Stormy Skies Up Ahead
by Chippie19

Comment:
This is an excellent shot! The tonal range is great. Maybe overall a touch too dark? I love the leading line of the road as it takes the eye right to the smoke. Nice photo!

Angela
by Chippie19

Comment:
What an adorable pooch! I think a tighter, portrait crop would do wonders for this. Nice job!

jed3.jpg
by Shecoya

Comment:
Nice post processing. Great tonal range with the b/w. Excellent focus and dof.

going gone GO
by Shecoya

Comment:
Nice shot Shecoya! The hue really adds to the photo. Nice exposure, nice focus, nice crop.

Giants Causeway 2.jpg
by Flash

Comment:
Columnar jointing at its finest!! Very nice!

Toward the Light
by L1

Comment:
This is an exceptional photo Laurie. I feel the person's shadow adds the perfect touch. Very nicely done.

Raspberry Martini
by idnic

Comment:
* A Critque Club Comment *

Hello Cindi

Please keep in mind that I'm not a trained professional ...

Seeing as this is an excellent photo I am left to pick nits.

Composition
This is a very nice composition. You have many nice lines and many nice triangles produced by the crop. I feel that the glass could have been a little more full of liquid, this would have helped to show off the rasberries more. Or maybe some (raspberry?) lipstick on rim to show that some of the martini had been imbibed. I'm normally "Glass is 1/2 full" type but in this case feel I'm asking where the rest of the martini went. The many bubbles are wonderful, you picked an excellent choice with raspberries, they do like to hold bubbles. I like the use of background hue similiar to the raspberries, it pulls the whole image together for me.

Technical / Post Processing
The focus is great. As others have pointed out there are two elements that take away from the image - the reflection on side of the glass and the bubbles on the top side of the glass (and maybe some dust), I won't belabor the point. I feel the contrast could be boosted just a tad.

Aesthetics
Extremely aesthetically pleasing.

Relevance to Challenge
This photo meets the challenge very well, I see bubbles!

Overall this is an exceptional photo.

You're very talented, I always look forward to seeing your work.

-jp

Cold Longnecks at the Creek
by myra

Comment:
Nice shot. The focus is great. Nice lighting. Bokeh is nice in the background. The b/w (sepia?) is perfect for the subject. I wonder how a portrait crop would make this look. Nicely done Myra.

Hope Rita didn't make too much trouble for you.

Sunset Kisses
by ibkc

Comment:
What a shot! Very nice.

Ghostwalking
by mocabela

Comment:
Interesting, in a grimy photo sort of way. I mean that in a good way. Reminds me of a Raymond Chandler mystery, I don't know why.

Message edited by author 2005-09-28 15:36:21.