Sheep-shearing at the county fair
by carolee

Comment by Diana:
a little blured because of the movement , but very good shot 7

Sheep-shearing at the county fair
by carolee

Comment by hawkida:
Would have preferred less motion blur, personally.

Sheep-shearing at the county fair
by carolee

Comment by Dallas_TX:
really nice pic. I really like the way you've showed the action blur of the dide and the sheep has remained in sharp focus. Really nice picture. Good job.

#244: Surf N' Blue
by carolee

Comment by SweetKali:
Mildly interesting.

#244: Surf N' Blue
by carolee

Comment by basia03:
this is dramatic, but i wish there was no yellow on the background...

#244: Surf N' Blue
by carolee

Comment by timj351:
It's an intersting photo but I do not like the placement of the yellow portion. i find it distracting. If that color was used in a different manner such as part of a color blend or fade in the background then I think it would have been more effective. I like the composition.

#244: Surf N' Blue
by carolee

Comment by qachyk:
Good use of gold at the bottom for contrast. Top contrast is not as vivid but the tight focus helps with that. Topic is fine. Maybe a bit too clean and neat.

Hallway in morning light
by carolee

Comment by inspzil:
Greetings from the Critique Club
By Inspzil

Composition - With no details on this photo, its difficult to say what exactly you were going for here. I'm guessing you were going for some geometry in lines in lieu of a definite object as a subject. The shadows are pretty good here. I like the darkness in the top left and bottom right corner. The shadows on the rest of the door are pretty good too. I think it would've been conducive to show more of the door, unless there was something there we weren't supposed to see. There isn't a real compelling "subject" here though. The shadows are okay, but the seem like leading lines leading to something somewhere, we just don't know what or where.

Technical - You have the interesting lighting aspect of this and actually the framing isn't too bad. I rather like it except for its a little tight. The focus is good and DOF isn't really an issue in this pic. There is no obvious post processing which is good.

Overall - Its not a bad photo, but there seems to be nothing really compelling about this shot, no "wow" factor. Interesting yes, but not much else. I think you did a good job for what it is, but I wish something else was going on here. Sorry I couldn't be much help. Good luck in future challenges - Inspzil

#244: Surf N' Blue
by carolee

Comment by breezy:
would be nicer with a solid background, white maybe?

#244: Surf N' Blue
by carolee

Comment by wewillexplore:
What a superb color of blue. Now take the harsh reflections off the front, give us a solid color bg and this is a 10. :)