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Comment by Tallbloke:
Great photo. A habitual check of the equipmet is a must.

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Comment by IceBlueMind:
I find the frame very distracting

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Comment by beckettboots:
I like the colors here very much. The vibrancy of the red is wonderful compared to the muted greens in the background. I like the sharpness of the texutres on the gas bottles. The candidness of the shot is appropriate for the challenge - though the safety part is lost on me.

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Comment by thunderbug:
this lighting washes everything out

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Comment by lbWhaples:
and looking pretty cool doin' it with those pimpin shades!

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Comment by ElGiri:
Bland

What a rusty roof
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Comment by andlb:
thanx Tom!

What a rusty roof
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Comment by photom:
Hello Andrej and *Greetings from the Critique Club *

You are fortunate and received many valuable comments already. Most say that it is a great image (I agree). The strengths are: 1) Excellent use of a bird in the rust challenge - it adds a nice variety. 2) Exposure is good. 3) It evokes emotion in many viewers - which is great!

So - how can we take an already great shot and move it higher in the challenge?

There are a few things to watch for next time: a) The very white area behind the bird detracts a bit because it's the area in the image with the most contrast, b) If you watch carefully - you can often catch a glint in a bird's eye ("catchlight") which makes the bird more alive and adds a lot of impact. This will happen when the bird just turns its head a tiny bit, just watch carefully and c) It's usually better to allow more space in front of the subjects head than behind it. In this case - position the tail close to the left side so the bird's head would have more room in front of it.

Finally - some DPC scorers don't like borders much - just make sure it's really want you want and doesn't compete with your picture.

So - GREAT JOB - keep shooting and best of luck to you.

-Tom-

What a rusty roof
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Comment by andlb:
Thank you all for comments and critiqs.

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Comment by cghubbell:
Seems to be slightly out of focus, or soft, but what a great "expression" on the bird.