Bugs eye view of the world
by Silience

Comment by glad2badad:
This is a creative take on the challenge theme - one that comes naturally to mind, and you certainly can't be accused of not meeting the challenge. ;^) In general I like the composition. The first diagonal (from bottom left) leaf is distracting. I get the impression that including the sun was intentional in your composition. It's a good idea - but this lighting is challenging and personally I think it's overexposed. A faster shutter speed, tighter aperture, or some filters could have helped tone it down a bit. If your camera has exposure compensation that could have been considered by setting it to say -2.0. One last consideration, did you think about exposing to create a silhouette? With the plant patterns it might have been rather unique (minus that diagonal leaf of course - ). Good luck in the challenge.

Bugs eye view of the world
by Silience

Comment by NovaTiger:
The whites are over exposed and it's generally kind of blurry. The shot is great in terms of angle, colors, lighting and what not, but the focus and exposure detract from that.

Bugs eye view of the world
by Silience

Comment by kloutit:
i love the colour and depth of field in this shot. awesome.

Building Perspective
by Silience

Comment by Artyste:
Hello, and greetings from the Critique Club. The critique you are about to recieve is tailored for DPC challenges alone, and is not intended to be seen as an artistic critique per se.

Initial Thoughts

A really nice perspective shot, love the lines.

Composition / Content

The strong geometrical aspect of this photo intriques me. I love the 90 degree angling and the blocky look. It's futuristic in a way, yet contemporary as well. If there's just one issue I have, is that the tilt of the main vertical line in the photo (from the bottom corner of the main building to the top corner) is tilted, and I can't help but feel it might have been stronger if it was straighter.

Background

The sky fades in just a *little* to brightly for my tastes. Polarizer would have really helped here.. or an ND grad filter of some kind. Don't know if they're available for your camera though

Camera Work / Technical

A good exposure, marred only slightly by the sky. Great focus, great DOF.

Digital Processing

No information given, so I cannot comment on this area.

Fits the Challenge

It definitely fits the challenge, and in a pretty nice and strong way. You were probably hit by voters because of the sky and because of the lack of any really dynamic coloring (and possibly because of that tilt of the main vertical, but hey.. that could just be me).

My Opinion of the Photo

A really nice shot, with some fantastic perspective. A couple of tweaks and this could have really shined. I still think it could have placed a little higher, but a 5.8 is really nothing to be ashamed of at all. Good job, and good luck in future challenges.

Building Perspective
by Silience

Comment by arngrimur:
Good colour range and sharpness. I like the perspective and the balance in the composition.

Building Perspective
by Silience

Comment by tcmartin:
I really like it. I wonder if a slight counter-clockwise rotation would give more 90 and 45 degree angles which might make it impossible to quit looking at. Good job.

Building Perspective
by Silience

Comment by wavelength:
Nice angle, wish you had had some clouds or something to put in all that blue over there.

Torn Branches
by Silience

Comment by Caine:
A stunning effect to break the branch, but the circle around the edge and the telephone wires are distracting.

Torn Branches
by Silience

Comment by Elaine:
I don't really like the halo and spots, and the wires are distracting.

Torn Branches
by Silience

Comment by tcmartin:
Neat abstract. At first I thought the wires distracting, but then I found them integral. Good job.