Dad's Patricide Comedy
by chalice

Comment by UNTITLED:
The composition is pretty good on this. The glasses are a bit rough on this with all those reflections, and they also hide the eyes that could of really added to this photo.

Dad's Patricide Comedy
by chalice

Comment by Matthew:
scary! If you had turned the lights opposite you down, or taken the photo with the lights to one side, you might have eliminated the distracting reflections in the glasses and created a bit more dramatic lighting. Your photo is also quite noisy - have you experimented with noise reduction software?

Dad's Patricide Comedy
by chalice

Comment by Louison:
Hmmm...

Dad's Patricide Comedy
by chalice

Comment by Bear_Music:
Fun shot. It's not gonna affect my score, but the title is confusing, as "patricide" is the killing of one's own father, and this looks like he's killing himself...

Secret WWII-Era Prison Discovered
by chalice

Comment by timfythetoo:
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Right off the bat - way too much shadow for me and not enough detail. The light in the back, while it does shine on the wall, just seems so bright that that is where my eyes go to and it just doesnt offer anything but being a bright spot. I gave this a 4 overall. I understand the idea and felt it made the challenge description, but technically it is too dark for me without enough detailed highlights. And from that the interest/appeal level was diminished.

Secret WWII-Era Prison Discovered
by chalice

Comment by Kelli:
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I thought this was a great idea. It just didn't seem to be executed real well. During voting I gave this a 5 because though it does seem like it could be an old prison, it seems more like a gated alley with a street light in the background. The darkness and lack of a subject failed to hold my interest.

Dad's Patricide Comedy
by chalice

Comment by ShutterPug:
poor color cast and lighting

Secret WWII-Era Prison Discovered
by chalice

Comment by ericwoo:
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No way this is a sub-5 shot. I think that too many voters got too carried away with the challenge title this time. Some concentrated on the title, while others worried about how it would look in news print. This is a very nice shot, and I think that the title really adds to it. The composition is excellent, with the light at the end of the tunnel really pulls the viewer into the frame. The cage makes me want to look deeper and see what else is back there. I think that I might have tried to darken the left wall a bit, but that would have been about it. Nice work, and an easy 6+ capture.

Secret WWII-Era Prison Discovered
by chalice

Comment by DefyTime:
Good shot

Hot and Cool Complementary Peppers
by chalice

Comment by kirsty_mcn:
To be honest, to me this seems a bit cluttered and as though not much thought went into pulling off the idea. I'm sure you could have found a more dynamic setup/composition, maybe with less peppers and more thought into the shapes they formed together, both from the peppers themsleves and the negative space between them. This would have enabled it to become more of a composition of form in the context of the complementary peppers, rather than just a 'snapshot' (sorry!) of a quick concept.

Lighting is very sensitive though, which works well. I'd like to see the b/g slightly lighter.

Try some more, according to everyone's advice and see what ya get