When I asked Tim if he would set this forum up, I had hopes of keeping it going througout the year. Sometimes I see faint glimmers of that "light." So, here is an idea: I would like participants to feel free to post an image here for critique.
I want to define "critique" though. We get all the "nice images," "beautiful," etc., we need elsewhere. I would like commentary on what makes a photograph strong or weak, what can make it better, what works and what doesn't work, etc. It IS possible for it to be honest and straightforward and still be polite.
I will start and see if there are any takers: I looked for an image that I have taken (happens to be of Vermont) that I do not think is particularly strong, to stimulate some true thoughts about composition, exposure, choice of subject, color, etc. Here it is (lets hear your thoughts):
