In the Formal Garden
by armin

Comment by Kelli:
I already voted, now back for comments. I gave you a 9 on this shot. Lovely vibrant colors, crisp detail, nice subject and bokeh.

In the Formal Garden
by armin

Comment by Jason_Cross:
Very pretty color on this flower, and I think you captured that well. Am I missing the bokeh?

In the Formal Garden
by armin

Comment by AilurophileDJ:
very pretty

In the Formal Garden
by armin

Comment by Gallatin:
Beautiful flower

Since 1831 AD
by armin

Comment by Rikki:
Greetings from the Critique Club

My first impression is "Wow!" great duotone job ;)

What really inspires about this image is the textures created by not only the building in itself with her intricate detaiuling but also the skies. Those are angry clouds reminiscent of Ansel Adams. I love angry clouds as they have so much life in them. The duotoning works well in this image and aptly titled, makes for a strong image. The lower left hand side is a bit dark even in my bright monitor. I assume a bit of highlight and shadow would do the trick. The building in itself is good with the parallels in line but a bit soft IMHO. I would personally prefer a bit of sharpening here. The people add visual interest and scale which is appropriate for this type of image ;)

Overall, I like the image a lot. It shows a great regard for composition and color rendition. If you have any questions or comments regarding this critique, please do not hesitate to PM me. Thanks and good luck.

Cheers,

Rikki

And we lived beneath the waves ...
by armin

Comment by davmct:
washed out

Renaissancesque
by armin

Comment by adine:
Very Vermeer-like lighting - objects seem to glow from within.

Since 1831 AD
by armin

Comment by littlegett:
Nice antiqueing. truely gives an old photo feel. I think this was executed very well. Would have to say the best one yet.

Since 1831 AD
by armin

Comment by adine:
Nice sepia tone - appropriate to a place with so much history. When I was in Cambridge - I was frustrated by the shadows that fell on this bridge. You have tried to emphasize it by putting it on the thirds line and that does make a nice composition, but the bright lighting on the college draws the eye away from that wonderfully detailed bridge with its details in the shadows. Great sky though! And I like the detail of the punt in the water and the punter with a white shirt helps us to see him. Maybe a bit of doging in the shadows on the bridge, or a judicious use of curse to pull the details out a bit.

Since 1831 AD
by armin

Comment by Hawkeye:
Nice image. IMHO I am not a fan of sepia. It dulls the senses in this case.