Glass Towers
by timfythetoo

Comment:
I like this photo quite a bit. I especially like the lower panels and the reflections in them. I didn't vote in this challenge, but would have scored this a 7. The only change I would consider would be to add a bit more saturation as the picture seems a bit hazy to me because of the pastel sky tones. (of course that could also be my monitor.)

No Skateboarding Allowed
by timfythetoo

Comment:
My giving you a critique is like the student correcting the professor...it is seldom warranted. Be that as it may, I will add my 2 cents: I like the stop sign in red and everything about the skate board and rider...the blur is fine. The only thing I might suggest is to crop the line of cars out of the picture at the top and the front of the car on the left. This would mean the stop sign is pretty close to the edge and the one way sign might be cropped out altogether. But when I simulate the crop this way it makes for a cleaner picture and I prefer it that way.

shapes and sizes
by DanSig

Comment:
I like the colors of the bottles and the lighting in this photo. The focus looks a bit soft to me, but I tend to like softness in images. Given the limitations of this challenge I am not sure I would recommend anything else.

Gentle Breeze
by Ristyz

Comment:
I love the crop and the sweep of the mane. Pure magic.

Growing Wild
by Kelli

Comment:
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I love the color and the focus. Nicely done. Bokeh could have been a larger feature by cropping further out from the flower. Over all, though I think this is one of your better efforts. I would have given this a 6, possibly 7 with more bokeh.

End of the world
by Kelli

Comment:
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I would like to have seen this be a bit sharper. I like the idea a lot and the composition is good. B&W is a good choice given the subject matter. I would have given this a 5 if I had been able to vote. It's just to blurred for my taste.

Stuck
by Kelli

Comment:
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I like the framing and the expression on the boy's face. I might have cropped this a bit closer to emphasize the boy rather than the frame...but either way it works for me.

The lighting seems harsh...like the flash was working overtime. The effect is to put light a bit unnaturally on his face.

I was out of town and couldn't vote. But had I been able, this would have been a 5, perhaps 6, for me. I think it is better than the scores indicate (a score of 1,2,or 3 seems pretty harsh, IMHO)

Trees on a fence
by Kelli

Comment:
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I am afraid this is going to sound like a broken record, but I also think that the focus is off and the shadows are not crisp. I didn't vote in this challenge because I was out of town, but I probably would have been in the 4 - 5 range. I almost think this might have been better if the crop was not so close...to give more perspective at what I was looking at (beyond a shadow)...is it a window? ...a wood carving? I can't tell. (o.k. I just saw the title. Now I know what I am looking at. All the same the picture didn't really clue me in.)

Message edited by author 2006-07-02 08:24:53.

Beyond Understanding
by nards656

Comment:
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This one is too processed for my taste especially the leaves in the background. I am not sure I get the point of the shot...looks like he is just hanging out on the deck, so I am afraid I don't see the "desolation". The black area lacks definition so I can't tell what it is. The culmination of all of this is that I really can't quite figure this one out, I am sorry to say. I didn't vote in this challenge, because I was out of town. It's probably just as well as I wouldn't have helped your score any given my inability to figure it out and the extent of the PP. lol.

Mickey to the Rescue
by nards656

Comment:
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I like the idea, but the colors are a bit over the top for me. I was out fo town and couldn't vote, but I would have scored it a 5 or 6. I would have leaned toward a higher score if the colors weren't so saturated (especially his hat, which has few details).