Only 9 steps till GO!
by fitz3000

Comment:
Not a bad idea, but I do suspect that I will see several similar images. Nice composition and lighting, but I'd like a bit deeper depth of field. The two presentations of 9 is nicely creative. This one I will go 6.

Backyard Blooms
by dahved

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Awesome. I love the detail of the petals that fade into a very interesting, blurred background. The colors of the flower play very well against the browns and greens in the background. Well seen and well executed.

Lighting: Flawless. Whites on flowers are difficult to expose right. Nice work, especially considering the detail in the browns that you still captured.

Composition/Content: Wonderful composition, and I really like the flower that you chose to submit. I like the fact that there is a great deal of beauty left in the flower, but there are also signs of death and dying creeping in. Whether or not you meant to capture a statement, you did.

My Opinion: The voters absolutely missed this one. While I have not been through all the entries in this challenge, this has been my favorite flower capture of the challenge thus far. It is surely much better, in my opinion, than many that scored higher.

Thank you for the opportunity to provide a critique on your entry,
Eric

Vain Cow
by jotaga

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Interesting depth if field, and nice focus on the key portion of your subject.

Lighting: I like the tones captured here with the use of natural and available light.

Composition/Content: I think that the composition that you chose really hurt your score. The small portion of the cow itself to the left of the frame adds a very large distraction. Add to that, your subject is centered in the mirror, and the mirror is pretty much centered in the frame. Definite composition flaws that lend to lower votes as a general rule.

My Opinion: Unfortunately, I think this one scored pretty close to its potential. It was a comical take on the challenge, and your comments reflect that.

Thank you for the opportunity to provide a critique on your entry,
Eric

Ooops!!!!
by jotaga

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: I like what you have done with the technical aspect of this image. The depth of field is terrific, as is the choice of a shutter speed that would keep most of the frame in focus, while, at the same time, allow the motion of the leg to blur.

Lighting: Every part of your lighting is nice and even save the upper left corner. That hot spot grabs my eye and prevents it from roaming the frame as is should.

Composition/Content: I do like the flow of your composition. The legs serve very well to dray the eye into the frame, and, if it were not for the hot spot, the distant town and waters would serve even further to do more of the same.

My Opinion: I think this image, as it is shot and processed, met the challenge very well and very creatively, as well as placed about where it should have in voting. Shot at a different time of day and without that hot spot, I think this one could have crept up into the top 10.

Thank you for the opportunity to provide a critique on your entry,
Eric

Sign of the Times
by GeneralE

Comment:
Graffiti is indeed scaring the American landscape.

The Lotus Position
by Younger

Comment:
Nice composition and crisp focus.

Redes
by Mambe

Comment:
Great capture of pastes coloring.

Naturally Abstract
by BeckyT

Comment:
I like the idea, but the colors are too over saturated for my taste.

Challenger 3985
by pncowley

Comment:
Interesting scene, but it seems to be tilted to the right.

Balloon Peek-a-Boo
by tmmac_9

Comment:
Nice colors, but it feels like it needs some contrast/