Back to Work!!... Junior's Hungry!
by Mystique2

Comment by Dirt_Diver:
I think you might have been too far away for this. Once you zoom so far things get a little choppy

Water and Earth In Harmony
by Mystique2

Comment by jblaylockrayner:
Very tranquil but a bit fussy to look at.

Psittacine Aviculture = Beauty & Majesty
by Mystique2

Comment by BeckyT:
Composition is fine. It looks like you used a flash so it took some details out of the bird feathers. I like the gray tone of the bird but think the pink area around the beak would make these pop if it was brighter. The focus seeme a little soft. It might be fun if you played around with rotating the image to see what affect you get. IMHO

Back to Work!!... Junior's Hungry!
by Mystique2

Comment by abranton:
Something seems a little off, not sure if I know what it is for sure. Looks like it may be a little out of focus. Love the title.

Natural Vibrance
by Mystique2

Comment by stargazer05766:
Could this be a passion flower?
Elegant pleasing to the eye and i like how u desaturated..

Natural Vibrance
by Mystique2

Comment by Judi:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Composition: The central aspect but controlling of the viewers attention is well done. The eye branches out from the center well.

Technical: This is the area that has let you down. Selective Desaturation was not meant to intend for colour to be over the entire or majority of the image. I feel if the flower surrounds was left in BW then your score would have benefited.

Overall: Try re-editing for a more flattering image.

Psittacine Aviculture = Beauty & Majesty
by Mystique2

Comment by Krystle:
i like the capture and crop very much. the lack of lighting on the tail though kind of makes it fade into the background, which is something i'm not liking, as the rest of the subject is visible. great idea though, 6

Watering the Crops
by Mystique2

Comment by Citadel:
Greetings from the critique club!

As mentioned in a few previous comments, make sure you submit the largest size allowed. The bigger the picture the more we can appreciate the subtle details of your entry.

The colors are fairly good but could use a bit more saturation. As you mention in your own comment, there is a pretty good sharpness and contrasts are nice.

Interesting challenge idea. However the water limits the convergine lines feeling as we can't see far enough through the irrigation system. The water definitely adds interest however so I'm not sure how to approach this. Perhaps with larger submission we could see more detail and get that feeling more.

Overall a pretty good first entry. Welcome to DPC!

Mystic Shapes
by Mystique2

Comment by btrfly:
the lighting and shadows detract from the focus a little.

Natural Vibrance
by Mystique2

Comment by MaryO:
Columbine is lovely, but would have been the focal point even without the desat (which appears to still have a purple tint to it).