Unexpected Reflection
by hsteg

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that fulfils the challenge brief well

Good timing and viewpoint Harrison. That one small part of the image nicely focused against a largely soft focus foreground work well, it draws your attention to her lovely smiling face. I like the mono presentation it adds emphasis to the critical part of the image. All in all a nice job, well done.

I've only just noticed what a disappointingly low score you got, it deserved better than that, but thats DPC for you...

Message edited by author 2018-03-19 06:40:09.

Nature's Wonder: Bioluminescent Fungi
by Chris_Ang

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that fulfils the challenge brief well

Bioluminescent fungi? I've never even heard of it let alone seen it! Is this the actual colour? If so its absolutely amazing. The viewpoint is, of course, absolutely the right one, the underside of these fungi are always attractively intriguing. Use of the focus stacking has paid off well with a good DOF for a nice sharp image where it matters, well done Chris, all in all, a most interesting image.

Winterfell
by Ja-9

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes to the open challenge well

Brrrâ€Â¦ it looks cold! An cool winter landscape made more interesting by the unusual fence that splits the frame into foreground and distant. Good exposure to enhance the whites of the foreground snow, nicely balanced with the complementary darks of the sky, I like the ruggedness of the distant hills, all in all very accomplished Janine, well done

WR
by hsteg

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that meets the challenge well

This is a technique I have used myself, it's very satisfying when it works, and this works really well. The composition and timing are impeccable, the size of the two people offset each other very nicely you have ended up with a very nicely balanced image. The ghostliness of the foreground figure adds a really nice mysteriousness to it all. For me this is an image that has it all, I love it, well done Harrison

Rust in pieces
by RulerZigzag

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes well to the challenge

Congratulations for the HM Anton. The subject is most appropriate, derelict, abandoned and very weathered it fulfils the challenge brief well. You have added atmosphere to it with your post-processing of the surroundings. However, selection inaccuracies have made it rather too obvious for me to disregard it, which is rather a shame given the nature of the original study.

• a n x i e t y •
by Ja-9

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes well to the challenge

Great image Janine. Derelict buildings make tremendous subjects as indeed this is here, it looks like an old jail, hence the title, there must have been a lot of anxiety amongst those incarcerated within its walls. The composition is excellent from the stairs leading down on the right with the far doorway and corridor leading you into the depth of the building, it works well. Good DOF, the open door on the left adds to the sense of abandonment, I like it all, well done Janine.



Message edited by author 2018-03-01 06:31:28.

Super Bowls Fan
by clickodak

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes well to the challenge

Congratulations Marcel, a well deserved ribbon to add to your growing collection. You've done an excellent job and created a fun yet convincing composition worthy of your successful result. I like all the background elements, the shallow DOF and lighting it all works well. Perhaps my only criticism are the reflections in his helmet of your pictures hanging on the walls, a consideration for your next home studio set up?

Curious Polar Bear
by kaiyang

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes well to the challenge

You've gone for the 'Ah how cute' route with your lovely soft toy polar bear with his appealing expression, lovely. I'm not convinced about the lighting, its very blue and very red, I think more subtlety and more white would have perhaps been more successful for youâ€Â¦? Anyway, thanks for entering and sharing YaoJun.

Uh-oh...Mom's in the audience!!
by snaffles

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes well to the challenge

I didn't realise that nicey Barbie got up to such naughty thingsâ€Â¦! Great idea Susan, well thought out and I love the title but, as you recognise in your comments its not perfect, lighting being the key issue. But the idea is great, thanks for making me laugh...

Aperol
by Pangurban

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes to the challenge well

Vermeer would have been proud of it Ellie! A nice play of shadow and light it is really quite appealing. Given the scene I think your aperture was too small, I would have thought you could have achieved the same DOF with f8 or thereabouts for a faster shutter speed/ISO combination which I would always recommend for best image quality.