Next In Line
by WickedB

Comment:
Similar to what I tried to execute, but far superior. I love the 'flow' of the lines in your image. Well done.

Firework
by oscarmeyer

Comment:
Oscar - nice piece of work. Under-rated IMO, as it has great punch and excellent negative space. The points below that it seems to be upside down seem right to me - I bet thos cost you a few points.

Serenade
by crazydaisy

Comment:
Hi Danielle,

Lovely shot - the perspective works well. The real strength here is the calm of the women with the lines leading to the hand and face. What muckpond said - the motion blur really draws the eye in, and then doesn't give the viewer anythign to be interested in. I think you have struggled with the colour depth with the bright guitar and dark face - difficult to make a balanced exposure on that range.

Chimney Sweep
by NerdJNerdBird

Comment:
Congratulations Davy. I do love the 'character' in this shot.

WhoHoo. Bring on WPL4.

She
by fotomann_forever

Comment:
Leroy; nice! Congratulations on the publication.

I don't have it in me to vote on this challenge. but hope you do well. I think you have done well to just touch on the boundaries of what people feel comfortable with - hopefully the DPC conservatives don't punish you too badly. Very much 'you'.

Only complaint is the slight blow-out on the face - a little harsh for my taste.

Up Hill & Down Dale
by Wellylena

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Hi Helena,

Welcome to DPC! Congratulations on your first challenge submission - that's a big first step.

This is a difficult one to critique as there is nothing technically wrong, and I don't have much to go on in terms of your comments. The main issue here is one of composition. I recommend you take the time to read this tutorial on composition -> here

Based on this shot there are thwo aspects that I believe you should begin to consider. The first is colour: these greys tend to make an image look flat, and don't engage the voter. On DPC the voters usually like a nice bit of pop in the shots. The second is leadign lines: in this shot the pattern in the material leads the viewers eye right off the image, so there is no real focal point.

It is my hope that these insights are helpful and constructive. Please feel free to PM me if you have any questions regarding this critique. And please remember to mark it "Helpful" if you found it so. Good luck with future challenges.

Cheers
Paul

Leader of the Pack
by jerowe

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Hi Jon,

I can easily see why you liked this shot. The scene is very appealing and the colours are lovely and soft - a lovely bucolic scene. The main points I want to cover have already been mentioned in your other comments; namely the noise reduction and the halos. I happen to think the softened effect works very well on the scene, just that you have overdone it, and lost too much detail in the process. The halos above some of the cows are just plain unnecessary, and to me a clear indication that some of the post-processign has been taken too far. There is a really good video tutorial here that covers managing halos when sharpening. Hope this helps.

The main area I would have like to see more detail in on the black cow looking directly at the viewer. This to me is where everything in the image leads my eye, but when I get there it is just a large black patch with no detail. Given this was an advanced challenge I think this cow should have been edited seperately.

It is my hope that these insights are helpful and constructive. Please feel free to PM me if you have any questions regarding this critique. And please remember to mark it "Helpful" if you found it so. Good luck with future challenges.

Cheers
Paul

Glory
by ShannonLee

Comment:
Congratulations Shannon.

.Soft Rock.
by ShannonLee

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Hi Shannon,

I first stumbled across your profile a few weeks ago and liked what I saw. Again I like what I see, and personally find the score surprisingly low. This is pretty much the case with lots of your images so I guess I just like your work.

I've spent a bit of time looking at this shot trying to work out why it got so many flat 5's with such beautiful soft orange light. I've come up with two possible ideas. The first is that the image doesn't teally convey 'soft rock', the rocks actually look hard and substantial. The light above them is soft, but I reckon some people figured there is nothing in that. The main subject is the women with the wings - without the title the rock just seems to occupy a lot of pixels with dull colours. This brings me on to the second point - composition. I would have like the 'angel' in the bottom-right corner of the rule of thirds with loads of the glorious sky above her. That would have been a very effective shot (but still wouldn't have conveyed your oxymoron). As Dr Achoo said - it is not the best representation of the concept.

It is my hope that these insights are helpful and constructive. Please feel free to PM me if you have any questions regarding this critique. And please remember to mark it "Helpful" if you found it so. Good luck with future challenges.

Cheers
Paul

Strange Bedfellows
by geekssweet

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Hi Kat,

This is, as has already been noted, an extremely cute shot. Yahtzee of course makes the shot. Those eyes may be closed, but still the shot conveys a wonderful kitty contentment. Your setting and POV effectively communicate that the source of the contentment is the ducky.

I like your crop - just enought to convey all that you need. The light on Yahtzee is also lovely. My onle major gripes are the various distractions in the image. Specifically - the line of the blanket behind Yahtzee's back, the pick patches of blanket in front of Yahtzee's face, and the slight blow-out on the ducky's head. The first two would be easy to resolve with a bit of setting (is it really easy to pursuade a cat to sleep where you want it to?). The blow-out on the ducky can be corrected with the lighting. In addition I think the image could do with the slightest touch of USM.

It is my hope that these insights are helpful and constructive. Please feel free to PM me if you have any questions regarding this critique. And please remember to mark it "Helpful" if you found it so. Good luck with future challenges.

Cheers
Paul