Old Washington Highway
by picklenose

Comment by curtpetguy:
cool shot

Old Washington Highway
by picklenose

Comment by Salteh:
Nicely done, really like the fog and the two lone fishermen.

Visions of Grandeur
by picklenose

Comment by mdiddyv:
i actually found the blur a bit distracting

Visions of Grandeur
by picklenose

Comment by bassbone:
i like the humor in the shot - i just wish the scooter were a bit sharper in focus

Visions of Grandeur
by picklenose

Comment by EL-ROI:
Nice use of selective focus to frame the subject! The pop of red stands out well. It is a good documentary photo with a nice rhythm in the line of bikes.

Visions of Grandeur
by picklenose

Comment by giantmike:
Wonderful selective focus and title for this image. It would have probably been even better without the people in the background.

The River Walk
by picklenose

Comment by salmiakki:
Greetings from the Critique Club

I like the composition of this very much. The lovely footpath leads you through the image very nicely.

As several others have noted, the image feels rather soft. I'm not sure why, if it's due to a little bit of camera shake or .. For some subjects I think it's fine to be soft, but this really does need to be sharp.

As far as exposure goes, it's a bit challenging because it's obviously a rather high contrast scene to start with. It makes it difficult to get detail in the shadowy parts without blowing out the highlights to much. I don't know what editing software you use, but in PS you can open a JPEG image in Camera Raw. The slider named fill light can work well to bring back details in the darker areas. I find I use that often to help shots that are a little underexposed.

I do not precisely know why this did not score higher, I think the composition is lovely. Sorry if I did not help much.

Sarah


Message edited by author 2010-05-10 00:33:36.

Bicycle Stands
by picklenose

Comment by Germaine:
Good composition.

Bicycle Stands
by picklenose

Comment by Paul:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: This isn't a scene that too many people would take the time to capture - I'm glad you have. For me, this is all about the lines, the horizontals, the verticals and the wavy ones! The composition is particularly strong - I really enjoy the proportions of the yellow to blue.

Critical stuff: The white thing towards the bottom of the wall detracts an awful lot - I can't understand why you couldn't clone it out.... perhaps you couldn't pattern match too easily.

Overall: A nice geometric presentation which is pleasing to the eye but is spoilt by the interruption of geometry by the white thing

Bicycle Stands
by picklenose

Comment by mrbig65:
nice forms,,,,,,, cool,,,,,,,,,,