The American Southwest
by Cutter

Comment:
That top shot looks like it was shot from an illegal spot. Hell, why didn't you just cross under the Rainbow Bridge...oh...wait. Well seen and nicely done.

Natural Bridges
by Nikolai1024

Comment:
Very nice! Terrific composition in each, adn the triptych flows very well.

Abstract Desertion
by Cutter

Comment:
Is that a woody? Or maybe the horizon is tilted...Nah, it looks pretty nice. Strong composition and nice colors. This MUST have been shot with a Nikon.

Riding The Wave
by yakatme

Comment:
Sure wish we could have made this one. Very nice shot. There aren't many places in the world that you can get a shot like this. The perfectly focused lines work well to pull my eye into the frame. Even beyond a perfect place for shooting, you composed this one nicely as well. Was it worth the 3 miles through the desert?

IMG_6168.jpg
by TLL061

Comment:
Hey, I KNOW those people.

Lights in the sky
by ingvar

Comment:
Makes me long for summer...

~ B O N D I N G ~
by goc

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: After staring at the image, then taking it into PhotoShop, I think that I agree with trevytrev in that the chain could be just a little sharper. At first glance, it looks crisp to me. Only when I stare at it do I notice that the sharpness is a little off. The depth of field that you chose to use works particularly well in this image. Your Bokeh-type capture serves very well to isolate your subject from your background. The colors further work to set the subject apart from the rest of the image.

Lighting: Your lighting is the strength of this image. From the lighting on the subject to the relative darkness of the background, your lighting is very nice.

Composition/Content: I think that the voters hit you on your composition. While you nicely used the rule of thirds, the image feels a bit uncomfortable and off-balance. In keeping your subject entirely on the left of the image, there is nothing else that grabs the eye and leads it throughout the frame. Also, chopping the chain and the web where you did gives the image an overall cramped and uncomfortable feeling. I think that your find and idea were both superb, but you execution could use a little more work.

My Opinion: I think that your find and idea were both superb, but you execution could use a little more work. 5.987 is a very respectable score, and I think that it is an appropriate score for this capture. With some compositional adjustments and a little more sharpening, this would have soared well into the 6 range.

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

Not Pain, No Gain
by brettt83

Comment:
I'm in love.

Circles of the Essence
by Ubersteiny

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: You have a great portrait here with excellent focus and a great depth of field.

Lighting: Near flawless lighting with great catchlights. You did a tremendous job controlling both shadows and highlights.

Composition/Content: A very nicely composed portrait, but I don't think that your circles were enough a part of the composition to really meet the spirit of the challenge.

My Opinion: I think that with more emphasis on the circles, this would have scored well into the 6.xxx range. As it is, I think that the voters were fairly generous. Very nice portrait work.

Eric

Shiver
by Brielle

Comment:
This was one of my favorites in this challenge. I like what you accomplished with low key here, and it is good to see that someone has a grasp of that technique. Beyond that, your placement of the curves inside the frame give this one a terrific composition that grabs the eye and leads it through the frame, almost as if hands were massaging. The placement of the ice near the center of the frame also gives the eye a nice focal point and leaves no doubt that the spirit of the challenge was indeed met. Congrats on your highest score to date. This one was well-deserved and I am sure that there are higher ones to come. I like your take on the human form and the way you present and offer that to the rest of us. To grow the vote, I think I might have left a little more negative space at the top of the frame. While the composition is suiting, I think a more traditionally sized image may have done a bit better. Nice work.