Getting in on the Act
by andrewm

Comment by autool:
nice subjects, the girls intense stare into your lens is bothersome. I would have liked to see the pups whole snout. Like me you need to work on the contrast it does not have the snap that it should have.

Whipped by the Wind
by andrewm

Comment by Azrifel:
~~~~Critique Club Comment~~~~

Composition (content)
The strong point of this image is the texture created by the motion blur. The subject fills the frame well and the layers of colors (bright blue sky, light brown, green, dark green&brown) enhance the picture. Another good thing is the diagonal from the lower left to the upper right, created by the wind blowing against the 'grass'.

Background
The background gives some context to the foreground subject without taking the view from the subject away. You see a tree at the left and right, the skyline and some sand at the right. It is a bit sharp though, you migh have wanted to blur that by choosing a smaller aperture, but with the ISO already at 50 that would cause a to fast shutter. So you made the right decision.

Camera Work (Technical)
Good exposure. I have my doubts about the sharpness. There seem to be a lot of sharpening artifacts, don't know if that is caused by the camera or by post processing. Or could that be jpeg artifacts because there is so much detail that the quality level at 150kb is still to low?

Digital Processing (technical)
See camera work.

My opinion
It is a good shot, but I my eyes physicaly hurt when I look at it (not meant as a bad thing! I scored it a 7 originally.). Perhaps it needs one fixed point for reference.
Good exposure, but there is too much digital clutter.

Message edited by author 2002-12-23 12:53:15.

Bookseller
by andrewm

Comment by mcrael:
I like this very much. It looks like a fan. I think the photo would be more dramatic with a pitch-black background.

Bookseller
by andrewm

Comment by Jacko:
Neat shot. I like it Jacko 7

Bookseller
by andrewm

Comment by PTLParsons:
I like this! Nothing exciting or intricate but I like it. It's diffferent. I would never have thought of this, nor would many others if they'll admit it. Good focus, perfect cropping. Love the arc. It kills me to say this, with the way I feel about B&W, but think it might have been good in B&W. Maybe not for this challenge but I think people would really look long and hard then. Still very good. Worth an 8 to me (Might have been a 10 in B&W but don't tell anyone I said so. PTL

Bookseller
by andrewm

Comment by Jean:
Interesting way of portraying a book, makes a very pleasing picture. Nice work. Could this be a book from Wordsworth?

Bookseller
by andrewm

Comment by Gracious:
Nice composition, good lighting. I like it.

Bookseller
by andrewm

Comment by Bullwinkle:
WOW! Talk about a graphic concept. Hit you on the head image happening here. You could not make a more bold statement if you tried. Nicely arranged pages. White against black...you can't get more visual angst than that. I would like to have a ghost hand turning a page for the human element. But that would be messing with perfection. Travesty. A good concept spoken well...7...bullwinkle

Bookseller
by andrewm

Comment by wingy:
Nice framing, black background works well.. simple subject made interesting. Nothing earth-shattering but a very likable photo. 7

Bookseller
by andrewm

Comment by magnetic9999:
good shape!