Just Don't!by
oanacotuComment by snaffles: Greetings from the Critique Club!
Initial impression: Interesting sign, wish there was more here in shot to explain it. Are those the actual colours of the sign?
Technical: Very centred, grainy, shallow dof, lighting poor; composition does not compel viewer to linger and see more in the shot. It was obviously shot in the evening. I can understand an f-stop of 3.2, but why such a fast shutter speed? This is the time to get out the tripod (or any other kind of level, stable surface) and slow the shutter down to probably 1 second, for starters. See what you have with that, then go up or down from there to get the desired effect.
Artistic: Tantalizing, that hint of a horizon in the background. That's what I want to see more of, I want to get drawn into the shot. I get the feeling that you felt rushed and tried to do too much, too quickly. Slow down! :-)
Overall: Not a bad effort (feel free to look at my earliest entries, it'll make you feel better) but you need to play around more with shutter speed. I do agree that a tighter crop may have helped.
Feel free to PM me with any questions,
Susan
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