Hole in the Wall
by davehuge

Comment by SamT:
Beautiful spot, great picture.

Hole in the Wall
by davehuge

Comment by PhilipDyer:
I would be absolutely crazy about this picture if the FG wall were in focus too. All the other lines are so crisp that it would just be a great complement to the subject. But that would be pretty hard to accomplish and this shot is very nice like this as well.

Decorations courtesy of Mother Nature, tacky?
by davehuge

Comment by ellamay:
Hi greetings from the CC, Ok well it is not a tacky decoration, however IMO it is a much nicer subject. I think it is actually a nice sharp shot with lots of points of interest and detail. The ice looks metallic and rich, this shot upon close look 'wows' me to some degree. I think what would have really helped you tho is a better compostion, simply shifting the subjest to the right making it perhaps more of a vertical shot would of made it a lil more interesting. You have a very good DOF in this shot too. It has a little too much light reflection on the right.. you get a very high mark from me for picking a subject that is remarkable to look at. It is quite beautiful IMO. A great detail of gods handiwork! well done, happy new year, lynn

Decorations courtesy of Mother Nature, tacky?
by davehuge

Comment by davehuge:
Ok, I'm sorry, I know it's not tacky, but I liked it & the red wine at Christmas got the better of me!

Decorations courtesy of Mother Nature, tacky?
by davehuge

Comment by HRoxas:
What is it? Ice? Weird texture.

Decorations courtesy of Mother Nature, tacky?
by davehuge

Comment by Neil:
Nice capture of the ice! Would have been nice to avoid the flare. And I am not sure it qualifies for the challenge, but a nice photo anyway!

Decorations courtesy of Mother Nature, tacky?
by davehuge

Comment by flip89:
What in the hell is this?

Decorations courtesy of Mother Nature, tacky?
by davehuge

Comment by Pepette:
not tacky!!

Decorations courtesy of Mother Nature, tacky?
by davehuge

Comment by daddy:
no, NO IT ISNT!

Sitting in the yellow glow......
by davehuge

Comment by crabappl3:
Critique Club Comment:

This is a shot that may have a lot of meaning to the photographer, but on the general public it is hard to generate the same emotion. You have done well with your shot. You have good lighting and dof. Some things that you may want to concider with a shot like this. Try to include the whole statue in the shot. You have cropped out the base of this statue. By leaving the base and some of the table that it is on, you will balance the top and bottom of the picture. A side shot is also difficult to shoot. Your lighting is from directly in front of the statue causing hard shadows on the wings and back. If you turned the statue 45 degrees toward the camera and then had the light from the right side of the camera, you would include more detail of the statues face and wings and the lighting would be more even across the visible features.

Your current setup and lighting are good. You have enough light and interest to make this a nice shot. I feel that if you treated this as a human portrait and used techniques that work for them, you would really bring out the glory of this piece.