Entirely Geometric
by UNLArchitect

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
An interesting setup that fits the challenge well. Seems a bit flat looking though. I copied it into PaintShop Pro to see, and found some levels, curves, modest noise reduction and contrast really gave this some nice impact. As it stands, however, I have to give it a 5.

Entirely Geometric
by UNLArchitect

Comment by temmermb:
a pitty non of the objects is in focus..

Entirely Geometric
by UNLArchitect

Comment by oldbimmercoupe:
this would work better as a true b&w with some contrast pop - great concept - gl

Shoe on a Door
by UNLArchitect

Comment by Lgraber6109:
could use a little more light IMO

Shoe on a Door
by UNLArchitect

Comment by HarryY:
Good concept, maybe if the shoe stood out a little more from the wood it could have been even better.

Riding Up Front
by UNLArchitect

Comment by odradek:
I'm the king of the world :)

Riding Up Front
by UNLArchitect

Comment by BrennanOB:
very poetic shot, lots of blur and the feel of the open road.

Riding Up Front
by UNLArchitect

Comment by Ja-9:
well done...I really like this shot alot

Study of Architecture
by UNLArchitect

Comment by Mark-A:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Composition:

I quite like the composition of this shot, the building sits quite nicely amongst the light, but for (as I said in my previous comment) the light is just a bit too overpowering and the building not quite illuminated enough.

Technicals:

A long exposure with 400 ISO on this type of shot is all about the light painting really and not so much about the technicals regarding camera settings so not much I can comment on really, especially as I already touched on this above.

Post-Processing:

Taking the image into photoshop I see that a shadow / highlights & then a brightness / contrast adjustment starts to bring out some detail in the front of the building which definitely helps pull off the overall concept of the image, bear in mind that even in basic editing there are some drastic changes you can make to an image.

My Opinion:

As I mentioned at the beginning I quite like this shot, I think it's an original take on the challenge and the lighting was quite creative although I feel it needed some refining. I see you have only entered two challenges so far and both entries are pretty bold entries and not within the mainstream of DPC style shots, this is great but do expect to take some knocks to your scores (although when you hit it right you could fair very well by taking this route).

Hope this was of some use, should you wish to discuss any part of the critique further please feel free to PM me.

Good luck in future challenges!

Mark

Study of Architecture
by UNLArchitect

Comment by UNLArchitect:
Hey guys Thanks for the votes. This will defiantly boost my confidence (me being amateur and all) even though it was only 56th. I will be turning out even better ones as time goes!