Tybee Lightby
ejonesComment by snackwells: Connection with challenge theme: low, symbolic, concrete, obscure.
"Ordered by General James Oglethorpe, Governor of the 13th colony, in 1732, the Tybee Island Light Station has been guiding mariners safe entrance into the Savannah River for over 270 years." (www.tybeelighthouse.org). This particular symbolic landmark has implied authority. Unfortunately, 99.935% of viewers will miss the point.
Technical:
(+) points: focus, exposure, tonal range, saturation, detail.
(-) points: nothing overtly glaring.
Artistic: I'm a fan of lighthouses. I wish you had not used this particular angle. Ideally, a lighthouse should be shot from afar at a near horizontal angle with a large telephoto lens, and with an interesting sky/horizon as a backdrop. You cropped off/excluded the bottom of the lighthouse, which is a shame. The flag is quite interesting visually. The sky is rather mundane and adds little to this photo.
Overall: You chose a rather obscure symbolic tie with authority which may not be readily associated by the casual observer. The photograph has technical integrity but points were accordingly taken for the above stated artistic shortcomings.
Recommendations: A different title other than "Tybee Light" may have steered the viewer to make an easier connection with this shot. Other recommendations as stated in the artistic section. Overall I think you chose an interesting subject but it could have been more visually distinctive had you used a different point of view.
