Glacier
by wyverndragon

Comment:
If the horizon was flat it'd be a 10... great shot regardless.

Children should be seen and not heard
by Abra

Comment:
An alumni of the Milford Institute!

On The Rocks
by Rikki

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Technical : I think this is what hurt your shot the most. The focus seems off, enough where it even hurts my eyes. (Whether it is actually off or not, is irrelevant, the fact that it appears so will hurt your photo just as bad).

Exposure is okay, the problem is where your spotlight lands. In this case the main subject becomes the bottle instead of the glass since that's all you can see clearly. The glass is vaguely lit, making it hard to make out any details. For example, I can only assume the glass is teetering on an ice cube, as I can't actually see it. And my monitor is calibrated, your average voter's won't be and will appear drastically darker, eliminating even more detail.

Artistic : It's an decent idea, but I think your 'last minute' is showing through on the results. I think if you had more time to give it thought you could've improved on your idea, as well as your implementation of it.

Challenge : Meets the challenge.

Conclusion : I think it would have improved with some small lighting changes. But the biggest improvement would have simply been a little more thought put into it.

Cheers, (literally!)
Jadin

Daddy
by sestevens

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Technical : I like your use of DoF to force my attention. Looks like some of the voters thought it was "too much", but I think if you had done it any different it would change the importance of the objects.

Your focus is a little soft, if you didn't use Unsharp Mask filter, I recommend it, it will add just a touch of crispness to the photo that people like. Besides that, everything else looks good technically.

Artistic : I think you did excellent artisticlly. It's a unique idea, and well executed. About the only thing I can think of that would have improved this would be a more 'sideways' view of the toy. I think it would have more impact being able to see more of it's profile. Right now I just wish I could see more of it! =)

Challenge : You bullseyed this challenge. Well done!

Conclusion : You finished in the top 21%, not an easy feat, (I'll just ignore those two 95% finishes...) I don't think it will be long before we see you on the main page with a ribbon next to your name. Keep up the good work!

Back pain, joint pain, memory loss, metabolic efficiency, immune booster, energy, weight loss, apple
by nico_blue

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Technical : Nice DoF, good focus, good composition and exposure. Nothing you can improve here.

Artistic : The biggest thing that comes to mind is the bold red background. It's a little harsh on the eyes. The apple also disappears doesn't stand out at all with the red. If you meant to use red to signify something, it was lost on me. Besides the background, the photo just isn't that compelling. There's nothing to draw me in and keep my attention.

Challenge met : Meets the challenge just fine.

Conclusion : Just short of the top 20 is good, (maybe not for you ;), but for the rest of us it is. To place higher, I recommend a different background color and more importantly a more interesting subject.

Cheers,
Jadin

Message edited by author 2005-12-08 16:51:01.

Life Passing
by muur88

Comment:
Love the idea, the background is really distracting though :( I think it could've been improved with like a brick building or something as the background.

Shadow Play
by oOWonderBreadOo

Comment:
Wow this shot is amazing! I really can't see why you didn't score higher in the ranking!

Your photo is technically flawless, the exposure is absolutely perfect. As well as the focus and sharpness. Even the composition is brilliant. It seems a small percentage of viewer's lowered your score due to the arm being distracting. Although to me it is definately an extremely minor element compared to the rest of the image.

You really nailed the challenge in this shot, as well as took an extremely compelling image. I am drawn into the photo by the shadows of the lace as well as her deep eyes.

Honestly I can't recommend any changes to the photograph, with possibly the exception of eliminating the arm from the shot to appease the viewer's it bothered. Besides that I think you mastered this photograph as well as the challenge and can only say I personally think you deserved a better score! Good luck in future challenges!

Message edited by author 2005-11-13 07:05:52.

Bubbling
by AlexSaberi

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

The only technical porblem with your photo is the centering. I personally have no problem with centered photos, this one, however, is just a hair off-center. But not everyone will notice that, so that problably isn't why it didn't score better.

I think the reason it didn't score as well as it could have is that the bubble's look fake. Whether they are fake or not is irrelevant. The image itself looks like something you constructed in photoshop, or printed and re-photographed. Either way the voter's here saw that and voted accordingly. One thing you'll discover about the DPC crowd is their eye for seeing 'illusions' or whatever you want to call them. If it looks fake they will vote accordingly and that's all there is to it.

If this image was a pure photograph with no editing or illusions, than all I can say is you did your job too well! Not much more I can say. :)

Aquamarine
by Sinky

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I can't see anything wrong with your photo technically. It is focused, well enough composed, and the exposure is spot on.

What made you scrore low(er) is your subject matter. There is nothing to grab the viewer's attention. Looking at you photo, all you see is a few marbles in a glass(?). There's nothing interesting / compelling / striking enough about your subject to make the user take a second look. That fact almost surely lowered your score. Even the most technically perfect photo is nothing without a compelling subject. And that's what viewer's focused on in your image.

Having a technically photo is only half the battle, choosing the right subject is the rest of the equation. This being only your second challenge submission, I think you're only direction to go is up. I look forward to your future submissions!

coffee shop...camera..sun glasses...bored
by sajin

Comment:
There's something about this. I just can't put my finger on it, but I really like it. 10