A leg up...
by bmoore

Comment by mandyturner:
* Critique Club*

This is an interesting photo. I had no idea it ws the Gateway Arch from St. Louis! This wasn't what I had in mind for "industrial" I say that because I think that everyone has a different point of view of what they are expecting when voting on a themed challenge. The picture is a little noisy and there is a hot spot on the arch. I still am impressed with what you were able to accomplish with basic editing! Very nice! I just wasn't impressed with the subject for this challenge. One more thing that bothers me is that the base of the arch is dead center in the frame. This makes the composition sort of boring. Using the rule of thirds maybe would help.

A leg up...
by bmoore

Comment by Ristyz:
I thought this would have gotten a better score. I love it! Just a great new point of view. I'm relieved to read that it IS the arch, (my first thought), funny I guessed second it was a chair leg!!

Media Entrance
by bmoore

Comment by HBunch:
*Critique Club*

The soft focus and lighting conditions hurt this shot in my opinion. Looks like an overcast day, and with that HP cam you got, I know from experience that lighting has to be just perfect to get a crisp, well detailed photo.
There's really a lot going on here. While I wouldn't expect there to be in such a scene, there really isn't a focal point, nothing for us to really lay our eyes on and focus on.
There is the sign, however, the sign isn't as clear as I would like for it to be to really give the impression that you were going for.
The area up front is dark and the shadowing also makes it difficult to see detail. There also seems to be a dull 'fog' over the top half of the image which is probably created by simply poor lighting conditions. The best solution for this photo I think would be to just try it at a different time of day, or on a different day where the sky wasn't so overcast.
~Heather~

A leg up...
by bmoore

Comment by Ristyz:
can't wait to find out what this is... a chair leg? great composition & Point of view

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Comment by Tom_Robbrecht:
Abstract. What is it ?
A bit noisy.

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Comment by GIS_boy:
Not too sure what this is? Nice photo though :)

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Comment by Dseale:
Don't have a clue what this is, but the steel sqaures make me want to think this is the arch.

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Comment by Rae-Ann:
LOvely visual, but I am sorry, I just can't figure out what it is!

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Comment by AllanL:
Interesting object. I was looking at this and couldn't figure out what was bothering me. After a long while, I used a piece of paper to re-crop this so that the reflection surface is not exactly centered on the picture. I liked that better.

A leg up...
by bmoore

Comment by sherpet:
wow what is it great shot