House in the Snow
by nathaliedoo

Comment by nathaliedoo:

Originally posted by ambaker: Critique Club Review I think that one of the things that might have hurt your score is the picture's size. Smaller pictures tend not to do as well because the details are harder to see. While I am not a rule of thirds purist, the centering of the main focus of this picture results in the building on the right being cut off. It tends to be a small but jarring end to the direction the eye wants to move. The darker patch at the bottom of the screen tends to act as a barrier to the eye. I don't know that cropping it out would have worked better, but it might be something to try, or to have approached the scene at a bit of a different angle to use it to lead the eye into the scene. Overall this is a very good picture. I believe that your score should have been higher, and as I mentioned before I suspect the size to be part of the cause. I really like the overall exposure. Even though it tends to wash out in places, like the sky above and to the right of the trees, I think with this scene it works quite well. I especially applaud your manipulation of the colors. Had this been straight color, or black and white, this picture would not nearly have been as strong. I really like the mood the coloring sets in this piece. Focus, contrast, and exposure are all very, very, good.

Thank you for your detailed comment. I agree with most of your points. Only, I had thought that the line of vegetation at the bottom of the picture added something to it, but I may be wrong.

Nathalie

House in the Snow
by nathaliedoo

Comment by Azrifel:
In addition to that comment I would like to mention something as well.

The choice of the white border isn't that good imho. The big blow out above the trees runs into the white border and that leads the eye out of the picture. Taking the view away from a well presented scene. Perhaps that black or a brown tone would do better, it would cut off the blowout and leave the eye in the frame.

City Windows
by nathaliedoo

Comment by karmat:
How would this look with a vertical frame, instead of horizontal? The grainy/contrasty look reminds me of a "retro" look, like during hte 70's or something.

Keys
by nathaliedoo

Comment by thatguy:
The letter appear clear. It was a good idea for squares. What type of tone did you shoot in or is it black and white? I might have tried sepia to see what that might look like, otherwise this was a good image.

Keys
by nathaliedoo

Comment by KimInNB:
A lot of keyboards - not a lot of originality.

City Windows
by nathaliedoo

Comment by JEM:
Very nice composition and color - even border already. You did not permit yourself to get out of hand with the LOOSE permissive DPC rules for this challenge. High mark.
JEM

Keys
by nathaliedoo

Comment by Allen:
You got the letters to come out very clear. I think that the picture would be more intresting if you would have used a fewer number of keys. Nice job

Keys
by nathaliedoo

Comment by kellie:
good use of the word square

Keys
by nathaliedoo

Comment by jgillard:
I do not think the colouring works well. There is not any :) jgillard3

City Windows
by nathaliedoo

Comment by catpixel:
really nice painterly effect.