Sunset Lake
by ericpi

Comment by sidpixel:
Greetings from the Critique club

An appealing image that contributes well to the open challenge

Your calm landscape taken during the golden hour has an instant appeal, the water reflections are the real strength of the image. I am not a huge fan of HDR but your use of it is reasonably subtle and enhancing. I am not keen on the composition it is too central and makes the image feel very ordinary and much less appealing. I find the twigs on the upper right detrimental to the overall result. I would suggest some serious cropping would go a long way towards rectifying this; crop to the level of the single tall tree on the right. The bulk of the overpoweringly blue sky will be removed, it will move the distant shoreline to the upper third at the same time removing all the detrimental stuff on the right and place the emphasis much more on the water reflections which is where it undoubtedly should be.

Apologies for the delayed critique, I hope it helps, Sid

Talc in Motion
by ericpi

Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

Congratulations on winning with an excellent close up that meets the challenge

Not strictly a macro as required by the challenge but not everybody has the equipment to enable them to produce macros so I regard close ups as perfectly acceptable in the context of this challenge.

So, I get the pleasure of commenting on your entry again, and my original remarks and score of 8 still stand. I don't know where you got the idea from but it is a great one, well done. You have captured the moment really well with this minimum flash against the black background, the patterns of the wispy talc as it is dispersed are very attractive and appealing.

I didn't really pick up on the stray bristles of the grey brush as others here did but I can see their point especially as the lower brown brush is so much better in this respect. The composition is very effective with an appropriate amount of brush bezel at the top and bottom of the frame, the crop is good not too tight.

What a great way to introduce yourself to DPC, an excellent result for an excellent submission, apologies for the delayed critique, as they say, 'better late than never', or at least I hope it is, Sid

Staring at the Sun
by ericpi

Comment by Kathyc:
Not enough detail shows

Staring at the Sun
by ericpi

Comment by timb:
I like this shot. Very peaceful. Good job

Staring at the Sun
by ericpi

Comment by Tiny:
For me the person can go and the scene will not suffer.

Talc in Motion
by ericpi

Comment by hiltonmd:
Congratulations and excellent image!

Talc in Motion
by ericpi

Comment by illini75:
Congratulations on your first ribbon. This is a great shot

Talc in Motion
by ericpi

Comment by eniko:
Congrats on your first blue! I loved it when I voted, still do now and am delighted that it did so well for you.

Talc in Motion
by ericpi

Comment by Rgarcia:
Congratulations on your ribbon, excellent image.

Talc in Motion
by ericpi

Comment by grahamgator:
Nicely done; congrats on your first ribbon and blue no less!