Morning Surf
by phiggins24

Comment by Mike:
too much distracting stuff, it lacks a definitive subject.

Morning Surf
by phiggins24

Comment by nickyb:
a nice concept, but i feel like the photo is a bit overcrowded... it does look like the grasses are moving though..

Morning Surf
by phiggins24

Comment by bvy:
That wonderful feeling of being the first one on the beach. Summer can't come fast enough.

Morning Surf
by phiggins24

Comment by Melethia:
I like the climb of the fence in the foreground - adds a nice base for the photograph.

The Sparkling Palm Tree
by phiggins24

Comment by macrothing:


Critique Club Critique

First Impressions
I got/get the palm tree and gave this image a 6 during voting. Fireworks images are tough and this one is a fairly good capture, but the 'chop' at the top brings it down a few notches from where it needs to be.

Photograph Information, Technicals & Composition Review
Compositionally, the placement within the frame isn't accentuating the capture, in my opinion. I can see the crop dilemma and indeed any rotate to straighten dilemma. Depends what you had to work with. At the end of the day, this will still be an image of fireworks, so will not hold many peoples attention too much, unless it really captures the 'art' of the display created by fireworks, which I think this one is on the right track to do.

Comments, Score & Placement Review
332/419 is fairly low down the pack, again, I presume because people are not that interested in seeing an image of fireworks, unless it really packs a punch and makes them stop and linger at the 'art' of it. 5.19 is a fairly good score for a Free Study.

Your one commenter also saw your vision.

Summary
I wonder whether a bolder crop and trying to create more of an artwork from the display, may have given this a little extra - alas you'd still be left with the chop dilemma.

The Sparkling Palm Tree
by phiggins24

Comment by hotpasta:
it does look like a palm tree...

Pop Fitness
by phiggins24

Comment by drewhosick:
Well I have one of these and they're great aren't they. Wish there was more to this shot. A little oomf.

Pop Fitness
by phiggins24

Comment by paperpages:
Composition could have been a little more creative. The main problem is this wouldn't work as a stock photo because of copyright issues.

Pop Fitness
by phiggins24

Comment by Claya:
Think this could have been a much better shot with somebody acutally using the item.

Pop Fitness
by phiggins24

Comment by Teafran:
A good concept and good composition slightly flawed by imperfect focus. The odd color cast does not help the image along with the appearance of being slightly oversharpened. A good basic effort though.