Cold Stare
by librodo

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

WOW! What a shot. Certainly makes me look twice, that's for sure. The eyes are amazing!

But, one of the other first things that jumped out at me were the hands. They don't look right for some reason. I think it's the position, it just doesn't look natural to me overall. The way that one set of fingers is curled and the other set is extended just seems a bit off to me for some reason. And the shadow caused by the extended hand are also a bit distracting to me, just a bit.

Other than that, this is a really amazing shot and very well done. I love the composition of it and the look in her eyes is truely wonderful.

I hope my comments help and good luck in future challenges.

Deannda

Greetings from the Seashore
by noraneko

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This is so cute! I Really like the idea and the concept. Layering the letters was a great idea but not sure about the font used or the color of the solid area. Just seems off for some reason. Maybe something a little lighter on the color and a little fancier on the font.

As for the picture, LOL! I love pictures of these guys and this is a great one. Nice composition and colors on the crab. The sharpness is a bit soft but other than that this is a great overall shot. The average score is probably more from the blue coloring than the shot itself.

Hope my comments help and good luck in future challenges.

Deannda

Geometry at 400 Feet
by Konador

Comment:
Nice to see you back on the front page where you belong dude! WTG! And yes, I'm still alive, sort of, LOL :)

Deannda
Congrats!

sploosh
by inanutshell

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This is a very fun picture and what a great friend to jump in the river for you! Not many people would do that, LOL! :)

I love the clarity on the shot and the colors are fantastic. But honestly the first thing that jumped out at me (no pun intended) is the tilt on the horizon line. I feel like I'm going to slide right out the side of the shot and take all that water with me, LOL! :)

Next was the action of the shot itself. The clarity on the water was and is great! But if you could have caught them 1/2 in the water it would have had a much greater impact than just the water splash itself. And also the horizon and sky line offer nothing of real value to this shot except to show me where it happened. But it's drawing my attention away from what you really want me to see and that is the water stopped in motion.

But again, great colors, fantastic clarity and I love the overall idea!

I hope my comments help and Good Luck in future Challenges!

Deannda

Duck Maul
by scarbrd

Comment:
OMG! It took me a moment but I think, just think I finally found his eyes, LOL! This is fantastic!

Road up III
by alexgarcia

Comment:
I like this shot very much because it reminds me of roads back home in Montana, roads that would lead you to the sky it would seem.

Listen to the wind
by puzzled

Comment:
WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! That's my girl!!!1 This is a fantastic shot! Congrats on your top 10 finish and the beautiful score to go with a beautiful shot! I'm so proud of you!

Little Gold Bee
by banmorn

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This is a beautiful image and such clarity. You always have the sweetest flower shots!

There is not a lot I see wrong with this image, the only thing that bothers me personally is the crop on the right side. I see you crop, crop, crop, crop but I wonder if you cropped just a bit more on the right and instead of the line right on the edge of the one petal, moving it in a bit so the inside of th petal takes you through the shot.

Also the bottom right corner is a bit distracting, the cropping would take care of a fair share of it and then you could darken what is left.

Other than that I have nothing to offer in way of critique on this picture but I will say once again, WOW!!!

I hope my comments help and Good Luck in future Challenges!

Deannda

Peices of Poker
by Evilpuppy5

Comment:
Interesting idea but a few things really ruin this shot for me. First the lighting, being so harsh on the cards makes the white part blow out, very distracting. Gradual lighting can be effective but in this case it's not. Also the focus is completely off, very fuzzy to me, not a soft focus but fuzzy. An image like this almost begs for sharp focus and clarity.

The colors also seem a bit washed out. Again, not a bad entry, just needs some work! A 3

In Suspense
by Konador

Comment:
Very creative and nice strong lines throughout the shot. This could be a 10 for me but it's almost too busy, the back clips are more of a distraction and something that adds to the shot and the few blow outs on the light are also a bit distracting. Also the one handle on the clamp in the upper left getting cut off bothers me just a bit. But still an outstanding effort, fully expect to see this in the top 10. An 8