Washed Up -- In Living Color
by Germaine

Comment:
That'd look great printed on canvas!

L a n d i n g
by njsabs

Comment:
Fantastic - great colours and blur

Regrowth
by michelR

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

First impressions are that this is a moody shot that contrasts a new plant with some rubbish well.

Technically this is good. The plant is nicely exposed and the composition is good to allow us to compare the two items - a little centered vertically perhaps.The DOF is very shallow and this doesn't let us see much detail in the spray can (I didn't realise that's what this was until I read your notes - I thought it was a coke can or something)

Artistically this rocks! I love these moody shots and now that I know this is a spray can this tells a great story.

In summary the inability for voters to see the link with graffiti killed the score on this shot. If you could have arranged the can so that we could read that it was a spray can then I'm sure this would have done well.

Feel free to PM me if you have any queries.
Gerry

Phillip Island Road - Cowes
by bcenu

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

First impressions are that this has been over processed to look unnatural. I do see good detail however.

Technically the processing is ok but it's one of those things that people either love or hate. The composition works well and I like the border.

Artistically this has a good story to tell. The emptiness of the scene allows us to study the buildings at the side of the road and wonder why it is so quiet.

In summary this is a good shot but the processing is a double-edged sword. In this case it worked to your advantage (given the score clearly more people liked it than didn't).

Feel free to PM me if you have any queries.
Gerry

Main Street
by caseyface

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

First impressions are that the lights are nicely exposed and jump out at me like (neon) lights should.

Technically this is good. Exposure is almost perfect. Composition is good although we do have the light trails leading us up to the left and the bright sign pulling us up to the right - they don't fight each other too much though.

Artistically I like this. It's a shame that one while light trail got in there with those reds, it's the red's that make this shot. When you look at this you get that feeling of late at night after a few drinks with your mates, looking for somewhere to eat.

In summary I like this and during voting I said so!

Feel free to PM me if you have any queries.
Gerry

My road is lit up..... (Old Airport Road Bangalore)
by ambica

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

First impressions are that the light trails are too bright (as I commented during the challenge).

Technically this is a little lacking. The light trails are overexposed, the whole scene has a red cast to it (from the lights?), and the composition seems to leave a lot of empty sky - for what purpose? Some height may have added more interest to the light trails and also allowed you to include some other element in the frame for reference.

Artistically this does hold some interest as the light trails do keep our eye focussed and there are some details to be seen through them.

In summary this is a good start at DPC - don't be discouraged! This scored a sub 5 but you can see the majority of votes were 5's which shows that it could have gone either way. I think the technical elements above are what skewed it under 5 rather than over.

Feel free to PM me if you have any queries.
Gerry

Market at Main
by MinsoPhoto

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

First impressions are that the colours are nice and vivid and there is a lot of detail showing through. I also notice the tilt.

Technically this is ok. The colours, while vivid, are a little unnatural. That's Topaz for you. The POV has put the buildings on a slant and that is one of the first things I thought when I saw the shot. A rotate may have solved it. It's best to try not to have something like that be what people think on first impression as that's what will stick in their mind and they will vote accordingly.

Artistically this doesn't say much. It shows good detail in the building but thats it. I'm also not sure if it meets the challenge that well.

In summary an ok shot that scored around the right range IMO.

Feel free to PM me if you have any queries.
Gerry

Main Street Boonton
by ladpupmoe

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

First impressions are that this is a pleasing shot with an old-time feel

Technically this is fine. The clouds stand out nicely to add a bit of drama. Composition is good but maybe a lower POV to have more of the buildings in the shot - the point is the town rather than the sky isn't it? The slight noise in the image adds to the old-time feel - was that added in PP as the camera settings don't seem to be such that they's add that much noise.

Artistically this is a bit flat. There is nothing of interest in the scene. We can't even see the cable car that your comments refer to. This is why the shot got so many 5's (my vote being one of them). Usually I can't stand fancy borders but in this instance it works.

In summary this is a solid shot (with a solid 5 score) but the scene lacks anything to engage the viewer.

Feel free to PM me if you have any queries.
Gerry

Tunnel of the madmans
by phoozt

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

First impressions are that this is a great location but the processing is too much (as your notes allude to)

Technically this is good. The composition is good and it seems exposed nicely to capture the graffiti and not blow out the lights.

Artistically this could be really good if we could see the graffiti better. There seems to be so much here that could capture our interest but the processing hides much of it. A person in shot would have added a lot more too, even if they were in the distance walking along - maybe in that bright area at the end where there seems to be a bollard?

In summary that has potential but it didn't quite make it.

Feel free to PM me if you have any queries.
Gerry

Graffiti Goosebumps
by cookies

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

First impressions are that the colours are really vivid, almost unnaturally so.

Technically this is a little different. The titled view works for these buildings. The cat is not placed precisely on a third - this lets us see more graffiti but it also makes the cat seem a bit like it's cramped against the edge. It's a shame this was basic editing as those cats eyes could have really popped with a little extra work.

Artistically this has a very strong message. The black cat against the vivid graffiti is a great contrast.

In summary this tells a strong story but I think the processing is a little too unnatural for many voters.

Feel free to PM me if you have any queries.
Gerry