Play Ball
by deapee

Comment:
hmmmm. baseball ..well shot with good lighting. Just not exciting. I do like the DOF and the crisp details on the surface of the ball.

Separating Colors
by banmorn

Comment:
What the? ok I'm lost... oil paint on a canvas, woter on the paint, and a prism across the lens???? who knows.. but thats the fun of abstract. The pho shows the separation of colors, it's mildley ineresting, and creative. The top half however is distorted too much for my taste and is not as pleasant as the bottom.

Oil and Water
by Jacko

Comment:
very crisp shot of the oil. I enjoy the hundreds of little bubbles. I must admit however that I can undestand the separation of oil and water but don't see it here. In order for oil to have this apearance it would need to be in water. Wowever you don't let us "see" the water that it is separated from. great shot just a little off 6

After School Snack
by PaulinaRD

Comment:
I'm sure that the separaion in this shot has somthing to do with penut butter and jelly. I Think however that im missing it. I also feel that better lighting would realy have helped this shot. You hace a glare on the side of the models head, and the denim, shirt, bottle and table all seem to have no contrast. They all seem to meld together. The lighing makes this overall good shot feel like just another snap shot.

A job for the very patience
by scottwilson

Comment:
I realy enjoy this shot. I feel that the bright red background works well. I especialy enjoy the story and the meaning behind this shot. It's not often I find a shot whos message is clear. great shot. bumbing up

Add One Large Egg
by Tranquil

Comment:
well I like this shot but three things stand out that I dont like. first the mortar: why would someone use a mortor to put eggs in? Just dosn't seem to fit.

Second: the motion blur: While not a bad effect I think that stop motion would have looked more pleasing.

last of all: the hands look to be a little too bright.

Overall nice shot better than the average.

what lies beneath
by saintaugust

Comment:
wow creative this one took me a bit to identify. while it may fit the challenge I just didn't find this overly exiting. I will however give it a small bump on the premises of you made me have to think to identify a comon object. nice job.

The creation
by Jinjit

Comment:
An interesting photo. I give it points for technical. I am not familiar with the writting and perhaps that is why I can't associate it with the challenge. Nice shot I just missed you intention so I'll give you a 8 -2 and leave you with a 6.

I Am My Work -- the Thorn that Weeps, & Holds the Sky Entire...
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Well bear music I'll squeek on in here and admit to being one of the 2's. If this had been shot for a different challenge I'll use the brokeh challenge for an example. I feel my score probably would have been around a 6 or 7. From a technical aspect its a decent photo. I think that the end of the twig stopping abrubtly in the photo is a bit distracing. It leaves me with an unfinished feel. I do however enjoy the shallow DOF, and the mood that the shot portays. I'f this had been a shot of your dog,wife, or kids. I probably would have agreed it fit the challenge. I thought about this shot for a bit before I scored it. I didn't feel that this represented you. Your kids might be part of you, your wife may have made you the way you are, but I was unable to see this lovely water drop hanging from a thorn as a photo of who someone is. I don't intend to be defending myself. I Just felt that someone who felt this was a low scoring shot should explain themself. So that perhaps you could better understand why the photo scored as it did. Well I hope I was of some help to you. May you have better luck in the Future.

Tristalisk

Gangsta'
by postoakinversion

Comment:
Greetings from the critique club!!

Initial impact: Woa thats dark.. hmm gangsta..ok it fits.

Does it meet the challenge: Well so long as thats realy you in the pfoto I would have to say yes.

Focus: Very Nice and crisp I don't think you could have nailed it better.

Color: well theres not much color in this shot. I don't feel that alot of colors would have been appropriate for this shot either. I tend to think however that I would have liked this shot a little better if your eyes had been a tiny bit brighter. The are a strong feature in this shot and that they were underplayed.

Lighting: I tend to disagree with the others however on this aspect. I think that the lighting was just right. I see gangsta's as being dark and shadowy. I feel tht the stong shadows in this case add to the feeling of danger.

Composition: The layout you used works very well. I think however that due to the fact that your only realy showing the one eye. That a bit of an agle from the side might have looked better. I think that this might have given you a more candid appearance.

Overall: Very strong image. I dislike the gangsta's that I have met in person and don't usualy care for there nature. I feel that you may have lost a very slight amount of points due to this factor. Despite my dislike for the subject matter, I still would not be able to score this photo any way but high. Powerfull shot Keep the great work coming.

Tristalisk