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by Zigomar

Comment:
Please please confrim that is a ladies bottom as I've been admiring it this past 30 minutes! This little set is turning into an exibition, all are great and think this is my favourite so far (providing that is a she lol).

The lady with the dog - 2
by LevT

Comment:
ooh, show this to the "its too central" and lensbaby hating numpties. This is excellent, almost like you cut and pasted high street subjects into a war torn background. I'll differ from other commenters (and yourself) and say I think the black blob actually adds interest to the shot and creates a sort of anchor with the women and dog. Can I say excellent again?

Graffiti and daisy
by salmiakki

Comment:
lol, my initial thought was that you had picked some of your roadside daises and brought them home to shoot Sarah. Nice colours and I like the fact the daises are past their prime (careful).

- - - -
by krnodil

Comment:
K, going to go against the grain here (ooh, I did a pun) and select this as my fav of the 3 you put up here Karen. Whilst this type of shot might favour a landscape orientation I like the crop and think the scene is more powerful.

(o)
by Zigomar

Comment:
ok, are you actually going round painting these things or do you go in search of them? In colour this is fun but as a B&W image it might be disturbing ;)

Breakwater
by Germaine

Comment:
As others have mentioned the flags are a great addition to the image and their blur sets the scene nicely for me.

Message edited by author 2009-07-22 16:11:30.

Sunflower Babies
by robinegg

Comment:
Greetings from Andi via the Critique Club. Congratulations on a new PB Robin!

First Impression: A nice, soft and vibrant image image, sharp enough where it should be and an above average flower reflection.

Composition: For me the composition is just right.

Tecnical: At first glance the blown out petal was a little annoying but on reflection I think it actually helps the image. The green foliage is a little distracting and it might improve the image if it was in better focus.

Artistic: Yes, its certainly artistic and the colours go really well together. The way the petals merge into that silky soft backround shows a good vision.

Overall thoughts: Even though similar has been done 100's of times at dpc it was submitted to a flower challenge and this is a good example. Well done and all the best for future challenges.

Vertigo
by vlado

Comment:
Greetings from Andi via the Critique Club. Let me start by congratulating you on your first ribbon Vlado

First Impression: Fits the challenge well, a nicely framed colourful shot but, its another spiral staircase.

Composition: This is excellent, the frame is full with no wasted space and my eyes are taken on a rollercoaster ride around the image.

Tecnical: Its a basic challenge and think you did an excellent job with the lighting, exposure and focus. some voters might have wanted more detail at the bottom of the stairs but I like the mystery of whats down there.

Artistic: If you had left out the foliage I think you would have suffered in the voting and having it in the shot has added another dimension to the image. For me, the foliage is the difference between a good image and the work of an artist (and of course a runner up and a ribbon winner).

Overall thoughts: If I were able to get you to change one element it would be to have used a flash to bring out the foliage a bit more, I think it would have helped the image but unless I saw a comparison I can only wonder. Its a shot well worth your first ribbon, and hope its the start of good things for you here at dpc.

He remembers...
by SHALIGA

Comment:
Greetings from Andi via the Critique Club and congratulations on your first submission here at DPC.

First Impression: Meets the challenge description well, an unusual and pleasing point of view and the image is enhanced by the lighting and composition though does look a little flat.

Composition: If you had managed to crop to the outer part of the circle this would have had much more impact and sadly as it is it looks a little clumsy to me. Was it your cropping that missed the lines or did you miss it whilst shooting?

Tecnical: I still think this looks a little flat but tbh rather than harming the image I feel it adds a 'mood' to the overall effect. Focus is nice and sharp and I wonder if you had opened the lens up to (say) 5.8 if you'd get a more oof backgound though in honesty I don't think it matters that mush as it works well as is.

Artistic: I think its difficult to be 'Artistic' whilst shooting an image like this. Its a good reproduction of a statue and as the challenge wasn't to make this your work of 'Art' I guess its a mute point.

Overall thoughts: This is something that most people would have overlooked (pun intended) so kudos to you for spotting it. I didn't vote in this challenge but if I did I would probably have skimmed past with a 5 as nothing really screamed at me to stay and view the image. After being here for 10 minutes then it would have been a good 6 vote.

I hope this helps? feel free to get back to me if you have any questions and good look for future challenges Santos.

Eye of the Zebra
by Zigomar

Comment:
Yup, agree with all the below and certainly think you can do something cool with this set when you run out of ideas but that might (hopefully) take some time. This is another great image and it all goes together so well.