Ornaments
by scottaub

Comment by deapee:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

This is a very interesting shot -- there's a lot going on here, possibly too much. My eyes wander around and although the focus is obviously on that airplane, your depth of field could be a little lower to bring the focus to it even more -- the focus on the airplane does seem a bit soft however.

While this shot definately displays what I would consider a 'classy holiday decoration', I can't help but feel your scorring could have been improved had more focus been on the plain either by the above example or possibly by a tighter crop on the subject.

That being said, your lighting is good and your white balance seems spot on. The image is very clear and the color depth probably very closely resembles what was really there -- so in that respect, it's awesome.

This was a tough challenge to shoot for and even tougher voting for because most people just find everything about Christmas decorations to be tacky. Either way, good job -- and keep shooting!

Grove Tower Building 1906
by scottaub

Comment by train:
I like this very nice

Grove Tower Building 1906
by scottaub

Comment by dartompkins:
Lovely foggy shot. I like the feeling of this image. Focus looks great under these conditions. 7.

Shades of Yellow
by scottaub

Comment by Skip:
Composition: 5
Technical: 7
Appeal: 4
Challenge: 10
Overall Calculated Average Score: 7, i think the thing that bothers me most about this image is the perceived angle

Grove Tower Building 1906
by scottaub

Comment by LevT:
i understand it's fog, but the photo feels poorly exposed because of it...

Shades of Yellow
by scottaub

Comment by whagerbaumer:
Well done. Overexposure or fuzziness would have been real easy here, and you avoided both. It however, is not the most compelling of images. A 7.

Shades of Yellow
by scottaub

Comment by outland:
I like when the subjects are so much the same that suble differences are exagerated.

Grove Tower Building 1906
by scottaub

Comment by rkligman:
The fog and branches really ditract from the image

Grove Tower Building 1906
by scottaub

Comment by Damian:
Did you intend for the tree to be part of the composition?
In my opinion it distracts. 6

Low Tech Flyer
by scottaub

Comment by Arcanist:
The angle, dof, implied motion, shading and coloration all seem to work so well for this shot. I can't fold a plane anywhere near as perfectly as you made this one, so an extra point just for that. Good crop, just enough sharpness, even the shape and placement of the tree behind adds to the composition. There is no obstacle to seeing the link to technology and this is very low tech. Only thing I can see and it is pickiness is that the tree's blurring has that hypnotic zig-zag effect on my eyes, perhaps a bit more or less or a darkening of the background to lessen my dizziness. ;-)