Old farts
by blue_dragon

Comment by tuffy:
I really like your image! Good comp & a classic park scene. Well done.

Old farts
by blue_dragon

Comment by inspir8tion:
I like the selective desat and the story I am making up about these guys!

Spiky building
by blue_dragon

Comment by strangeghost:
Greetings from the Critique Club
by strangeghost

COMPOSITION
Certainly meets the challenge by showing an unusual building from an interesting perspective. The composition is filled with lines, more lines, still more lines; all forming interesting angles and a treat for the eye to wander around. The single open window near the bottom left adds further interest. It may be been interesting to move this mini focal point to a third and re-compose from there, possibly eliminating the distraction you noted at the upper right. I may also have considered just using the left surface of the building, which has far fewer reflective inconsistencies.

TECHNIQUE
I can't find any fault with the technique at all. Everything is sharp throughout, colors are striking, though mostly a blend of blue tones. Nice job capturing an interesting gradient in the sky too. The area around the hidden sun is subtle. Just perfect, IMO.

OVERALL IMPACT
This is a very nice picture with a lot of instant visual appeal. I'm a little surprised that it finished at 5.8. While a respectable score, I imagine you were a little disappointed that it was not higher. I can't see what part of the football stadium this is. Very interesting choice in subject and excellent job on all fronts.

Old farts
by blue_dragon

Comment by macrothing:
7 - Good character and angle. Criticism; undecided on the seemingly 'selective desaturation', as it only seems to really show up skin/ears/neck, so not sure. Technically, while no 'expert', seems to me like you have used at least two 'rules' here, and both somewhat 'loosely', but difficult given the 'duo'.

Old farts
by blue_dragon

Comment by Shan2112:
skin a little too orange but title more than makes up for it - adding to favorites

Old farts
by blue_dragon

Comment by Beagleboy:
ROFL at the title! Good one.

Old farts
by blue_dragon

Comment by xylke:
This is odd. The only color is their skin and it seems oversaturated. Framed well tho.

Old farts
by blue_dragon

Comment by kena:
Very interesting picture.

Old farts
by blue_dragon

Comment by sabphoto:
Fits challenge=5
Color/lighting=1
DOF/focus=1
Wow factor/uniqueness=0
Attractiveness=1

Very attractive use of desaturation, I hope it was not selective and against the rules cause it really is pleasant. Your positioning is very nice and you keep a deep depth of field to help the image.

Good luck

Old farts
by blue_dragon

Comment by Ivo:
Come to think of it.....I'm bumping this up to a 7. Good luck!