Cats and Dogs
by BigK

Comment:
6 - Good perspective. Criticism; difficult, perhaps a bit 'shallower' with the dog in the background, and a little more detail/definition on the cat, especially the face/whiskers, may have made this even better in my opinion. Like the composition, but perhaps a slightly tighter crop on the right may have also made this better, not sure. Toning 'works', but like to see a 'richer feel'/more 'depth' added by tweaking perhaps the contrast if possible (if that makes sense), difficult to do though.

Locked
by vroy

Comment:
6 - Like this. Size doesn't do it justice I am sure. Criticism; difficult, especially given the size, but perhaps sacrificing the frame to get more of the door/frame in may have helped. Also difficult to discern, but perhaps slightly sharper too, not sure, but the 'soft' effect is also nice. The main thing that appeals to me in this shot is the white 'DOF' 'behind the door' that is complemented by the snow/ice on the inner frame and contrasted by the iron(?) grill/bars/pattern, and the overall coloring, which is very nice and simple. The frame does help I think, but again, for 'here'/this medium, the extra pixels used to show your shot may have helped. edit:typo

Message edited by author 2005-12-28 20:43:03.

Ice Blade
by justin_hewlett

Comment:
6 - Very nice. Nice colors. Criticism; 'if only' the tip were as sharp as some of the other areas of the 'blade' appear to be, make this even better in my opinion. Like the composition. Not sure on the frame. Good DOF, still being able to discern that is snow, or at least it looks like it, as the 'background'.

The Marvel of a Snowflake
by paul58

Comment:
7 - Oh. Difficult capture. Criticism; having seen how hard these are to do, but the potential in these types of shots (camera/lens dependent of course), have to say I would like to see this even sharper, but you've likely done very well with what you were able to do. Not sure on the frame, think it detracts from the delicacy. The foreground 'shallow DOF' is good, but perhaps a variation may have helped enhance the snowflake, but again, depends what you had to work with and I presume this is cropped as tight as you could without starting to lose quality. Perhaps a rotate, not sure. edit:typo

Message edited by author 2005-12-28 20:43:21.

Flower
by edekker

Comment:
4 - Good potential. Good colors. Criticism; like to see more of the 'DOF' incorporated 'somewhere'. Technically, while no expert, I suppose the stigma having a shallow DOF has been 'used' here, but in my opinion, detracts a little from the anthers, which seem to have fairly good focus. The contrast control seems fairly good, especially with the red/dark areas, which are difficult to adjust. A slightly different angle/composition, more context and DOF incorporated, would have all likely made this even better in my opinion. Looks like an amaryllis, maybe.

Hallelujah!
by The Eskimo

Comment:
3 - Mainly for the potential. Like the concept, good colors. Criticism; if that pistil/stigma were nice and sharp, even if nothing else were in focus, would have made this much better in my opinion. Perhaps a variation in the composition too, with a little more space on the left and a tighter crop on the right, may have also made this better, not sure.

White Owl
by pacpinto

Comment:
5 - Nice capture. Seems good clarity on the eye. Criticism; difficult given this is opportune likely but, a variation here, likely in composition, may have given this something 'extra', not sure what nor how. Seems a wooden fence/door/barn at the rear, perhaps incorporating more of that to allow for more context/contrast (which would also allow more of the DOF to be seen, and, seemingly 'pick up on' the brown coloring in the owl) may have made this even better in my opinion. Seems some slight 'blown' issues on the whites in the feathers, but could be due to lack of sharpness/focus there, plus trying to tweak the contrast/brightness here would be very difficult I imagine.

Wanna Ride?
by ShaneBlake

Comment:
4 - Good potential. Criticism; either a sharper perspective (more 'level') and/or else inclusion of more of the cars on the side that are out of focus, would likely have made this better in my opinion. Perhaps 'sharpest' on the center car too. Different cropping, especially at the fore, to create more 'impact' may have also helped this. edit:typo

Message edited by author 2005-12-28 20:51:10.

Arri 12000watt Tunsten Lighting Fixture Scrim Bag
by radionin

Comment:
3 - Looks like good potential, but difficult to discern at this size. Criticism; needs to be 640, in this case height. The textures and colors are what appeal most in this to me, otherwise the subject itself likely doesn't hold much interest, especially compared to others in this Challenge, in my opinion. Again, from what I can discern, looks like fairly good DOF.

Winter Grass
by linda12201

Comment:
2 - Good potential. Criticism; 640, in this case height. Perhaps not as tight a crop on the top, dependent of course 'what' is there, would have made this better in my opinion. Nice colors and composition and DOF, as far as I can discern. More detail in the seedheads/textures too, but that may be there at a bigger size so who knows.