Sippy Cup Lids on Camera Flash!
by 777STAN

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: I'd like to see the original to see what was erased and cloned. It looks like you cloned around the rim, thus leaving a harsh edge around it. The color is spectacular, as is the contrast you created.

Lighting: The lighting is a bit too harsh, as you lost a little too much detail on the left side. The idea is very creative, and I think that toning the flash down just a bit would have improved this one tremendously.

Composition/Content: Again, very creative content that very nicely met the challenge. The tilt also nicely adds to the abstract value of the image.

My Opinion: I think that the harsh edge left from post-processing really took this one down in score. With a few slight adjustments, this one could have been up near the 6 range. Great idea and awesome contrast.

Eric

Gloriosa
by xianart

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: The lack of focus makes this one hard to enjoy, as well as difficult to fairly critique.

Lighting: The lighting is a bit harsh, leaving some harsh highlights and shadows that lose valuable detail. Also, the highlights and shadows, while seemingly balanced, create a very uneven feel to the image.

Composition/Content: Nice content, and I like the tight composition. This composition really helps the image fit the challenge well.

My Opinion: I agree with your evaluation. I think that it id pretty well overall considering the focus and the subject matter.

Eric

Waiting the rain for the challenge
by Rino63

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: I'd really like to see this image shot at a different time of day. I see a hint of terrific color on the back of this chair, but that portion of the image is a bit underexposed, even with the fill flash.

Lighting: In a word: harsh. Your time of day created some hard and contrasting areas that battle for the eye's attention. Unfortunately, the subject isn't strong enough to hold the eye. My eye is pulled directly to the lower, left-hand corner, and there is nothing else in the frame to pull it away from there. The shadow created from the fill flash also created some awkward shadows of the chair and the foot.

Composition/Content: The main problem with the content is that there is no rain in an image entered into the rain challenge. The composition isn't bad, but I'd like to see it loosened up just a bit. Cropping this tight gives a cramped, boxed-in feeling instead of the relaxing feeling that the subject matter warrants.

My Opinion: Considering the challenge subject and the harsh lighting of the image, I think that this one scored near where it should have. Even leaving the subject as-is and making the needed lighting changes would have bumped this one up considerably in score.

Eric

Une Petite Purple
by talj

Comment:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Very nice, crisp focus, great choice of white balance, and a very nice job using the small aperture to really isolate the subject from the background.

Lighting: Your lighting, as I imagine was the intended design, is the main strength of this image. The subtle highlights and shadows work nicely to balance the image, as well as keep the eye moving back and forth through the image.

Composition/Content: Thought a hair too centered, I do like the composition, but I think the content could have been better. As you will notice, flowers are almost over used as subject matter. Their natural beauty makes this almost impossible to pass up, but subjects of commonplace frequently get lower scores despite their overall quality. Looking through the challenge results, I only see one flower shot in the top 20.

My Opinion: I think that your image is better than a few that finished better in the challenge, but I do feel that the score is appropriate. Considering the numbers of flowers that the voters see and rate on each challenge, I think the score is strong. Overall nice work, but try branching out a bit more with your challenge entries. You may be pleasantly surprised with the results, as well as the votes.

Eric

The Engine
by Tom_Robbrecht

Comment:
I really like this one. The only thing I'd change would be to give it just a hair of clockwise rotation to straighten that top l;ine up with the frame. Well-see, well-captured and well-displayed. 8.

Electric Color
by rex

Comment:
Personal best and a top 15...very nice and well-deserved.

Broadcasting London Time
by Manic

Comment:
I am not normally a big fan of zoom shots, but this one is very interesting and grabs my attention. Well-deserved score and very nice work.

_Spire_
by justine

Comment:
You came up with a nice, solid silhouette, but the angle definitely hurt your score. Also, I'd like to see a bit more interesting sky. Still, much better than than many of the others in the challenge. Very nice silhouettes.

Part of a Nutritious Breakfast
by langdon

Comment:
I liked it. Very nice contrasting colors, and a neat high-key" feel. And I am sure that mile tastes better than Elmer's glue.

Ericwoo-woo!
by jenesis

Comment:
I KNOW him!!!