Daredevil Psychotic Ladybugs
by freakin_hilarious

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Your choice of focal points makes this one a bit distracting. While I can see that parts of the ladybug are focused, I'd really like to see this one with the bug fully focused. I do like the contrast that you achieved.

Lighting: I like the contrast that you created with the lighting here. My only complaint with the lighting is that the focal point is on the brightest part of the image, and that isn't the subject of the image.

Composition/Content: I'll echo the straw comment from below. I'd really like to see the entire bug, as well as the entire bug nicely focused. The straw on this side of the subject seems more accidental than an intentional composition.

My Opinion: Nice idea, and a pretty strong capture. With a bit of a change in the focal point, as well as the composition of the bug, your score would have surely grown.

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

Destination Park Lane
by Nuzzer

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: I like the idea you had here, but I think that the lack of focus is a bit overbearing for what you produced. While I understand the use of motion, I think zooming out a bit, thus including more of a focused area, would have made this one easier to look at.

Lighting: Your lighting is the strength of this image, in my opinion. Even with the motion blur, its pretty easy to see that you captured a very nicely lit scene.

Composition/Content: Again, I think that the subject occupies a bit too much of the frame. Your choice of text and font fits this one very well.

My Opinion: Overall, I like it. I would, however, like to see more of the scene around the speeding vehicle. I think it would really pull me more into the scene and frame, making it more real to me as a viewer.

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

Dead Poet Laureates
by dannylee

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

First of all, congrats on your second highest scoring entry to date. Strong work!

Camera Work/Technical: Very nice job with your minimalism approach. Your focus on the human skull is very crisp and an obvious strength of this image.

Lighting: Your lighting on the skull is also very nice. You did a terrific job with you shadows and highlights here, and I cannot see anyway that I could offer to improve you lighting.

Composition/Content: I think that the text and layout could have benefited from a little more creativity. While it fits nicely into the minimalistic approach, I think a bit better layout would have grown your score.

My Opinion: Overall I like it and I think it earned a strong score, just as it deserved. Nice work, and congrats again on getting a new image up there on your profile page.

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

Devoted Pasta Lovers
by De Sousa

Comment:
Alright, this is unfair! Not only did I pull this one for critique, but I also snagged librido's entry. I apologize that I have nothing to offer in the form of a thoughtful critique. You obviously have your hand on the pulse of the voters, and your work is well above my ability to provide feedback. I had a strong feeling that this would blue the second that it popped up on my monitor. Truly amazing.

Deep Pink Love - Love Bites
by xianart

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

I'll echo some of what your previous commenters have already said. This one is so nice because it is so over the top. I agree that the over-saturation and the boldness of this capture would make it a perfect album cover. I like your depth of filed, as well as the grain you created with the over saturation. Nice work, and I agree that you were robbed on this one. This would absolutely make a terrific album cover!

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

Don't Panic Love
by JoshuaRaineyPhotography

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

First of all, congrats on a new personal best, as well as cracking your way into the 6's with only your third entry. A well-deserved score and top 15 finish!

Camera Work/Technical: While the photograph is technically poor, it was the perfect creation for this challenge. Nicely seen and very, very well-executed.

Lighting: Also excellent for this capture. You created a very somber mood with the lighting and toning that you offer us.

Composition/Content: I'd like to see those two short light trails on the left of the image longer, but that's about all I'd change.

My Opinion: This is one of my favorites in the challenge. I think that increasing your exposure by 3 or 4 more seconds, thus making those two short light trails on the left longer, this one would have cracked the top 10.

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

Detailed Photo's League
by Rino63

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Terrific depth of field use. I completely disagree with Tygerr. I think that the shallow depth of field is one of this one's strengths. I would like to see just a little deeper depth of field, but I do like the bokeh-esque feel that you created.

Lighting: Pretty nice, but that large, white area at the top of the frame is very distracting.

Composition/Content: Nice rules of thirds use, and that works nicely to pull the eye onto the subject.

My Opinion: I think that this one could have been executed better, but even with that, 4.6 is a bit low.

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

Deep Purple Lips
by librodo

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

So, 6.7742 and yet another top 10 finish, what could I possibly offer to improve this one? I like the idea, and I like the execution, but I am not a very beg fan of your text. Even still, a very nice score. I wish that in my inferiority I could offer you more in the form of a critique. Nice work, as usual.

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

Dreaming of a Placid Lake
by orvaratli

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Very nice, strong image with some great near-silhouettes. I like your coloring, but that 13 seconds produced some pretty strong ghosting.

Lighting: Overall, the lighting looks a little flat. I guess that it was pretty dark out there, huh? I think a little curves adjustment would have helped out your lighting a bit.

Composition/Content: Your test placement is a bit awkward, but I really like your composition. You have leading lines all over that work to draw the eye in and around the entire image.

My Opinion: This is definitely a stronger image that the score reflected. With better text placement and a little more contrast, I think that this would have scored much better. Even with it as it is, 5.2 is far too low. Darn voters.

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

Dog Pound Lovin'
by jerowe

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: I like your choice of apertures here to create a great depth of field. Your focal point is on the perfect area of the image, and you did a nice job isolating your subject.

Lighting: Also very nice. Everything is nicely and evenly lit. Your lighting also helps isolate the subject, with the background being just a touch darker.

Composition/Content: While I'm no stickler on the 'rules' of photography, I think your subject is a bit too centered for this capture. I am also not a big fan the text you chose.

My Opinion: Nice work meeting the challenge, and a pretty well-done image. A little too centered, but still pretty strong.

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