Fauve
by StephanieD

Comment by MistyMucky:
Composition and technicals are brilliant, giving a very feline quality which reminds me immediately of lions,...
I am sure it would have scored much higher in a free study!

Fauve
by StephanieD

Comment by adigitalromance:
This is a good black and white portrait of a cat. I don't feel too much of a 'noir' feel here.

Fauve
by StephanieD

Comment by kwakerr:
lacks the drama of some of the others, I may have given higher mark if the nose was in focus, but having taken similar images, I can appreciate the effort shown here. I do like the composition.

Waiting for him
by StephanieD

Comment by giantmike:
This was one of my ideas for the challenge as well. My little boy is only 3.5 weeks away!
FYI, I think I would have used less of a border. I want to see the details in the items, and that border is making it difficult due to squishing the image.

Waiting for him
by StephanieD

Comment by kwakerr:
I would have given it a higher score if al the items were in focus.

Rows of circles
by StephanieD

Comment by Ecce_Signum:
Greetings from Andi via the Critique Club Stephanie, welcome to dpc and congratulations on a new personal best ;)

First Impression: repetition, repetition, repetition, I love it even though I had no idea what I was voting on (it was a 7 btw).

Composition: The square crop works well for me and the in focus 'things' pull me nicely through the image starting from the bottom right. My only nit pick would to have had a single oof 'thing' in the bottom left to anchor the image a little more.

Subject: If I'm honest, whilst I love looking at flowers and stunning landscapes (I could go on) they do bore me these days so something a little different is most often well received by me and this is one of those times.

Technical: I like the overall exposure but there are quite a few blown out areas and whilst there is a clear line of in focus 'things' nothing is tack sharp. I wonder how this would look in B&W but think the subtle colours in this was the correct choice. The out of focus areas are a bit rough and whilst I prefer this version I think you may have scored a couple of tenths higher by using neatimage (or similar) to soften things a little.

Final thoughts: A great subject for the challenge, well composed and shows a good eye for the unusual subject, I like it and thanks for submitting!

Rows of circles
by StephanieD

Comment by liberty:
Nice angle, frame is a little too thick, good placement of focus, 6.

Rows of circles
by StephanieD

Comment by rdebruyn:
Nice DOF shot.

Rows of circles
by StephanieD

Comment by Cheerz:
excellent close up.. I like the composition..

Rows of circles
by StephanieD

Comment by Ja-9:
trying to figure out what this is...but I love your DOF and the processing that you did on this shot...well done