Reflections
by ecdillon

Comment by Haneck:
Very interesting use of sepia!

The Evil Eye
by ecdillon

Comment by Haneck:
Cool! I know from experience myself how difficult it is to photograph black-furred animals: either the details of the fur become very harsh or washed out, or the details are completely lost in a black void. But I think you've captured the fur details perfectly here! It would be cool if the cat's eyes were a little wider open (although it certainly does make the cat look evil!) But, having a cat myself, I know how difficult models they can be!

Adirondacks
by ecdillon

Comment by Haneck:
I love the peaceful, serene atmosphere here... I wonder how it might look if you cropped some of the extra tree-tops off? The path is bright, but I like that! The only thing that bothers me is the washed-out sky. Very nice photo!

Apple of a Different Color
by ecdillon

Comment by nfessel:
this is interesting because it actually looks edible. :)

Rollins Pond
by ecdillon

Comment by nfessel:
this is really good. I like the angle of the water in the lower right corner. nice ripples and reflected colors.

Sunset over Porcupine Wash
by ecdillon

Comment by Landscape:
Such dramatic clouds. Beautiful!

Forget Something?
by ecdillon

Comment by timfythetoo:
Greetings from the Critique Club -

Let me begin first by saying "lol". I have been to many Renaissance fests and don't remember ever seeing something like this.

Now on to the comments. I think that the front two characters draw away from the one I belive you want to be the focus. At first reading the title my eyes go right to the front two and then I wonder how they correlate. It makes sense once I see the third character but he is secondary. I think if you had made the pantsless man a layer and everything else a layer, dropped the saturation on the everything else layer and kept the colors and sharpness on pantsless man the shot would have been different. It would have put the focus on the person you wanted. The front two people just dont seem to have anything to do with the other and thus takes away from the impact of no pants.

Beyond that - your layer work looks pretty good. The blur and desat is a good balance to the main characters. Its not painfully obvious that you did this work. Its just enough. The focus could have been a bit sharper on pantsless man. I think your score suffered because of the composition and the candid feel. Its too much of a snapshot to really do well in a Free Study. I do expect that most everyone who looked at this got a chuckle, which may have been your primary goal. Success comes in many forms. Goo dluck in your future entries.

Tim

Forget Something?
by ecdillon

Comment by hotpasta:
that's a fun shot...well done

Forget Something?
by ecdillon

Comment by arngrimur:
A nice candid.

Forget Something?
by ecdillon

Comment by JunieMoon:
Angle isn't the best on this one. I think for shots like this you really do need to have faces in the subjects. Clothing is a good subject, especially period clothing, but on this image they are not the best highlighted part. They appear to be secondary.