Celestial Cemetary
by rooboy

Comment by yanko:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Hi, Patrick. Welcome to DPC. I notice this is your first challenge and what a nice way to start! I'm reading your comments and I must say I don't believe you. :) If you really held the shutter down like that maybe you don't need a remote? :P Seriously, that's pretty impressive.

As for the photo itself, I like the composition and the control of light. No blown out highlights to be found anywhere. The star trails are also good. I wish there were more of them but nothing you can do about that. The image also has good color. I like the choice of the locale which provides lots of interest making this not just a "sky pic" like so many of these shots tend to be.

If this was advance editing I would suggestion bringing out a bit more detail in the cemetery using curves or shadow/highlights adjustments. Other than that I don't think there is much more you can do to improve this specific shot. Good luck and I look forward to seeing more of your work.

Celestial Cemetary
by rooboy

Comment by harmsusmc:
I like the picture, I like the setup, but the lighting just doesn't seem even. Kind of wierd looking.

Celestial Cemetary
by rooboy

Comment by hotpasta:
excellent...hope this does well for you

Celestial Cemetary
by rooboy

Comment by k4ffy:
very crisp, clean image. good composition and nice star trails. 7.

Celestial Cemetary
by rooboy

Comment by scotthadl:
Nice choice of foreground not the usual star trails.

Celestial Cemetary
by rooboy

Comment by jerryc12:
Eerie. I'd like to see the left monument straighted. I'm not sure if that would have been allowed under basic editing though.

Celestial Cemetary
by rooboy

Comment by Tim:
I really like the different lighting on the headstones, gives an interesting dynamic to the composition

Celestial Cemetary
by rooboy

Comment by UNTITLED:
Very interesting subject and strongly composed. Most would of gone with a gothic looking photo with this subject, I kind of like how you kept this with more naturally processed. It seems just right, great work!

Celestial Cemetary
by rooboy

Comment by saurongt:
Scary place! Well done!

Celestial Cemetary
by rooboy

Comment by NstiG8tr:
Meets Challenge:2
Aesthetics:2
Technical: 1
Wow: 0
Originality:1
Total Score: 6