My Neck Hurts
by cloverstar

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

WHOA! For a second there I thought that was a person in the top of the shot! EEK!! :)

I can see why your neck would hurt, mine does and I'm not even standing there with you, you created a great shot that makes me feel like I'm standing there with you, waiting. Wonderful.

The shadows and tones are well done in this shot, the framing of the buildings, also well done. So you are probably asking, "Why did it only get a 5.576 then?"

Well, hard to say, to get into the minds of the voters is very hard indeed. I'm guessing the slightly off kilter of the top of the building on the left is part of the reason, if you had rotated just a bit so it was straight up and down might make a world of difference in this shot. If you do rotate and crop just a little differently I would love to see the result. I'm betting it will make a world of difference.

Hope my comments help.

Deannda

The Stairs
by msieglerfr

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This is a stunning shot when you first look at it. The lines leading you in and out and in and out and in and out, oh, hold on, getting a little dizzy here ;-)

The comments about the black space in the upper left have already been said so I won't repeat the, not sure what you could have done about it though. I like the crop on the bottom as it is, the way the curves on each rail is just inside the picture and even playing with my magic envelopes I can't quite find the crop that would work better that would take away that distracting black area. Too bad the lights weren't on that level.

As for the shot, the shadows are playing with my eyes or you had a tiny bit of camera shake. It's a great illusion either way but irritating at the same time, just like any great illusion shot, making you really look twice and try to figure it out.

The colors work well for this scene, the stark black and yellow tones work very well together.

Hope my comments help.

Deannda

Down on Fascination Street
by melismatica

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I loved this image when I saw it but I'll be honest, the coloration bothered me a bit at first. The looks are perfect, your children did a wonderful job of dressing up, especially your daughter.

But as I look at it more now I do see how the coloration and treatment you did aterwards does work very well for this shot. The overall composition is well done though the final cropping seems just a bit off, maybe if you worked it more towards the rule of thirds? Cropping a bit off the left might bring the look in that I have in my mind.

Not much else to add, again, great idea, great shot, great models!

Deannda

Into the groove
by Hauxon

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This is a wonderful image and I love the colors, the set up, the lighting, the focus, the model's look. It's a great overall shot. I scored it high during the challenge, the only thing missing was the hair, though I can't talk, I had pretty short hair during most of the 80's as well, LOL!

There really isn't much for me to offer in the way of critique, it's a great shot.

Hope my comments help.

Deannda

You Want a Piece of Me, Pacman?
by GIS_boy

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Wow! What can I say about this image? It's great! I loved it in the challenge, it beat mine and it's more 80's than a lot of things I remember. I do so remember spending quarters upon quarters in this game, though I don't remember that cute young man, LOL! They were little ghosts in the game, right? ;-)

Great shot, great composition, congrats on getting the little one to help out.

Deannda

Material World
by liebe

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Well, as someone who actually lived in the 80's (graduated high school in 1980) I would say you did very well in capturing the look of the time.

When this first came up in the challenge I thought, "WOW! That could have been my older sister getting ready to go out!" Not to bad for someone who wasn't even alive during that time! :)

Now to the picky part. I like the tight crop, it really brings the subject in close and fills the frame. That works for me on this shot. Looks like a good use of the rule of thirds in this shot.

There are only two little things that really bother me about this shot overall. One is the lips. For some reason, the open lips and the way the lipstick is applied just doesn't look right. If you were applying mascara or lipstick that pose would work, but the when I applie blush my lips were closed so I could see the natural cheek bone line. But that's me. But also the very distinct lines, very precise, almost too precise, the lines just bothers me for some reason.

Second was the lighting, it is just a tad too dark, just a touch more lighting so it would look more like a make up mirror or lighting you might use to put make up on would really make this pop and bring out the colors.

Other than that, great shot, hope my comments help and good luck in future challenges!

Deannda

Inside the Cube
by Marston

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Welcome to DPC! I see this is your second challenge entry! Doing better than I did in my first two challenges, LOL!

I loved this shot when it came up for the challenge. Inside the cube, what a concept! The lighting, from reading your notes was amazing, I thought it was studio lighting from building. Simply amazing that you got it as balanced as you did. There are a few hot spots but that's to be expected. A little more light on the CD's that are laying on the table might have bumped your score just a bit, the seem a bit darkened compared to the rest. The overall composition seems just a bit off to me for some reason. Maybe if you had cropped it just a touch more on the right side, bringing the rest more into the center possibly?

The colors are great as is the overall set up. I hope my comments help and good luck in future challenges.

Deannda

Top Gun
by manic35

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Wow, I'm the last person to be critiquing you, LOL! But here goes, obviously the lack of focus on the jacket patches jumps out at you right away. Not sure if it's camera shake or what. The pose, the overall composition is fantastic. For a split second when it first came up in the challenge I thought it was Tom Cruise, LOL! :) The only other thing that bothers me is the reflections in his glasses and his shirt. The lighting is well done, the look is perfect.

Hope my comments help and Good Luck in Future Challenges.

Deannda

1983 - Relax (don't do it)
by KHolt

Comment:
Oh how I wanted to tear some of those cubes apart, oh wait, I have, LOL! Great idea, good execution, wonderful DOF, just seems a tad, just a very tiny tad dull on the colors, otherwise, excellent. An 8

The belt
by marvin

Comment:
I have a belt like this one in my house! It's not mine mind you but it's here, LOL! I like the idea, the simplicity of the shot and the lines in the way they lead you around the shot. Very nice indeed. An 8