CRITIQUE CLUB!
It's late. I know. I'm sorry. I suck.
I have to laugh at the comments on this one. What's funny to me is that the people with purple shirts seemed to "get it" and the people with the grey shirts didn't (for the most part). Personally, this shot did not appeal to me at first, but the more I look at it, the bigger kick I get out of it.
Framing is an issue. I understand that you were trying to put the focus on the people inside the house, but the focus of the photo, IMO, is really the guy on the outside looking in. To that end, the cropping is a bit tight. I would have tried to include the entire figure of the peeping tom, as well as the peak of the window. Granted, it would detract from the "motion" of the shot, but I think it would make for a better photo. Also, the picture could be straightened just a hair. The windowsill especially shows a slant.
Technically, the photo is well-focused. The lighting inside the house is just perfect, but the lighting on the outside is a bit harsh. Notice the hotspot on the peeper's head, esp., and the way the lighting casts a bluish cast on the snow. The photo probably could have been brightened up somewhat without detracting from the lighting and coloring on the inside. I don't know what your software options are, but you could try playing with the levels and also reducing some of the bluish tint overall to make the colors a bit more natural. (Sidenote: ppl in the forums have been recommending a program call THE GIMP as a free alternative to Photoshop. Poke around online and see if you can get a copy if you're interested in more post-production.)
My last comment, really, is that I can see how some ppl would have a hard time seeing the motion of the dancers (?) inside the house. If you were using a tripod, you could have played around with a variety of shutter speeds to allow you to see if there were some other ways of capturing the dancers so they looked more in motion and less plain blurry.
Overall, a great shot and a great idea. Sorry again this came so late. :)
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