Practice Critiquing:

These pictures were all shot on a Nikon D5100 and are not shot by me. I am solely critiquing them to the best of my abilities at the time that I am posting to evaluate my growth in the art of photography.

This wide-angle composition captures a landscape that is vibrant in hues and saturation that is appealing to the eye. The focal point of the photo is apparent in the parallelism of the mirrored reflection cast on the surface of the water by the sun flaring through the clouds. Due to the mist coming off of the clear surface of the water, the setting of this composure is an early morning sunrise and provides viewers with a cool feeling.

 The photo provides a fisheye perspective of an aged hammock that is shown by the textures of the wood that is the focal point of the composition. The warm tone of the photograph hints at a midday setting that is supported by the contrast of the cool green hues of the grass in the background. This composition provides viewers with a warm, relaxing sensation of basking in a hammock on a bright, sunny day. The slight, globular distortion in the background provides a third-dimension that compliments the depth-of-field effect that the photographer is aiming towards.

The portrait of this mysterious man is basically a visual biography that can only be revealed by him. Viewers can only provide surface impressions such as, the probability of being homeless, a hardworking shipmate, a harbor traveling vagabond, and/or a random elderly gentleman disliking the idea of even being in a picture. The depth of field effect of the photo and the seagulls frozen in flight out of focus in the background shows that this photo was shot on a sunny day at a high shutter speed and low aperture.