Knitting Needles From Five Generations Ago!
by 777STAN

Comment by Thai:
good Idea but could have been sharper if you pardon the expression

Psalm 150:5!!!!!!!
by 777STAN

Comment by mfitch_or:
nice action shot, not enough of a story for me tho

Psalm 150:5!!!!!!!
by 777STAN

Comment by espy2:
I'm not much for receiving or giving comments, but since Candids are
near and dear to my heart, I have decided to give comment on every entry
in this challenge.

If I were to list this in categories, it would be under performance and snapshot. The photo is way out of focus aside from the motion blur, and badly lit. Unfortunately I have to say it was badly composed. Not much of interest is being portrayed that isn't expected. It's a 2 for me.

"Brighten the Corner Where You Are"
by 777STAN

Comment by Neuferland:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Wow, what beautiful flowers! Must be nice to have some to shoot, LOL, where I am it's still too cold, LOL :)

This is a lovely idea for yellow and the color is there but it seems a bit flat and dull for the light that seems to be available. An adjustment on curves or brightness/contrast could really help bring these colors out. Even a slight adjsutment on the saturation (yellow) would really help this.

Also the overall composition seems a bit off to me the balance isn't quite there, the bud on the right is throwing the whole line off of the flowers, if you bring the crop in just a bit and take out the one bud, leaving a line from bottom to top taking me in and out of the shot.

More focus on the full blooms also might help, having a shallow DOF can work with this shot if the focus is on the main bloom.

I really like the shot overall and the idea behind it, if you do rework this at all I would love to see the results.

Hope my comments help!

Deannda
Good Luck in future Challenges

Psalm 150:5!!!!!!!
by 777STAN

Comment by petrikleynhans:
very nice use of shutter!

The Next Step in Life? Just Look For The Arrow!
by 777STAN

Comment by posthumous:
I don't know what this has to do with texture but I love this photo.

Psalm 150:5!!!!!!!
by 777STAN

Comment by GoodEnd:
The light was an issue here. Not only the hands of drummer are blured but all picture! A tripod can make easier, next time.

The Next Step in Life? Just Look For The Arrow!
by 777STAN

Comment by temba:
This is a lovely shot - I particularly like the light and overall composition. However, I don't get an impression of texture - which is about touch - at all.

JOY is Merry on Christmas!
by 777STAN

Comment by loseme:
*Critique Club*

"JOY is Merry on Christmas!" is a nice candid in the Best of 2002 challenge.

Obviously you were capturing a true expression, which is always wonderful to see. The image itself is a little harsh. The image looks over processed because there are areas that are very pixeled, especially in her hair. There are also some weird white lines that come across in the shot, possibly from the lights reflection. Overall the shot seems out of focus, but I can understand that you were trying to capture the emotion.

The Next Step in Life? Just Look For The Arrow!
by 777STAN

Comment by oraw:
simply wonderful, no photoshop tricks, just a good eye and a rapid finger, really I love it....in black&white it could be a photo of henry cartier bresson. Compliments