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<blockquote data-quote="ohkphoto" data-source="post: 63193" data-attributes="member: 1573">Score: 7/12&nbsp; (<a href="http://nikonites.com/blogs/ohkphoto/44-twelve-elements-merit-image.html" target="_blank">12 elements of a merit image</a>)With a little bit of post processing, this could be more of a 10/12.&nbsp; There is a lot of potential for impact here with this subject matter.&nbsp; The lighting is extremely dramatic after a storm when the sun first shines through.&nbsp; However, the colors in your photo and the lack of contrast and vibrance don't adequately portray that.&nbsp; It just needs more &quot;punch&quot; and drama.&nbsp; The lens you used for this is one of my favorites . . . perfect for capturing that dramatic sky.&nbsp; Good choice.&nbsp; But the fact that the building is tilted on the right is a little disturbing.&nbsp; My thoughts on this are that you need to fix it in post processing (Lightroom has a lens correction feature that you can use manually), or make the tilt extreme enough to make it part of the composition/style.&nbsp; As it is, it just looks like a mistake.&nbsp; (-1 Impact, -1 color balance, -1 technical excellence)&nbsp;With extreme lighting like this and such a range of tonal values, this scene would be a perfect set up for HDR (High Dynamic Range imaging)&nbsp; As it is the front part of the picture has lost too much detail in the shadows.&nbsp; You can lighten it in post processing some and that would help. (-1 lighting, -1 technique)Your composition and creativity are excellent and even storytelling earned you plus points for choosing that moment to capture. The other elements just require a little more practice. As a reminder, mine is only one opinion and photography is very subjective.&nbsp; I think you're off to a great start --you definitely have a good eye for dramatic scenes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ohkphoto, post: 63193, member: 1573"] [B]Score: 7/12[/B] ([URL="http://nikonites.com/blogs/ohkphoto/44-twelve-elements-merit-image.html"]12 elements of a merit image[/URL]) With a little bit of post processing, this could be more of a 10/12. There is a lot of potential for impact here with this subject matter. The lighting is extremely dramatic after a storm when the sun first shines through. However, the colors in your photo and the lack of contrast and vibrance don't adequately portray that. It just needs more "punch" and drama. The lens you used for this is one of my favorites . . . perfect for capturing that dramatic sky. Good choice. But the fact that the building is tilted on the right is a little disturbing. My thoughts on this are that you need to fix it in post processing (Lightroom has a lens correction feature that you can use manually), or make the tilt extreme enough to make it part of the composition/style. As it is, it just looks like a mistake. ([B]-1 Impact, -1 color balance, -1 technical excellence[/B]) With extreme lighting like this and such a range of tonal values, this scene would be a perfect set up for HDR (High Dynamic Range imaging) As it is the front part of the picture has lost too much detail in the shadows. You can lighten it in post processing some and that would help. ([B]-1 lighting, -1 technique[/B]) Your composition and creativity are excellent and even storytelling earned you plus points for choosing that moment to capture. The other elements just require a little more practice. As a reminder, mine is only one opinion and photography is very subjective. I think you're off to a great start --you definitely have a good eye for dramatic scenes. [/QUOTE]

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