Delicate Plant Life
by Lorene

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: This is one of the better dandelion captures that I have seen in some time now. This one is nicely focused, yet very comfortably sharp at the same time. Great colors and wonderful detail.

Lighting: You did a fantastic job lighting a fairly difficult subject. The whites seem near-perfectly exposed, while you also captured nice detail in the dark center of the bloom.

Composition/Content: While this would not have been a personal choice for an album cover, you did a very nice job putting this image together with a clever title.

My Opinion: Nice work meeting the challenge, and congrats on yet another top 20 finish.

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Eric

Deep Pleasure Lab's debut album, COSMIC FORCE.
by Car54

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Great focus that makes every single element in this capture look crisp and clean. The vivid colors you captured suggest a proper white balance setting, as well as add some terrific elements into the frame.

Lighting: Your lighting is also very strong. Your shadows add some great texture and depth to the image.

Composition/Content: Overall, I'd have to say I like it. It is very clean and very busy all at the same time. I think that your titles, while made with very appealing fonts, need a little work to stand out more. Both get lost in the image, but just a little

My Opinion: I think that this one scored about where it should have. Nice work on a well-deserved 6+.

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Eric

Devine Puppy Love
by Sheryll

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Nice focus and you captured great colors in both animals.

Lighting: I'll have to agree with Efergoh and pacpinto on this one. The lighting is a bit too harsh. I think that your flash needed to be toned down a little. That white on the big dog's face seems just a bit too hot for my liking.

Composition/Content: The hand seems a bit out of place and even awkward. I know that this was probably the best way to capture what you were after, but maybe shooting the animals interacting at ground level would have helped.

My Opinion: I think that the voter's were most tough on your lighting. As soon as the image pops up, the eye was pulled right to the whites and held hostage. Still, cute idea and great animals!

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Eric

Distant Past Lovers -A Tribute-
by Natasha

Comment:
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Camera Work/Technical: It looks like your focus locked in on her curls, which are nicely crisp. I really wish that the focus was on her eyelids, with enough depth of field to include crisp lips.

Lighting: Very nice lighting. Between your lighting of the subject and your toning, you created a wonderful mood that matches nicely with your title.

Composition/Content: Also nice. I think that I would like to see just a little bit more of her eyes, but not a lot. Her pose and the emotion on her face fits very well with the band name that you chose.

My Opinion: I like it, and you finished with a very well-deserved score. I'd like to see the focal point shifted a bit, and perhaps a bit more of her eyes. Outside of that, I don't think that I would have changed a thing.

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Eric

Danish Poultry League
by chesire

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: The first think that grabs the voters eye and makes them take notice is sharp focus. You look a little on the soft side here, and I am pretty sure that this was one aspect that pulled your score down.

Lighting: I like the mood you created with your lighting. Somehow, it fits very nicely with the working subject you have included.

Composition/Content: I like your initial composition, but the lettering needs some work. I think that I would have gone with a bolder font, and I absolutely would have left off that stroking of the letters.

My Opinion: You started with a neat idea and a great 'band' name. This one just needed a bit better execution in a few areas.

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Eric

Death Proves Life
by electrolost

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

First of all, congrats on a new best score. I am sure that many more will follow, but it's always nice to have a new image sitting on the profile page.

Camera Work/Technical: Your choice of presentation fits your subject matter very well. There are some hot spots, suggesting a little overexposure, but, in combination with the graininess of this image, the overexposure works nicely.

Lighting: As mentioned before, a little overexposed, but I would not have changed anything about the lighting. You created a very nice, high-contrast image.

Composition/Content: The items seem to fit well together, representing the finality of all things. I like it, but it may have been just a bit too busy for the voters.

My Opinion: 5.7 is a very respectable score, and you finished with a well-deserved new personal best. Voters tend to vote lower on duotone images and images with grain. Even with that, you were able to pull a 5.7. Nice work, and I look forward to more.

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Eric

Dog Pound Lounge
by Evil-Chihuahua

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Great focus, strong colors and a very nice 'band' type photo. I like all the details, right down to the lead singer on the right, standing back and peering into space as if on a completely different plane.

Lighting: Overall, your lighting is pretty strong. I do think that I'd like to see the pups lit a bit better. Maybe a little fill flash, but, if those guys are like ours, the flash would only scare the hell out of them

Composition/Content: Great composition. Every element in the frame serves well to keep the eye wandering and looking for more. I am a bit disappointed in their choice of beers. I always pegged chihuahuas as Sam Adams drinkers.

My Opinion: Strong entry. Strong finish. I like what you captured here, and you earned the score the voters gave. Nice work.

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Eric

DEAF POET'S LAMENTATION
by hotpasta

Comment:
Very well-seen and terrifically executed. The voters have spoken, and I cannot see anything to add in the way of a thoughtful critique. Congrats on another ribbon to add to your ever-increasing collection. Nice work! My favorite part (aside from the great image) is the number 1 hit...clever!

Deathly Pale Legs
by snaffles

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Crisp focus on the on the woodwork, but the legs seem to lose some sharpness with your depth of field. Nice work with the colors and post-processing to create a nice, pale set of legs.

Lighting: Very nice and even. No blown highlights and no details were lost in the shadows.

Composition/Content: I agree with Kelly on the border, but I do like the overall composition. I like it even more after reading that you were upside down when it was shot. I think that those borders could have been half that size, maybe even less, and the layout would have looked better.

My Opinion: I do like it, but I think that I'd like it more with less border and better focus on the legs.

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Eric

Data Processing Logic
by splidge

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Crisply focused for shooting lights and well-captured. Just glancing at it, I didn't really see much to the image. That may have cost you and tenth or two from the voters. Now, spending some time with it, I see what you have captured here.

Lighting: Your lighting is solely provided by the subject of your image. Nice idea and great concept.

Composition/Content: The tilt definitely adds interest to this capture. You also chose a great font that fits right in with the overall feel of the image.

My Opinion: I think that many voters passed it by, as I did when I first saw it. Even still, you managed a strong score and a well-deserved finish.

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