Critiquing Amanda

Photo #1:
The composition looks great, I like how the plant slowly rises from level to level. The color really stands out and the contrast between life and death, between the grass and flowers, gives a little more meaning to the photo.

Photo #2:
It's a very nice perspective, the focus is really good too, although I would have like have seen a little more of the trash can just to make it clearer what it was (such as a little of the right side) that bit left me wanting to know a little more.

Photo #3:
I think that this one is actually my favorite, or at least second to #8. I enjoyed how the photo looked a bit battered/broken, it gave the photo a sense of everything belonged together in that area. The red really pops despite the fact that it was dirty, and it has a great hue to it. It leaves you thinking that there was construction taking place or that something had happened there, because it looks as if the ground had been impacted and it leaves me with a feeling of wanting to know if there was an accident or are people just trying to fix a pothole, just random scenarios such as those.

Photo #4:
The tiny splash of pink was really nice to look at, it gave the photo an uplifting sense as though despite all of the other flowers were gone, that one stood strong. I think it would have been a perfect photo if the telephone pole was skewed a bit to the left to give it a little more balance. I feel that with it being centered the right side of the photo became a little heavy.

Photo #5:
I liked how all of the trees seemed to meet at one point (converging lines) and the pink flower that looked a bit flamboyant and wild, because everything else was just so plain and almost barren looking.

Photo #6:
The focus is really good, it did not leave me wanting to make a distinct between what all was happening in the picture (in the background, etc.). I liked how the plant didn't seem like it was coming from anywhere, it seemed as if it could have sprouted from the telephone pole.

Photo #7:
I loved how the hydrant looked buried, and the colors of it/throughout, made the photo seem a bit whimsical because the colors are so out of the ordinary it reminds me a bit of a children's story.

Photo #8:
This photo looks amazing! I love all of the motion going on and the background and how it is contrasted by the foreground which just looks completely relaxed, with the coffee cup and the jacket that was placed nonchalantly.  It makes me think that whoever those items belonged to that their day was finally winding down, and that they didn't have to be as busy as everyone else in the picture. 


Photo #9:
I like how the photo feels a bit old timey, the positioning of the hose brings a sense of balance to the photo due to the fact that it is placed vertically throughout the picture. If it was just a neat circle I feel that it would have been unbalanced due to the "empty" space on the left side of the photo.

Photo #10:
The purple is such a nice color which really stands out, the shadow on the right side created a rule of thirds and I feel that it also added an all around balance to the photo, because the right side of the photo would have left a bit of an empty feeling without it being there.