Need Milk!!!!!
by nathaliedoo

Comment:
A visit from the Critique Club :)

Definitely a cliché photo. I think it works very well and you did quite a good job with this.

The biggest complaint I have is of course the overexposed areas on the right side of the face and the white of the bottle. I'm not sure if you intended to do it like this but I think slightly less on the overexposure would have made it a better overall photo.

I love the expression on the kids face. It's so adorable. The focus is perfect. A lot of detail in the face in particular.

I like the B&W on this, kind of gives it a very "old" feel.

Camellia
by Geo_Griffin

Comment:
A visit from the critique club :)

Overall, I think you did good but that shutter speed killed your photo! Trying to get a good depth of field made your shutter only 1/10th of a second which is a very difficult shutter speed to hand hold, you should have definitely used a tripod.

The lighting is good, depth of field is good but focus could use a little of an improvement. It's definitely blurred by camera shake.

Definitely a cliche photo as well. Composition is quite good, I agree with Harz_Joerg that trying to go for the rule of 3rds would be pointless here, I like the way you have composed the photo, not straight on but a bit off to the right.

Cowboy Photographer
by sher

Comment:
A visit from the critique club :)

Congrats on your first entry, but don't get discouraged. It takes a while to get used to the way people vote and critique around here.

I agree with some of the comments about the background being a bit too busy. I think getting rid of that flower and cart would have been better.

Good exposure and focus. You did pretty good for your first time.

Cereal Killers (Cannibal Corn)
by GeneralE

Comment:
A visit from the critique club ;)

Heh, at first I couldn't figure it out, I had to see the challenge to clue me in on the subject matter & the title.

First impressions are that the overall image is too busy. And it has a yellowish tint particularly in the foreground where the cloth(?) looks like it should be white.

Reading your comments I did arrive at that conclusion that the tortillas were trying to eat the corn. But, I think you downplayed the tortillas role in this scene. Only after careful examination can I see that they are indeed tortillas and that they are trying to eat the corn. Perhaps filling a tortilla with corn kernels and placing it in the foreground with kernels falling out would give it more "artistic punch".

Another thing that sort of bugs me is are the kernels in the foreground. They are a bit blurry and I can see that you used only f/2.8 instead of something higher like f/8. That grass to the left tends to be the primary focal point and I think it would be better without it.

It definitely meets the challenge and I love the clever idea. I think you have something really good going here but a few more tries at it would give you a much stronger image.

A Negative Influence
by Gekker

Comment:
A visit from the critique club :)

Interesting effect! It looks almost like Infrared. Composition overall is pretty good. But I don't know if the effect you chose for this image was more beneficial than a regular photo. There is a lot of detail that is brought out by the effect, particularly in the trees in the upper right corner. I think it draws the eye away from the central subject here.
Focus is pretty good but I really can't comment on much else here.

Schaumburg Clock Tower
by pitsaman

Comment:
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This photo does not really do much for me. Sure, it meets the challenge but it does not engage me. The focus is a bit off. The image looks soft. There's also noise in the sky.

The exposure is pretty good. I would like to have seen several different angles on this.

Once Upon A Time
by mariomel

Comment:
A visit from the Critique Club :)

Oooh, I love this photo! I particularly like the sun spots from the sun going through the doors and the windows. The symmetry & repeating patterns are top notch. Well executed with great focus, depth of field and exposure. The only minor suggestion I have is cropping the rightmost window/door off it was split in half and I'd probably like to crop it off. My opinion of course :)

Riding on a Sea of Marbles
by smellyfish1002

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Interesting photo indeed. I like these types of photos where you have many similar/identical objects with one or several that are "misplaced".

Interesting composition but there are 2 things that bug me a little bit. The marbles do not fill up the whole frame, it seems that this photo would work better if the marbles filled up everything in the background. Even if you ran out of marbles angling the camera would have been sufficient. The other thing that I don't particularly like is the way that blue square is just "floating" above the marbles.

Having said that, I like the idea, I like the colors and the focus is good. I also like how you blurred the background with good use of the aperture.

Window to Infinity
by Jacko

Comment:
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First, I was going to ask about the editing but then I remembered that this is a free challenge.

I like it, it's definitely something I would have liked to try for a windows/doors challenge. The first thing that jumps at me is the odd distortion on the lines. Looks like you didn't get this photo straight on.
I definitely love the colors. They are perfectly balanced. Not too bright, not too dark, complimentary to each other. I would perhaps try to crop off the orange just for kicks to see what kind of an image you get from that.

Gvmt Building - Bunch of squares...
by kosmikkreeper

Comment:
A visit from the critique club :)

I like the title, it's funny but I usually do not rely on the title.
At first glance, I'd say this photo does not have enough substance. It also does not help that the windows are not square. At least the section you chose does not appear squared. The windows on the right section look to be more square. The reflections on the left side are a tiny bit distracting, I'd try to compose so that they do not exist and emphasis is on the right windows.

Not sure what else to add to this, it's a very "simple" image in terms of substance.