twelve.
by xantangummi

Comment:
Great duotone image. This is one of the better band shots that I have seen in a while. Nice.

Church
by MarioAngel

Comment:
Nice, centered composition, but I think the contrast needs a little tweaking. Perhaps a little curves adjustment would help out. I like the way your composition starts pulling the eye up and in from the sidewalk and continuing uninterrupted all the way up to the peaks on the building. Good eye!

Fear This...
by Edward Main

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Nicely focused and a very nice depth of field use. I really like the isolated subject that you achieved by using the blurring of your background.

Lighting: I think that you needed a bit better lighting on his head and face to really help bring his features out.

Composition/Content: Shifting your shooting point of view down a bit would have really helped out your composition of this one. I'd like to see his head more toward the top of the frame, as well as the ability to see the rest of his gloved hand that is cropped out of the image.

My Opinion: With a better composition and maybe a little fill flash, I truly believe that your scored would have grown considerably.

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

Dominance
by Jas

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Nice, just as all your comments have mentioned.

Lighting: Very strong and very well-lit.

Composition/Content: I think it fits quite well, even though you and some of your voters do not. I feel the action, and I like the approach that you took to this one.

My Opinion: Nice shot and a nice score to match. Well-cone.

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

Zulu Warrior
by rossl

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

First of all, welcome to the wonderful world of DPC. I think that you'll really like what you find here. An average of 5.333 is a pretty strong place to start, and it leaves a great deal of room for improvement.

Camera Work/Technical: It looks like you had to rely too heavily on flash here, thus giving the image a very flattened look. I understand that night time photography can be pretty difficult.

Lighting: Your lighting is a bit flat. It almost looks like your camera was pointed down when shot this one, as the legs and feet are better lit than his face or torso.

Composition/Content: I'd like to see the entire fore in this one. I think that backing away a bit to loosen up the composition would help out some. That may also help even out your flash a bit as well.

My Opinion: Nice work meeting the challenge, and I look forward to more entries, as well as seeing your overall average climb. Again, welcome and keep shooting.

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

Oh yeah, they played baseball too...
by good_ham

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Very nice use of your depth of field. This does an excellent job of nicely isolating your subject, which I might add, is the most important part of any game. Without the beer man, I'd have to get up far too many times.

Lighting: I'd like to see this one lit better. Perhaps a little more exposure would have helped out here. I use a very bright monitor, and everything looks a bit dark here.

Composition/Content: Nice rule of thirds use. This really helps pull the eye up and into the frame. The heads at the bottom of the screen are fairly distracting, yet understandable.

My Opinion: Nice work, but it appears that this isn't exactly what the voters were looking for. Nice job thinking out of the box to capture a different side of the action.

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

What else would you do on a Saturday morning......
by dougi555

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

So, what is there that I could possibly add here other than I think your horizon may be tilted a hair? I do see that corinne also added a silly comment to yours as well. I am left to assume that the word 'sport' means something totally different in her native language. I do like this capture a lot! It is my absolute favorite in this challenge, closely followed by this one:



Notice that corinne left a really original comment there as well. You did a fantastic job with every aspect of this image (save the slight tilt that I think I see). You were far underscored with this one, but duotone images are often overlooked on DPC. Still, fantastic work, and I look forward to more.

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

Determination
by brownsm

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: While not nearly the superiority of much of your work, the technical aspects of this image is pretty strong. I like the crisp, clean focus on the player, and the depth of field makes this one pop nicely.

Lighting: I think that your lighting is reversed. The background is a little too bright, thus making the subject look a little too dark.

Composition/Content: The background is a bit too busy for my liking. I'd like to see it with out the outfielder and the passing truck on the left side. I do like the inclusion of the ball, as well as the entire form of the player.

My Opinion: Even with the mild flaws, this is a nice image. Again, not nearly the strength of the work you normally produce, but still pretty nice.

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

Baile De Cinco De Mayo
by Sheryll

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

First off, congrats on your best scoring entry to date. It always nice to up that best score and see a new image sitting at the top of the profile page. Also, thanks a ton for including such detailed information. I think that you did a nice job considering the image that you started with. Nice work with the post-processing. I think a 5.5 is a very strong score for this particular entry. More clarity would have certainly drawn a better score.

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

In Good Company
by Nuzzer

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Very well-done. I will be the first to admit that I detest the expert editing rule set. Even still, I appreciate the time and effort that goes into an image like this. This is one of the best ones that I have seen done. The only figure that is a little awkward is the one at front on the left. I think toning the lightness down on him just a bit would have helped out a good deal.

Lighting: Well-done outside the figure I mentioned. You really convey the feeling of a small-town pub very well.

Composition/Content: Very nice. You put together a strong image that fit well within the rule set.

My Opinion: Again, I hate the rule set, but I really like what you put together. I think the score fit the image well. Congrats on another well-scoring entry.

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