Shy
by pacpinto

Comment:
Love how the end of the stem looks just like a foot. And he really does look shy. Nice!

Looking at myself in the mirror
by bryanbrazil

Comment:
Great timing... the sunlight highlighting the mountain tops and the stillness of the water are both great!

vergelijk1.jpg
by Azrifel

Comment:
Fantastic work! Once you see the larger version, it really becomes apparent just how time consuming this must be!

guitar3.jpg
by manish

Comment:
I love the dramatic lighting here! Again, levyj413 hit the points I would mention. The strings are a bit too dark... I don't know if a slight adjustment of the lighting would help or not. If not, brighten them up in editing. This is a great use of lighting though!

guitar2.jpg
by manish

Comment:
levyj413 hit a lot of the small nitpicks that I saw too. They add up and become distracting to what is an interesting idea. The colors on the guitar at the bottom get the halo effect which seems very unnatural, and I think that is the biggest distraction to me. Also, I think I would have given a bit more space when cropping the top of the shot. Fix up those things that levy mentioned and repost! :)

Gorge Sunset
by matthewn

Comment:
Beautiful colors! I love the silhouettes of the tree tops, but there's something about the composition that is a bit static. I think I might also fill in that one bright spot near the bottom. That is the one thing that my eye keeps moving towards after the sun.

Chrysalis
by LeeD

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!
My first impression of this shot is that it is refreshingly creative and thought provoking. The green hues are a bit too harsh for my tastes.

It looks like you got plenty of comments to help you with this shot. The idea of changing this to a b/w, or a more muted tone I think is a good one. There is also a small section of the back which is less green than the other areas, which stands out once I noticed it.

The fabric around the head also seems somewhat cut out, and not as soft as the rest of the edges. Combined with the green border, it gives it more of a sci-fi look, than a soft and natural look. Adjusting the lighting might have also helped to make this softer.

Overall though, this is a great show of creativity. It isn't the typical DPC ribbon winning shot, but it clearly made an impact with the voters, recieving so many comments during the voting process. And sometimes, I think that is more important!

Please feel free to PM me if you have any questions about this critique.

table top
by whiterook

Comment:
I didn't vote on this challenge, but I had peeked at the thumbnails. The left tilt, low contrast, grain and of course the chessboard, totally gave it away for me that this was a whiterook photo!

Ft. Tabor Pier II
by CapeSail

Comment:
I think one of the keys to B&W conversion is to use the full range of tones from black to white. Hope you dont mind... I did a quick edit of this shot, and listed the steps I used so you can see them. It's just in my workshop portfolio, so I believe only accessible by the link below. I was using Photoshop Elements for it.

Butler Flatts Lighthouse
by CapeSail

Comment:
I like the color version of this series too! This one seems a little less sharp than the others.