This Tree is Still Aliveby
slickwillyComment by salmiakki: Greetings from the Critique Club
This photo received a pretty decent score overall, so you should be fairly satisfied. I believe it scored just about right.
In order to score a bit higher, I think there are a few things that you could have done that would have improved it. First of all, lose the border (or at least reduce the size of it). For a picture such as this, which has delicate colours, the border is a bit heavy. It draws the eye away from the main focal point. It may only be a sub-conscious thing, but I think sometimes borders can hurt the score in a challenge.
MaryO already touched on this in her comment, but I do feel the composition is lacking a little. The horizon, or at least the fence which is where the eye goes to, is more or less centered and this could be improved a little.
For my taste, the colours are also slightly over saturated. However, I think this may just be a personal taste thing for me. (I would love to see it in Black and White).
Overall, I think this is a good photo that met the challenge, but with a few small adjustments could have scored slightly higher than it did.
Hope this is somehow helpful.
Sarah
