Good Evening Chicago
by beatles1-1

Comment by Mark:
Greetings form the Critique Club :)

This is really a breathtaking image, and as already stated, the two things that would improve tis the most would be to have made it larger and straightened the horizon. Judging by the camera, a 640x480 shot should have been manageable as long as you didn't need to crop much. The connection to the challenge is a bit of a stretch, but possibly something like "Greetings form Chicago" or just "Chicago postcard" would have been a better tie-in to the challenge.

This also may have looked neat croped more like a panorama, but overall not bad.

In the future, try to submit a larger image if you can. If you need help with the technical aspects of image resizing/post edditing stuff feel free to P.M. me.

Good Evening Chicago
by beatles1-1

Comment by AzCKelly:
Nice picture. Love the colors.

Beverages
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Comment by AzCKelly:
Interesting picture. I don't care for all the lines in the window frame, it really makes it a bit busy. Nice reflections.

Beverages
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Comment by mkalandros:
Not a particularly interesting composition, in my opinion. Nothing really holds your eye, and the background is cluttered.

Good Evening Chicago
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Comment by Beach_mel:
Beautiful colors, wish the size was bigger and the horizon was straight.

Good Evening Chicago
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Comment by LeeD:
Image is a little small and the focus seems a little soft. The brightness of the sun is overpowering and there seems to be a lens flare on the left side of the image. i love the gradient of the sky from blue to orange. The horizon is a little tilted. I think this would have more pizazz without the sun.

Beverages
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Comment by Elaine:
The background is too busy for me.

Beverages
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Comment by Tammer:
Overall, the photo is a bit dark for me. The paper on the table is somewhat distracting, but I like the rectangular patterns created on the table by the window. Also, try making your photos slightly larger, using the 640 pixels or close to it as allowed by the rules. That will also have a greater impact to the voters.

Beverages
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Comment by UNCLEBRO:
a "boring" picture.
sorry to be so blunt.
but the background is too cluttered and distracting.
the windows refracted through the glass of water is a nice focal point for the picture, but the image is too small to show it off well.
you should always be sure to use your full 640 available pixels.

Good Evening Chicago
by beatles1-1

Comment by pikaboo:
Beautiful! Too bad the sailboat couldn't have been lightened.. but i just LOVE your colors!!