Night Light for the Weary
by chalice

Comment by DanSig:
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I like the lighing, and the subject is good, but that concrete bin is not helping the image, if you'd crop that away then the bench would be close to the frame and coposition would be much better.

Dad's Patricide Comedy
by chalice

Comment by DanSig:
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this image could be better, the whitebalance is off, the image is too warm. to make an image like this work the knife must have it's real color, it has to be silver and shiny :)

and I don't like the reflection in the glasses, it's really distracting.

Silk Flower Rhythm
by chalice

Comment by DanSig:
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the flowers make a mice subject, but all that wood all over the image is way to distracting.
a closer crop at the top arch to make the image square would help alot.

lighting is good and it's a well thought of an executed, too bad about the bad crop.

Secret WWII-Era Prison Discovered
by chalice

Comment by DanSig:
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there´s nothing much I can say about this image, the score tells the story..

there is nothing in this image exept for a fence, and that is not interesting.
I like the lighting though to bad you can see the light source.

Night Light for the Weary
by chalice

Comment by chalice:
Thanks for the kind comments. The dark line on the stone wall is the shadow of the lamp post (note that the post is lit on the front side and casts its own shadow to the background). As I understand the rules for this shot, dodge and burn is not allowed, so I couldn't figure out a way to get rid of the shadow without lightening the whole photo too much.

Night Light for the Weary
by chalice

Comment by Melethia:
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First - congrats on a new personal best score!! This is a good night shot that tells a story. I like the inclusion of the dark space in front balanced by the tree leaves along the top. The only distraction is the shadow or dark section running up the wall from the bench - not sure if it IS a shadow or where the wall has been stained. Still, the overall impact of this shot is very good. Well seen, well executed.

Night Light for the Weary
by chalice

Comment by Kelli:
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Congrats on your highest score! This is a great image. I didn't look at the entries on this challenge, so I can't gage in relation to others but to me it conveys a story, is shot at night and is different than the norm. So, it probably should have scored higher. That said... it's not a happy, feel good picture either. And it's a subject most would prefer to ignore. So to get that high with this type of image says it's very well done. If you were to edit this for a print, my only suggestion would be to lighten up that shadow that seems to be hitting him down the middle.

Asian Contemporary Still Life
by chalice

Comment by cutlassdude70:
The tones seem a bit too warm to me. I also would have preferred a different angle than top-down. Excellent idea for a shot though.

Asian Contemporary Still Life
by chalice

Comment by ragamuffingirl:
This is another one that I'm wondering why the flowers are in the picture in the way that they are. Are you planning on cooking them? However, the color of the flowers are pleasing to look at. I would have given a 10, but because I'm confused about the purpose of the flowers, I give a 9.

Night Light for the Weary
by chalice

Comment by ericwoo:
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First of all, congrats on your highest scoring photograph to date!! I like your choice of subjects here. Many of us shot the city skyline, which I have personally gotten too comfortable with. You didn't. You chose a subject that was a bit out of the box, and it works well. My only critique is that the shadow running down the middle of the frame is very distracting. Perhaps a better position for the shot would have gotten this one into the top 30 or so.