A Toast to Texas
by tdjohn12

Comment by Neuferland:
I'm not familier what this shot has to do with proportion and I confess to having no idea where this was taken so maybe that has something to do with the shot and the t-shirt? As it stand, it's a great shot of an older building ruined by a man standing in front of it, turning it into a snapshot type photo for me. A 3

David's Sunset
by tdjohn12

Comment by Neuferland:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Hello and first let me say this a very pretty sunset. I love the colors and the hues in the shot on that side of the shot. I see this is your first challenge that you've entered and you did finish in the top 100! First time out, not bad!

I have the same camera you have, the Olympus D-380 and I have passed it on to my daughter and it has potential to take some really great shots. But I found sunsets and afterdark to be the hardest ones to make it work well. You did well with the sunset part but the statues left me wanting. They were out of focus and in the end of my study ended up being more of a distraction than an asset to the shot for me personally.

I think the reason they did is because of the horizon on the bottom. Taking my trusty and handy dandy envelopes and putting them up to the shot to try some other cropping if you take off just the bottom of the shot, take the line to just under the sun and get rid of the bottom horizon line and also bring the crop in just a bit on the right to get rid of tree in the lower right corner it really makes a difference on the shot for me. The statues don't end up being distracting but seem to work in better harmony with the sunset.

A touch more sharpness would really make the shot pop overall for me as well. If you decide to try any of these suggestions I would love to see the redone work.

Good Luck In Future Challenges!

Deannda
DNeufer@stny.rr.com if you have any questions or want to discuss this further!

A Toast to Texas
by tdjohn12

Comment by Go-KL:
I'm not sure the desired effect of proportion has been achieved here, it looks like a snapshot, man walking away in bottom left is a real distraction.

A Toast to Texas
by tdjohn12

Comment by Tranquil:
The parthenon seems a bit out of focus here.

David's Sunset
by tdjohn12

Comment by f-32:
A Serendipitous Silhouette! Nice

David's Sunset
by tdjohn12

Comment by whiteroom:
I really like this........

David's Sunset
by tdjohn12

Comment by grdSavant:
I like this a lot. We could probably enjoy a little more or a little less of the hill in the middle. But the motion, the texture, the colors, and the classical beauty do it for me.

David's Sunset
by tdjohn12

Comment by greslizzz:
Italy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

David's Sunset
by tdjohn12

Comment by dahved:
Where's the serendipity aspect? Maybe intended for silhouette challenge?