The Dancer
by moekyle

Comment by Konador:
Nice shot, I love the vibrant coloured background. I think its a little soft though, could do with a slight sharpen.

The Dancer
by moekyle

Comment by nutzito:
nice idea, a bit out of focus for my taste

The Dancer
by moekyle

Comment by annig:
i like her hands a lot!

The Dancer
by moekyle

Comment by Lustre:
Great work - definitely backlit but just a hint of detail retained. Oh, and a great pose as well.

A single Monument
by moekyle

Comment by amandalore:
Critique Club Comment

Initial thoughts: Wow, I think you've gotten some pretty helpful comments already and your photo definitely meets the challenge

Visual appeal: You can at least tell what the subject is. For DPChallenge, the best scoring photos are very colorful, emotional and/or extremely technically skilled

Subject & background: sky and clouds and monument seem flat, meaning there aren't any dramatic shadows or colors to give more interest

Angle, framing & composition: Rule of thirds: there are imaginary lines that divide your photo into thirds, both horizontally and vertically, and usually it is best to place the subject in your photo on one of the intersections of these imaginary lines, and with that being said, I think the only other thing you might of done with this pic would have been to shoot the monument from right underneathe; however that would have required a very wide angle lens

Focus, clarity & DOF: There doesn't really seem to be a specific point of focus and the monument could use some sharpening, though the photo is not blurry which is a plus

Lighting & exposure: You've done a good job not overexposing the sky or monument while not underexposing the trees. What you might have tried with this shot would have been to wait for a colorful sunset or sunrise to really bring this out

Post processing: I think that you could boost the contrast and saturation levels to try and bring out the clouds and the monument from the rest of the picture

Overall, my opinion: I think this is a pretty good start to DPC, welcome and good luck in future challenges

If you have any questions regarding this critique, feel free to PM me

Amanda

A single Monument
by moekyle

Comment by coolblue:
lacks that feeling of impact

A single Monument
by moekyle

Comment by atupdate:
Having an object that is always stationary as the main subject for a stationary challenge will not make it a strong entry for many voters. This image suffers from very flat lighting. A little bit of work with levels, curves, and saturation would go a long way. I would have also have like to have seen a little different prospective when you took this, as having the monument dead center makes the image look very average. Move to the left and get a little lower to the ground. Stretch your imagination and see what you can come up with.

A single Monument
by moekyle

Comment by jerryc12:
Not too sharp, not enough contrast, distracting light pole next to monument and dull boring sky.

A single Monument
by moekyle

Comment by glad2badad:
Too bad you couldn't get more detail pulled out from that sky. Looks like there were some nice stormy clouds out there.

A single Monument
by moekyle

Comment by cdownie:
should have been straightened