Mute Macro
by mhlambi

Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An unusual image that meets the challenge brief.

A fairly interesting image in the way it isolates the word mute from the rest of the machinery through the shallow DOF but I find the dusty surface very distracting in a detrimental sort of way, its taking away from the subject which is not an amazingly absorbing subject in the first place. I do like the way the DOF is working here and the OOF elements, if anything an even wider aperture would have made more of the G8 less distinctive and isolated the mute word more effectively.

The subject is most obviously inanimate and therefore succeeds in terms of the challenge, there's not a lot really I can add except to say, thanks for your submission and apologies for the delayed critique, as they say, 'better late than never', or at least I hope it is, Sid

Icy_Fence
by mhlambi

Comment by mhlambi:
My first TT finish. Thanks for all the positive votes.

It was a cold and foggy day (I know, it sounds like the opening to a bad novel) and the world was encased in icy glory. I was happy to have the chance to be out collecting moments of beauty that day.

Thanks for the nice comments.

Keep shooting!

Icy_Fence
by mhlambi

Comment by Ivory:
Very pretty image, congratulations on your top 10.

Icy_Fence
by mhlambi

Comment by nam:
Great tones for this icy scene

Icy_Fence
by mhlambi

Comment by giantmike:
One of my favorite winter scenes. I like how you kept the blue hue.

Theatre_Shell_BW
by mhlambi

Comment by njm8823:
Good contrast

Icy_Fence
by mhlambi

Comment by cutout:
i see 8

Icy_Fence
by mhlambi

Comment by tanguera:
Brrrrrrrrrrr

Icy_Fence
by mhlambi

Comment by bmartuch:
It looks so cold.

Icy_Fence
by mhlambi

Comment by Zita:
Good leading line through this endless prairie and big sky.