Eastern Blocby
GeorgeComment by ericwoo: Hey there from the Critique Club
First of all, congrats on a new personal best, as well as a top 10 finish. Also, thanks for providing the detailed information on the shot. This helps a ton when trying to offer a meaningful critique.
My thoughts on the image: You lighting and tonal range here is fabulous. The range does a wonderful job gently leading my eye deeply into the entire frame. I also like the flow of the composition that you presented, but that could also be improved on a bit. There is a wonderful amount of detail in the image that kept me busy for awhile during voting. I especially like the evil face that my eye sees on the left hand third of the image relatively centered vertically. It also adds nicely to the mood of the image. The cold, dark, hopeless feeling that you were apparently after is well presented and wonderfully conveyed.
My ideas for improvement: Shift your point of view to the left a little. The protruding building on the right hand side of the image competes strongly for my eye's attention. There is plenty of interest throughout the frame to help overcome this, but the image would be even stronger with this portion excluded.
Where I would have/did score this entry: I did vote on this challenge, and I voted this one a 6. Overall, looking back through the images, I do believe that this one fell into place well with the voters. Nicely seen and very well presented.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide a critique on your entry,
Eric
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