Dusk in Motion
by KiwiShotz

Comment by Ben:
Great shot.
Love the horizon at exactly the centre of the image.
The colours and composition really are great.
8 from me.

Dusk in Motion
by KiwiShotz

Comment by naplesmusc:
I like the lines.

Wellington, New Zealand
by KiwiShotz

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

Hi KiwiPix :)

City skyline photos at night over water usually make excellent images. The lights and the reflection create some excellent postcard images dappled with color. This shot has a lot of those qualities, but in my opinion, there is simply too much negative (or unused) space within the frame. Maybe a tighter composition with a longer lens would create more impact in this image. Since I'm not familiar with Wellington, there is nothing within this image that identifies your city from any other city that might be photographed this way. This image is more about light and some possible texture rather than a portrait of a city, in my opinion. I challenge you to reshoot this photo and fill your frame with some of this beautiful light and reflection :)

John Setzler

Centrally Challenged
by KiwiShotz

Comment by JRalston:
What an appropritate entry for that challenge this pic was! LOL My first thoughts were "fix the horizon." Then looking a little closer, I see the power line pole. Good choice to leave that in. You should give the Dragan action a whirl on this. You might get some cool results. You are one brave man for stradling that fence..LOL

Wellington, New Zealand
by KiwiShotz

Comment by Budya:
I like the colors and reflections a lot. Too much black sky for my taste, though.

Wellington, New Zealand
by KiwiShotz

Comment by sherpet:
Nice night shot with great reflections.....

Wellington, New Zealand
by KiwiShotz

Comment by scotthadl:
Too much dark space. This may have been very nice if you had taken it earlier, after sunset but before the glow was out of the sky.

Wellington, New Zealand
by KiwiShotz

Comment by samnotis:
The silhoutte of the trees/bushes in the foreground is distracting, but I realize excluding them may not have been possible. The lights are nice but for met the shot is taken from too far away for them to be as impressive as I imagine they are.

Wellington, New Zealand
by KiwiShotz

Comment by ceyval:
nice, maybe a bit closer

At dawn, we remembered
by KiwiShotz

Comment by timfythetoo:
Greetings from the Critique Club -

Let me start with the fact that photojournalism is not my forte, so my comments will not be from an expert PJ point of view.

I think that cropping out the left side of the tree would have helped. It is obvious that your focus is on the military man, but the tree is so large that it becomes a quick draw to the eyes secondly. I am sure a different angle to initially capture the pic would have taken care of it, but this is what we are dealing with. A slightly lower crop in the top would have helped as well IMO as the top part of your pic doesnt really have much to offer. I can see how leaving the crowd in positively affects the pic, just a shame that it had to come with the tree.

I think the lighting and detail on your main subject is great. The shadow on his face from his hat, yet still being able to see his eyes, really helps set a mood. I know that many think that you shouldnt do much editing to a PJ shot, but a slight desat on the background (tree and people behind) may have made him stand out even better. This may have also taken away some of the focus on the large tree in the back.

Overall - I think you have a pretty good capture here. You have a good shot of the military man under tough photography conditions. I hope this comment helps and I look forward to seeing more of you rowrk inthe future.

Tim