Taken at the Railway Museum in Smiths Falls, Ontario. One of the few days I was glad to see rain, as it gave a nice sleek look to the engine.
Post-shoot editing: rotate, crop, smudge, clone, brightness/contrast, saturation/lightness, adjust size, cloud difference. Trying to have fun with some of PS's many fun filters without making it looked overprocessed.
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Place: 162 out of 196 Avg (all users): 4.9234 Avg (commenters): 6.3333 Avg (participants): 4.5922 Avg (non-participants): 5.2101 Views since voting: 1198 Views during voting: 404 Votes: 222 Comments: 11 Favorites: 0
Greetings from the Critique Club: I have been assigned your photo to critique and here are my thoughts:
Personal Reaction: My initial reaction was that I loved this image. My second reaction, seeing your description was, “It’s probably illegal.” I am not sure “cloud difference” is legal … but you got away with it. Check w/ Site Council for clarification. It is obvious you are a risk taker and I feel there is too little risk taking here. So kudos for your risk seeking image!
Composition: Simply wonderful. I like the low angle of the photo a lot. I really like the “swoosh” at the bottom trending up and to the right. It manages my eye and brings it back around. It ties in well with the circle of the boiler which brings my eye back around yet again.
Technicals: This is not a very “approachable” image. If I am inclined to resonate with it, I will. If not, well, you’re toast! I can find no technical fault with it. But its post processing is way out-of-the-box. I, personally, like it but it will appeal to a limited audience. If you aspire to higher scores, go more main stream. I hope you won’t because I’d like to see more of this style!
Conclusions: You got a poor score, because it was far from the expectations of most voters. They are narrow-minded. My only council is to please yourself, keep taking risks, and expect that these risks will not always be rewarded with high scores. Van Gogh was never appreciated during his life time. Maybe you’ll be luckier!
As always, this is my personal opinion. Feel free to PM me if you’d like further dialog.
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