I was wondering if I could have some critiques on Tired Place to Rest a Weary Head. I thought that this would be a fantastic background, but judging from the c-index (which as we all know is not the best indicator anyways) some feel it's not so good. I was wondering what your thoughts would be on this image pertaining to how I could improve upon it.

Thanks for your time and effort in replying!

ok, done

I quite like it myself, but the preveiw is more appealing than the full view image. I think it needs to be sharper in places. Perhaps the contrast could be greater also. However I think the low score probably comes down to the subject matter more than anything, not everyone considers the images appeal as a desktop when they look at an image. I probably wouldn't about the score too much in this particular case.

Yeah, I definately agree with the fact the focus could be better placed and sharper. It was tough taking pictures that day as I forgot to bring gloves (it was quite cold, silly me!) and it was really overcast, all in all creating difficult circumstances for shooting pics! Oh well. I'm not sure if I'll be able to go back before finals (depends on if my buddies are going mtn biking, that's how I hitch rides there). If I am able to go I'll bring a tripod for sure!

hmm, maybe to bring out a little more contrast I could dodge the highlights more eh?

contrast would defintely help, but not as much as clear focus ;-)

Funny how peoples tastes are diff...i loved the image, and added it to my favs.

The contrast is good, from white white to blk blk (just how i like it). The subject a mystery (sortof) plus it has a good DOF. The focus is ignorable. =P

Thanks so much for your critiques, I'll keep them all in mind next time I'm out shooting photos!