Ghost Bus
by dsherwin

Comment:
Don't like the blurred buss.

Lyons Road West, 1am
by paddles

Comment:
Don't like the blur.

An Artist at Work
by liebe

Comment:
**** Greeting from the Critique Club ****

Challenge
- Relevant to the Challenge? Yes
- Is subject unique (vs. unoriginal or rehashed)? Yes

Compostion
- Good or Bad? How can it be fixed? The burst of color is such a small part of the image. I'd like to see it be a more dominant part of the picture. Crop below her elbow and just above the canvas up. It create a more intimate image where the colors really pop.
- Is there anything that should be removed? The girl from the waist down. She looks very stiff and uncomfortable.
- Good use of Depth of Field? Yes
- Good focus? Yes

Lighting
- Good use of light? As people mentioned in your comments below, the lighting from the projector is harsh, although I like that the canvas is highlighted. You can see from the back of the hand that she's overexposed.
- Good use of shadows? The shadows are too pronounced. try adding a smaller light source (40W bulb) to the model's left. At first view I didn't like the shadow to the left of the model, but if cropped properly it would accent the image.

Aesthetics/Artistic Appeal:
- Colors and Contrast
- Sharpness
- What is my reaction or feelings? The first thing the you see is the painting. It's dramatic. It's bold. The you noticed the details, the shadows, the model's hair running across her shoulder. It's got potetntial though.

Congratulations on your third highest score.

Beach Meltdown
by Transit

Comment:
**** Greeting from the Critique Club ****

First, some photographer's comment would be helpful in the future.

Challenge
- Relevant to the Challenge? Yes
- Is subject unique (vs. unoriginal or rehashed)? Yes and funny too.

Compostion
- Good or Bad? How can it be fixed? Good. I assume that the blue background represents water?
- Good use of Depth of Field? I would widen the DOF a stop the based of your crayons are a little soft.

Lighting
- Good use of light? Yes
- Good use of shadows? Yes

Aesthetics/Artistic Appeal:
- Colors and Contrast. I don't care for the shade of blue in the background I detracts from the Burst of Color of the crayons.
- Sharpness. Needs a little work.
- What is my reaction or feelings? It's funny at first, but then you start to see the details. Something white under the right edge of the 'towel'. The bits of torn paper on the crayons. The lack of sharpness to the crayons.

Where?
by fluxn

Comment:
Ha! No that that's a funny point of view!

Caught in Time
by UNTITLED

Comment:
Make it square. Take the left side off and it'll be perfect.

The slow road home
by arpita

Comment:
Crop the top third out.

Not ... Rose Coloured Glasses
by Coley

Comment:
**** Greeting from the Critique Club ****

Challenge
- Relevant to the Challenge? Yes
- Is subject unique (vs. unoriginal or rehashed)? Yes

Compostion
- Good or Bad? How can it be fixed? Nice use of negative space in front of the model. Someone mentioned wanting to see more of the flowers in the left lens. I think this would punch the color more.
- Good use of Depth of Field? Yes. The flowers and face are in focus but her shoulder is a little soft(which it should be).
- Good focus? Yes

Lighting
- Good use of light? Yes, but I'd like to see her face lit a little more.
- Good use of shadows? Yes

Aesthetics/Artistic Appeal:
- Colors and Contrast Great contrast and the flowers are very colorful
- What is my reaction or feelings? The expression looks a little forced or overdone, but the image pulls off being a Burst of Color.

Congrats on your top 20.

On the other side, in the middle of no where
by Prime_Time

Comment:
Huh. I think it's creative, but I don't know how it'll be received.

Driver's Dream
by A Varya

Comment:
Bad desaturation job. look at the tree tops in the upper left.

Edit: Actually I don't know my left from my right... Upper right.

Message edited by author 2006-01-25 00:32:58.