The Pedestrian
by LalliSig

Comment:
Very nice motion pan and terrific tonal range. I also like the strength of your composition in the capture. About the only thing that I'd like to see changed would be the angle you took the shot. I think if you were just a few inches higher (or taller), keeping the off of that horizontal line would have made this one even better.

Waiting
by jaxed

Comment:
This is only the second image that I came across to vote on, but I bet that it will be one of my top few. When it popped up, I almost immediately felt a sense of waiting. I think that you could use a bit more contrast, perhaps a curves adjustment, but the composition is terrific. The position of the girl draws the eye into the image to inspect all the interesting elements you included. Nice toning, but I think I'd like to see the darks just a little darker.

RAW
by jenesis

Comment:
I KNOW her!!

IT
by marvin

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Very interesting depth of field, as well as a strong conversion to black and white. The depth of field is the strength of this image, and it is exactly where it needs to be.

Lighting: I also like the lighting setup you used, creating a nice high-key feel to the image. At first, it looked a little hot to me, no pun intended with you trying to burn the house down and all, but after looking at it a bit, I like the lighting.

Composition/Content: The composition you created flows very well. It grabs the eye and draws it into the frame, while the depth of filed keeps it on the meat of the subject.

My Opinion: I think you were underscored. It is a very clean, crisp and simple shot that would probably sell nicely in stock. It is a very nice, technically strong capture. The only thing missing is the wow. I think this one still should have reached 6.

Eric

The Tease
by littlegett

Comment:
Terrific lighting and post-processing.

Silent Night
by superdave_909

Comment:
Very nice and very, very appealing.

Photographer
by Zoomdak

Comment:
The shot is very nice, but I'd like to see more of the area. The strength is that you (or the model) do appear to be standing on water. Strong work.

Message edited by author 2007-01-01 00:44:30.

Moreno Linda
by SquishyB

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: I'll have to agree with those that have already commented, the overall image looks a bit out of focus. The image is also over-processed in certain areas, the most noticeable of which is just underneath the eyebrows. Careful with post-processing. I'd also recommend looking into NoiseNinja or NeatImage. While it is easy to overdo it with these as well, they do provide a much nicer, overall cleanup.

Lighting: You did a nice job with a difficult lighting situation. Combing natural and artificial light often taxes the white balance settings on most cameras. In this case, the result looks fine.

Composition/Content: The image feels uncomfortable cropped the way it is. Chopping off the mouth looks like more of an accident than an intentional composition. I'd recommend cropping half the face vertically, including half the mouth and just one of the eyes. These shots often come out very well.

My Opinion: 3.88 is a tough score, but this site is all about learning. Take the comments and criticisms and apply them to your future images. While this one met the challenge well, I think the flaws were just a bit too noticeable.

Eric

Waiting for the Worms
by charliev

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: The colors you captured are terrific, but I think the overall image could use a little more sharpness.

Lighting: You did a really nice job using lighting to create a very strong silhouette. I think you captured a really strong balance between the shadows and the colorful background.

Composition/Content: I think here is where your score fell. Echoing other voters that have commented, the background is too busy. I think if you'd have shifted a bit to the left and shot him without that tree in the background, this capture would have finished much stronger. I know, nature is very hard to script.

My Opinion: Nice job meeting the challenge. I do believe that this one came pretty close to its potential as is. With a different composition, the score would have surely grown.

Eric

A soul in tension thats learning to fly
by danica22

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Everyone always talks about the WOW factor here, and this image is packed full of it. Your crisp focus is spot-on, your tones are truly remarkable and the textures you captured just top it all off. This should have been up there with the best of this challenge.

Lighting: Your lighting is near flawless in this capture. The only area that I think is lacking is the upper right hand corner. It is just a bit too dark and competes mildly for the eye's attention.

Composition/Content: In a word, wonderful. Her flowing shape and the tastefully hidden details (face and nipples) keep the eye moving around the frame and peering deeper for more. It really disappoints and disheartens me that voters are so skewed that they vote based on the bare human body. Aside from the upper right hand corner, this is a near flawless image. Its being added to my favorites as soon as I submit your critique. You did an amazing job with the tight crop to produce a feeling of tension and searching even without reading the title.

My Opinion: Without a doubt, this one got hit with low marks simply based on nudity. This is, without a doubt, one of the best 5 or 6 images in the challenge. You were far underrated. Excellent work, and I can't wait to see more!

Eric