Can't Outrun the Shadow
by Hizzle

Comment by sherpet:
He is on the move thats for sure.

Can't Outrun the Shadow
by Hizzle

Comment by Cyclop:
Excellent shot but it doesn't really put the focus on the shadow for this theme, unless his nickname is shadow. The action is great!

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Comment by PaulE:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Hi Hizzle,

This is indeed a striking image. You have done an excellent job of making that eye piercing - a very effective use of selective desaturation (and a bit of selective saturation too). It combines to give a high-impact impression. I love the funky 'hairstyle' of the featehers, and think you have done a good job on the texture and sharpening here - it would have been easy to over do it, but you haven't. I don't think that the overall image gets much from the negative space to the left and right of the bird; a better crop in my opinion would have been closer horizontally, and with a bit more vertical to include the top of those interesting feathers.

It is my hope that these insights are helpful and constructive. Please feel free to PM me if you have any questions regarding this critique. And please remember to mark it "Helpful" if you found it so. Good luck with future challenges.

Cheers
Paul

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Comment by dmadden:
bumping up 9

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Comment by hotpasta:
dramatic...excellent edit...love the slective desat...8

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Comment by Dseale:
Fantasic detail.

Geothermal Activity
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Comment by khdoss:
Hi from the Critique Club

First Impression was interesting shotm but no WOW factor

Technically
All the shots are in focus and the lighting is good.

Composition.. I like shots one and three but the middle shot needed a closer crop. The pile of dirt in the middle picture is distracting

Meets Challenge
Yes

Final Thoughts.

After reading the comments I am really impressed about what this is all about and how it is used, how I wish we would find some cleaner solutions here in America.

Over all this is a decent shot. Maybe some different angles could make this more interesting

Best of Luck in future challenges.

Karen

Best of luck in future challenges
Karen

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Comment by andrewthomas:
Really nice detail and I like the spot colors. I'd like to see it cropped as a portrait.

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Comment by SherwinJames:
How cool is this! Love the textures.

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Comment by IreneM:
Wow! Fantastic.