The Morning Runby
vxpraComment by Dr.Confuser: Greetings from the Critique Club: I have been assigned your photo to critique and here are my thoughts:
Personal Reaction: This is a very good image, for which you got a good (but not great) score. I liked it. And while I didnât vote this challenge, I would have given it a seven.
Composition: Most would counsel you to avoid a centered composition. In this case it worked very well! So ignore that advice if your receive it.
Technicals: The technicals are all fine: focus; DoF; color; levels and so on. But the image feels flat to me. This sometimes happens when you use Shadow/Highlight. I would try to use curves first, then Shadow/Highlight as a last resort. And for sure, use a better B&W conversion than âDesat.â You said you had tried channel mixer, which gives
me my best results. Next time, I suggest you try harder.
Conclusions: Great image. Very nice mood. The only thing standing between your 6.09 and a 7 was the lack of depth and texture in the image.
As always, this is my personal opinion. Feel free to PM me if youâd like further dialog.
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