Tower of Restraint
by danw791

Comment by fotomann_forever:
::: Greetings from Critique Club :::

Hi, as requested, here is an indepth critique of your submission.

First Impression - the most important one:
It's a neat shot but greyscale comes out a bit flat in the midtones.

Composition:
You used the rule of thirds pretty well and the leading lines help to make a good composition.

Subject:
Subject is clear and composition helps to bring the eyes to it.

Technical (Color, focus, and light):
Color: As I said in my first impression, the greyscale conversion looks a bit flat to me. I really think a color version of this would have worked better.

Focus is sharp and not over-sharpenened in Post.

Light: Other than the highlights teetering on being blown at the bottom of the tower, lighting is pretty good.

To grow its vote?:
There were a lot of highly colored images in this challenge. I think the grey-scale hurt you in the voting.

Summary:
Overall a well compossed shot and interesting photo.

Hope to see more from you soon,
Leroy

Awake One More Day
by danw791

Comment by kari1:

::: Critique Club :::

Hi, my name is Kari and from the critique club.

First Impression - the most important one:
I think that this is, as you suggest, a stretch for success.

Composition:
The lines o the pond draw the eyes into the picture .. which is great.

Subject:
Well it meets the challenge in that it is good each day to wake .. but the picture does not hold its own without the title .. therefore the DNMC's i nthe voting are probably valid.

Technical (Colour and light):
I like this processing .. yes its over the top, but it really works well for this image.

To grow its vote?:
Meets the challenge .. that is a good start .. if taking something out of the box the image needs to stand on its own.

Summary:
Good shooting, you have a good eye .. keep using it.

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

Cheers

Kari

Awake One More Day
by danw791

Comment by kari1:

::: Critique Club :::

Hi, my name is Kari and from the critique club.

First Impression - the most important one:
I think that this is, as you suggest, a stretch for success.

Composition:
The lines o the pond draw the eyes into the picture .. which is great.

Subject:
Well it meets the challenge in that it is good each day to wake .. but the picture does not hold its own without the title .. therefore the DNMC's i nthe voting are probably valid.

Technical (Colour and light):
I like this processing .. yes its over the top, but it really works well for this image.

To grow its vote?:
Meets the challenge .. that is a good start .. if taking something out of the box the image needs to stand on its own.

Summary:
Good shooting, you have a good eye .. keep using it.

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

Cheers

Kari

Bringing The Heat
by danw791

Comment by rex:

Critique Club

Nice score for this image IMO. I like the silhouette effect. I think this doesn't really convey heat much to me. I know you have the flames and the gun but still I think it was a stretch. I would like to see more detail in the fire if you are going to have a silhouette. The crop /composition just seems off also. I think it would have more appeal if you were to have used the rule of thirds with this one and had the model a little smaller.

Awake One More Day
by danw791

Comment by Skip:
a little over-processed--the color banding in the clouds is a bit too extreme. nice effort under basic editing, though.

Awake One More Day
by danw791

Comment by Simpa:
That is beauuuuutifullllllll love it..

Awake One More Day
by danw791

Comment by hopnjohn:
Colors are surreal. I mean that in a nice way.

Awake One More Day
by danw791

Comment by Elvis_L:
The sky looks like it has way too much cotrast.

Tower of Restraint
by danw791

Comment by brizmama:
I wonder which of my city mates did this one...

Tower of Restraint
by danw791

Comment by Morry32:
Is this one of those horrible things at bartle hall in KCMO? I like the DOF and the thirds