Shipyard wheel
by morpurgo

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I really like the angle you shot this from, but the big problem is the background. Your subject is in browns and greys and faded blues, almost all neutral toned colours, and behind it the areas of red to the far left and far right immediately draw the eye away, as does the dark blue to an extent. This is one of those few cases where I would suggest a tighter crop (getting rid of as much of the bg clutter as you can) and converting the image to b/w, so the viewer focuses more on the form of the wheel which is what is important here. Playing around with angles by shooting from different areas around the wheel - higher up, lower down etc - would help too.

Hope this helps

Susan

Shipyard wheel
by morpurgo

Comment by jgirl57:
(already Voted) I really love the composition on this one.. one of my top favs

The cold sun behind the ice flowers
by morpurgo

Comment by Krikkit:
Nice!

The cold sun behind the ice flowers
by morpurgo

Comment by Cantique:
This is lovely.

The cold sun behind the ice flowers
by morpurgo

Comment by UNTITLED:
Very nice detail on this photo, you can really see the crystalization of the frost. There's not much wow factor with the composition and lighting to push this my vote up to the highest votes.

The cold sun behind the ice flowers
by morpurgo

Comment by sherpet:
Frost at it best, and you have captured it well.....

The cold sun behind the ice flowers
by morpurgo

Comment by hotpasta:
great shot...I love the abstractness and you have been true to the challenge...well done

Heater
by morpurgo

Comment by ChasSourek:
I would like to see this a little straighter.
Also i think this is more of a pattern than a shape

Heater
by morpurgo

Comment by Bankson:
something about the lines on the far right throw this image off for me

Heater
by morpurgo

Comment by rachelellen:
Way to photograph an ordinary everyday object and make it compelling.