*Critique Club*
I don't think that the grass in the forground adds much to this image. I would crop this just below the bushes and bring the visual focus up to the house and yard more.
You titled this tractor, but I don't feel like the main focus is the tractor. Actually, had the main focus been the tractor, I think that it would have taken away from the meeting of the challenge.
Anyway, the soft focus just doesn't work for me. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. I think here I'd rather see the detail of your home and surroundings.
The clothes on the line are a nice touch, and I like the wooden sunflower decoration in the garden. This is a really Homey environment that screams Home Sweet Home.
The angle you took this at is nice. It shows a lot of your home and suroundings. The house appears to be leaning just a notch or 2 to the left, but nothing serious.
Great interpretation of the challenge.
~Heather~
I like the diffused soft focus. Perhaps there is too much open grass in the front but there are enough object in the fore and background to add good depth.
This image is very artistic in its composition. In this instance the blur/overlay-style effects applied enhance rather than detract from its appeal. Love it - very 'Darling Buds'.
This photo says "Home Sweet Home" is every way possible....right down to the clothes hanging on the line. The detail is wonderful as are the colors. Composition is very eye catching and very nicely put together.
5. Fits the theme well enough, and there are no blatant 'you suck!' flaws to it, but neither does it really grab me for any reason at all. For reasons of composition, cropping, or subject choice, it's just a photo, and doesn't do especially much for me, aesthetically.
Nothing is lit or focussed to draw the eye, except maybe the puddle in front. The overall 'vaseline-on-the-lens' look encourages the overall feel of sameness, rather than pulling your attention where the photographer wants it.
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