature, F8, and longer exposure might have let you shoot at a lower ISO, resulting in less grain at the top and a wider depth of field. Again, that might not have been possible.
Digital Processing: Color tweaking looks great, is balanced and nice and bright.
My Opinion: I might have cropped the top third. Great creativity, color, and overall impact to the eye.

Amber Evening
by spiderman

Comment by joanns:
Gorgeous! Isn't it great to be able to submit these interesting sizes? I probably would have cropped out the branches on the left because they draw my eye over there too much. Beautiful though.

Magnum Force
by spiderman

Comment by justine:
Great composition. I wish the copper would of been shined up a bit...........but this is cool. Impact x10. Well done. Bravo.