Adrenalin
by oriontrail

Comment:
Well composed--great feeling of movement

Flap
by dadas115

Comment:
Well captured movement--those wings are superb

Savannah
by Gekker

Comment:
a wonderful joyous dog photo

Ferris Wheel
by Froober

Comment:
Fantastic movement-- looks like a salad spinner--almost solid

Turbulence - in a glass fountain
by falvey

Comment:
I enjoy the differences between the smoth glass and the rough water--lovely movement

Fluid and Frozen
by d95vette

Comment:
Excellent contrast between the moving water and the solid stone

Flat tire blues.
by catpixel

Comment:
The Critique Club

Technically your photo is well exposed for the conditions but I think the focus is out and not pin-sharp. I can’t see where the camera focussed so maybe you were moving when you took this shot. The photo seems to be well processed with no digital artefacts although I think a bit more colour saturation and contrast may have helped this photo.Your cropping is very close which detracts from the image.

Compositionally—as you say a simple shot of a motorbike—but this is where I feel you missed many opportunities for a great photo. If this had been taken from any of many angles such as-- from the front wheel -- emphasising the flat tyre and the blue mudguard. Look at Grayces’ splendid photo of the vintage car—the angle of the photo emphasises the curves and grace of the design. Sometimes the composition and angle of the photo gives one a new view of a commonplace object and this is what your photo lacks. Your title however gives a wry angle to the shot with a nice double meaning.

Andrew

Blue Heart Shadows
by erin_m02

Comment:
The Critique Club

I have to admit a bias in my evaluation of this photo—I love wrought iron—it always gives me a feeling of Spain and hot summer nights-and this is what your photo does. The contrast between the blue and the wrought iron and the white and the shadow is what makes this photo sing.

Technically the blue is slightly underexposed because of the camera adjusting to the white wall—but I don’t mind that—the very dark blue adds to the interest of the photo although some may criticise this aspect. The white wall is well exposed with no burn-out and the shadows well shown in detail and the texture of the wall is good—this all adds to the feel of the photo—as you say the shadows are your favourite bit and indeed they are great!

The thorny question of composition—I think you did a good job with a very difficult composition. But the distracting elements are the symmetry and the slight slope in the photo. I think personally that if you start to be symmetrical it is safer to stay that way and make the photo truly symmetrical. The slight diagonal diverts and distracts the eyes as does the slope of the wall- if you went for another angle maybe a greater slope on the wall and almost make this a diagonal and shoot the iron from below at a greater diagonal but I don’t know the structure of the area-as it is your photo confuses the eye by being not one thing or the other.

I rated this photo quite highly—I think it is well observed and atmospheric.

Andrew

Primarily Blue
by jimmythefish

Comment:
Critique Club

Your photograph transforms a very ordinary part of modern life to a very striking image. The centre of interest –the parking meter—is clearly focussed and this contrasts well with your selected background, the yellow car. The juxtaposition of these two colours and objects is what your composition is about and you convey this powerfully. I particularly like the reflections on the meter and the reflections on the windscreen—both these root your photo firmly in the city with the buildings on the windscreen—this is a very urban image and a very urban blight. Your title sums up the picture, the primary colours ( including the red ) and the urban blues of an expired meter

I like the way you have cropped this image—enough detail of the scene is left in for the viewer to grasp what the photo is about. I see no problem digital artefacts-the image is smooth and clear where it is needed.

To sum up—a very clever use of colour—contrasts and objects, reflections and a very witty title manage to transform the mundane into a good photograph. To me the only criticism I could make about this well thought out photo is the very thing that attracts me to it—it is a very ordinary subject that no one is going to get excited about—and it is a tribute to your skill that you scored this highly!

Andrew

blues on the table
by kenbo

Comment:
The Critique Club


The clarity and focus of your photo are excellent. The exposure is good and there seem to be no faults in the processing of your picture technically this is a good photo apart from a slight tilt in your cropping

The problem with this image is the composition.

There seems to have been no thought given to how the condiment set should be placed—it seems to be a random placing with the glass somehow in the middle. This appears to have been taken at a mealtime on the spur of the moment—but you must think about your composition. There is a place for random photos—normally taken by geniuses with a huge reputation behind them to back up the photo—but we mere mortals have to think carefully about how we place our objects and what we use as background You could have tried several variations on your theme—should the glass be knocked over and wine spilled out—the salt cellar could be half way behind the pepper—should you be closer or further away --there are hundreds of variations that could turn a random picture into a masterpiece using the same elements. Your technical mastery is v. good - now you should practice your compositional skills and you will soon be beating us all! Although looking at your other photos I think you have a lot of talent—perhaps you werejust having an off day!

Andrew