The Candle's in the Bag (Luminaria)
by Ristyz

Comment:
6 - Met the Challenge quite well in my opinion - "Use candlelight to create the impact of your photo.". Criticism; difficult, perhaps a tighter/more selective crop at the top and more 'enhancing' of the 'lights', somehow (camera dependent perhaps), may have made this better in my opinion.

PINK
by mandyturner

Comment:
6 - Met the Challenge quite well in my opinion - "Use candlelight to create the impact of your photo.". Criticism; whilst I like the concept (including use of color/pink(s)), this has more potential in my opinion. edit:removed 'unhelpful comments', sorry you did not find my comments helpful

Message edited by author 2005-12-19 19:01:15.

Wish You Were Here
by Antanas

Comment:
6 - Met the Challenge quite well in my opinion - "Use candlelight to create the impact of your photo.". Criticism; whilst I can see that you have made a good effort here, the biggest 'detractor' here in my opinion is the decorative/accent tiling, so either a different crop after a nudge rotation up on the right perhaps, or else a different angle/perspective. The colors are nice, the shadow play is also nice (especially in the water), which also, in my opinion, is another reason why perhaps a different angle/perspective would have made this even better. Good potential.

Candle star
by Brin

Comment:
6 - Met the Challenge quite well in my opinion - "Use candlelight to create the impact of your photo.". Criticism; unless the quality suffered, this at 640 would have been much better in my opinion. Assume those are reflections/refractions on each 'corner' of the candle holder and a long exposure causing the 'rays'. Seems 'almost' perfectly symmetrical, so well done. Not sure on the frame, especially 'color', doesn't enhance or add to the overall 'feel' to this shot, again, in my opinion.

Symbol of Life!
by vikas

Comment:
6 - Met the Challenge quite well in my opinion - "Use candlelight to create the impact of your photo.". Criticism; nice and simple, colors are nice, especially the green, which is more subtle, including the shape and resulting reflections etc. The 'effect' is nice, but again, although I can decipher what appears to be a full spectrum, just seems a bit harsh, not sure. Although shots like this usually have a lot of softening/blur - if this had at least the edges, especially bottom left 'softer' would likely have given this an overall better 'feel' and made it better in my opinion.

All Gathered Round
by Rentrenz

Comment:
6 - Met the Challenge quite well in my opinion - "Use candlelight to create the impact of your photo.". Criticism; don't mind the rotation (your call obviously), but given the composition, includiing reflections/refractions, I wonder if a more 'symmetrical' and horizontal/vertical framing would have worked better. Good use of marbles, like to see a little more detail in them (candlelight effect mostly), including the reflections/refractions on the 'surface/base', 'using' them even more. The choice of a glossy 'wood grain' base 'works' but wonder if a more 'neutral', or just less glossy surface may have been better - but then you may have lost some of those effects so who knows. A little grainy in the top areas. Overall if the candle were more subtle (difficult I know) and the 'effect(s)' more dominant, would have made this better in my opinion.

IMG_5996 copy.jpg
by ButterflySis

Comment:
Excellent capture and clarity. Nice composition. Very nice (and complementary and simple) background. Like the pose. Even 'sharper' on the head/beak make this even better - likely camera/lens dependent - perhaps some was lost with pp, or just this size, who knows.

CRW_0176 copy.jpg
by ButterflySis

Comment:
At a quick look through your 'wolf collection', I think this is the best one. Beautiful creatures, and this shot captures that the best out of all your shots, especially given the environment. It is obviously blurry, the background, black/contrast/gamma issues, etc, but you know all that. Potential perhaps with pp but you may have only put these in your portfolio for 'show' and not so much comments/criticism, who knows. edit:CRW_0183 copy is a fairly good 'wolf character capture' too ('hand of man'/leash aside of course)

Message edited by author 2005-12-11 19:46:38.

CRW_0199 copy web.jpg
by ButterflySis

Comment:
Nice macro and colors. Perhaps a slightly different crop on the right may have made this even better, not sure. Of course the 'copyright' being smack in the middle detracts but - I guess that's the idea.

CRW_0331 copy web.jpg
by ButterflySis

Comment:
Wow, nice composition/balance and capture. Difficult to guage the scale and perspective here. 'If only' it were nice and sharp, again, trying to 'somehow' gain more space between the icicles and the water, but difficult. Perhaps a slightly different angle/perspective may have helped attain this, depending on access of course.