Full of energy
by Ragga2000

Comment by ubique:
Beautiful. There's some irresistible element of anthropomorphism about this building; it seems wilfully malevolent. Of course it's partly the brooding angle and partly the severe, deep-space-bronze processing, but the effect is absolutely striking. You have captured the building as an emotional presence rather than as a utilitarian construction. 10.

Full of energy
by Ragga2000

Comment by caba:
nice

The flying fruit
by Ragga2000

Comment by kiwinick:
cool idea I like this one

Full of energy
by Ragga2000

Comment by 2mccs:
My favorite in this challenge, 10

Some like it hot (and some sweat when the heat is on)
by Ragga2000

Comment by ericwoo:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Excellent! You did a fantastic job, especially considering the 1 second exposure, keeping the worker in focus while he was grinding metal. I like your choice of white balance here, giving the photograph a very moody, warm feel.

Lighting: Also very well done. Your setup works very well here, keeping just enough detail to make this a very interesting photograph. The sparks provide great light of their own, while the worker and background have just enough light to keep the eye moving around the frame.

Composition/Content: This is the only area where I'd like to see just a little bit of improvement. I think that the sparks trail too much off the right side of the frame. It provides for a very strong leading line that leads the viewer right out of the image. Allowing us to see more of the terminal ends of the sparks would have added some to your score, in my opinion.

My Opinion: I believe that you met the challenge very well. Between the flying sparks and the sweating worker, there is no doubt that this represents heat. Nicely envisioned and terrifically executed. With a slight composition change, this would could have broken the top ten. Congrats on a strong, top thirty finish.

The flying fruit
by Ragga2000

Comment by BrianR:
Well Captured....7

Full of energy
by Ragga2000

Comment by Dave Gordon:
The angle and the uneven lighting detract from this picture.

Full of energy
by Ragga2000

Comment by Balko:
Using a new formula....
Meets the Challenge = 2
Technical Merit = 2
Holds Interest = 2
Creativity = 1
The "wow factor" = 1
Final score: 8
I hate the "leaning" images, but this one works!

The flying fruit
by Ragga2000

Comment by FireInEyes:
Bump up the saturation on the fruit a bit, and that would make it really jump...however if subtle tones was what you were after, that was accomplished nicely.

The flying fruit
by Ragga2000

Comment by Nikonian Ninja:
too dark for me.