Critique the Community
Night Photography
Win one of two free Fstoppers' tutorials with your best image taken in the night.
Congratulations to the winners!
Twenty images taken at night were put in front of Lee and Patrick to rate. There was a lot of disagreement.
Congratulations to Mads Peter Iversen for submitting the image that earned the highest rating by the rest of the community. We'd also like to congratulate Alan White for being the random entrant to win a tutorial. We'll be in touch with you to claim your prize.
This episode contained some very controversial images. Lee and Patrick disagreed heavily on several of them and Lee giving out a rare 5 star rating. Do you think Lee or Patrick was more wrong in their ratings?
If you missed your chance to participate in this episode, our next Critique the Community will offer a brand new twist. Lee Morris and Mike Kelley will be critiquing your logos. We invite you to submit your logo on top of your favorite image now.
Rules & Prizes
For our next episode of Critique the Community, we will be taking a look at night time imagery. Enter your best shots now for your chance to win a free Fstoppers original tutorial.
Although your first thought for night time photography might be astrophotography or cityscapes, we will be looking for a much broader range of genres for this Critique. The main basis for our selections will be whether or not it is clear the shutter was pressed at night.
To enter, submit up to two of your best night time images below. Submissions will be accepted through June 18th, 2018 EST. Of the entrants, two winners will be selected and be given a free Fstoppers original tutorial. The first winner will be based on image that gets the highest average community rating. The second winner will be chosen at random.
The purpose of these contests is to provide helpful and accurate critical feedback to your fellow community members. Whether you've uploaded your own images or are just browsing the submissions, we encourage you to take a minute to scroll through and easily rate your fellow members pictures using your keypad and number arrows. Please keep your comments encouraging along with any feedback you provide.
Mon, 06/18/2018 - 23:45
This contest has ended.
448 people have cast a total of 31,280 votes on 471 entries from 305 participants
Contest Submissions
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59 Comments
Ok, who was wrong in this critique; Patrick or me?
I think some people need to read the ratings as some photos even if not good, how can they be taken with a phone?
I think that it's more likely a problem with the rating system itself. There is no way to give a bad rating for pictures that are not snapshots. E.g. if the composition is bad, but it's a long exposure with some nice traffic lights, you can't rate it a 2, because it can't be improved by more work done to it in post. But it's not a snapshot ether. So what are you going to rate it?
I agree with Patrick on that glowing dancing girl, car and Venice. Venice shot looks muddy because of lost shadows. That building is not best and the street lamp is distracting in the car shot (highlights on a car look cheap-ish too). And yes, too much dead space for the girl at night. I see why Patrick gives those 2s, and I agree. Car is a 2 to me as well. Lee, I was most surprised with 3 star for Venice. I'm with Lee on London photo though. Too sloppy for portfolio and close to 1 without London letters.