Imposing
by krnodil

Comment by Melethia:
It is indeed a striking wall - and the desat technique serves this well to emphasize it!

East Quoddy Head Light
by krnodil

Comment by robinssong:
This is beautiful. It has that wonderful misty feeling. Makes you want to know the history.

Owls Head Light
by krnodil

Comment by robinssong:
Yes! You got this one right. All of it works together so well! Textures tones and leading lines.

Pemaquid
by krnodil

Comment by robinssong:
You did a great job with this one. I like that the stones veins and cracks create a leading line to the rock in the water with what looks like a bird on it.

Grand Manan
by krnodil

Comment by robinssong:
Great subject with nice simple surroundings. Very well done. Good eye!

tone mapping
by krnodil

Comment by robinssong:
Very cool find! The tone mapping and processing really bring out the textures and greens! Nice Job!

Imposing
by krnodil

Comment by EstimatedEyes:
I like the lines and angles in this shot. Would have liked it more without the tree, but I guess you didn't bring your axe with you, eh? ;>P

Lush
by krnodil

Comment by Judi:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Composition: I like how you have concentrated entirely on the fabric and the beautiful soft folds contained within.

Technical: I feel a little bit more control over the lighting in the shadows...maybe a longer shutter speed to bring in more light...this would have given the viewers more information...especially those viewers with badly calibrated monitors. They vote also.

Overall: I think you concentrated on the challenge subject well...and did control your Technicals well...therefore you just need to concentrate a little more on the 'wow' factor to bring home the ribbons.

Message edited by author 2007-05-25 23:13:27.

Lush
by krnodil

Comment by Artifacts:
Positives:
A very nicely conceived and executed image. The interplay of light and shadow is its best feature.

Technicals:
Sharpness, color, tonality and arrangement(for those of us that like abstracts) all are very good. Red always seems to be an eye appealing color.

The center is a little dark.

The Challenge:
Your image scored almost 5.7; good by general DPC standards and above the 5.48 average for the challenge. Basically DPCers are trying to tell you that the image was above average but not super good. My speculation is they liked it but thought it weak in the challenge topic area. They probably thought it lacked "wow" factor to.

I scored your image 9. I like abstracts, feel it meets the challenge nicely and think it is very good technically. When I can't find a lot to fault an image for I give them decent scores. I see no reason to change my thinking on this image.

Suggestions:
Perhaps you might consider lightening the center with a little "vivid light" painting on a 50% greyscale layer using a white brush to bring out more central detail in an eye appealing way.

Message edited by author 2007-05-25 13:36:19.

Lush
by krnodil

Comment by jaysonmc:
Oh, I can feel the softness in the the fabric. Terrific lines and nice lighting through the folds. Good choice for the challenge.