A new look at an old friend
by jdannels

Comment:
Is this Rikki? where did you shoot it from - Sausalito?

Very very nice! Brilliant idea and execution.
Unique perspective. Who would've thought SFO could be made to look like Oregon?

Abandoned
by Judi

Comment:
Greetings from the critique Club

Nice InfraRed photograph

It seems that you intentionally chose a long exposure, which caused the leaves to go blurry because of the wind. It went a touch too long, as the rightmost tree steals viewer attention from the subject, which appears just a touch too small in the photograph.

Young and Alone
by davidus428

Comment:
Greetings from the critique club

Congratulations! This is an emotive photograph that tells a story and draws the viewer into it.

You've used the available light to great effect. As you mention, the noise adds to the effect.

Cropping, composition, DoF are just perfect.

Congrats again, and thanks for sharing.

(Over)Indulgence
by EricMGB1974

Comment:
Greetings from the critique club

Nice photograph with a message
Good use of shallow DoF
Nicely lit
Good composition

The only reason I think it scored lower than it should have, is that its taken on a bland background. A bright red background with focused studio lighting seems to do better on dpc.

Nature Morte
by LevT

Comment:
Greetings from the critique club

What a creative use of shadows! I "Got it" at first glance, wouldnt recommend trying to make it more obvious as commented by some others.

Congratulations on well executed photograph. Thanks for sharing.

Shadow of Hope
by bryantbus

Comment:
Greetings from the critique club

Wow! I am amazed by the creativity and effort put into this photograph.

The only nitpick I have is: The red circled text draws attention to what is written inside the circle, which somewhat distracts the viewer. I feel that the creative use of shadows stands out on its own, and does not need the circled text to make an impact.

Congratulations on a well done photograph!

Framed in sandstone
by arpita

Comment:
Congratulations Arpita! This had blue ribbon written all over it.

King of the Mountain
by 3eyedcrow

Comment:
Greetings from the critique club.

I like the composition and colors, and the creative use of shadow.
Should've scored better, if you ask me.

The only thing I would change is the crop, to make it more square.

Egyptian Love Potion
by smilebig4me1x

Comment:
Greetings from the critique club

I like the complementary colors in the subject, and the composition. It would have done better in any other challenge - but this one was more about the shadow, and getting creative with it.

I see you've taken this at a low ISO setting, but still the shadow appears a bit noisy - i wonder if it was caused by sharpening.

Hope this helps. Good luck!

1400°C
by gaurawa

Comment:
Congrats!