Risky Business "Crossing the Road"
by Crafty

Comment:
It's funny to see this style of shot with the same title in the same challenge.

Make Acid?
by MelonMusketeer

Comment:
hahahaha Make Acid, I wish I could find things like this.

"F" is for Feline
by Nuzzer

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

First Impressions:
The image lacks the overexposure that this challenge really calls for. Other than that the pet portrait isn't really that interesting IMO. The image lacks what it needs to really catch the viewers eye.

The fix:
I'm amazed that took 19th but most of the time it depends on what else is in the challenge. Take some time to think about what you want to shoot before you actually do. I read that this is a last minute submission and sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn't. If you would have brought some more highlights into the image I think you could have scored better.

~Joe~

Embracing The Unknown
by Coley

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Not sure why you wanted this image critiqued but okay here goes..

It's a good image but it slightly lacks interest. It does how ever give that thought to people of is he walking into the light? Is he being abducted? what exactly is going on ya know. I have to say that a 6.6 is pretty good.

congrats on your top 10

~Joe~

Arturo Fuente Cigars
by timfythetoo

Comment:
Hey man congrats on another ribbon.

Fosters - The Amber Nectar
by Mark-A

Comment:
What a great image

IMG_0215web.jpg
by Marjo

Comment:
What beauty.. You really do good work.

IMG_0350web.jpg
by Marjo

Comment:
Was this shot at the wedding or did you ask them to move to another location?

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by Marjo

Comment:
How wonderful.. I really like how well this turned out.

Baby Obama
by RooDysign

Comment:
I just read your post in the forums and thought I would check this picture out. Let me be the one to give you some information.

I do see that the exposure is a bit off which does meet the challenge but there is more than that here. When people on DPC look at shots like this they tend to take offense to them. Politics are definitely a category that you and everyone else should stay away from just because people take crap way to seriously. If I had voted on this image I would have given it a 4 or 5. NOT because of your title or the fact that you would like your joke about your child being the next (or first) black president.

I would have voted on the actual content and subject matter of your photo.

So with that said let me tell you what "I" see wrong with it.
Color range... the colors seem to be a bit faded. Because of the light bouncing back into the camera it's fading all your colors which you could have saturated them in PP.

Content... Although you kept the subject and BG simple there are some issues with it. The BG is crooked and your subject doesn't even look like he is going to give a speech or even address anyone. It looks like you had the idea in your head of what you wanted the image to look like and so you set up the flag but when it got to the camera it came out different... Don't worry a lot of people have that problem, me being one of them.

Subject pose... Had you had a microphone or something in his hand it might have conveyed more of the Obama type of setting to me. Also having the subject turn more towards the camera some and then also look into the camera like he was serious about running, then if might have looked more realistic.

Remember this about roll playing photography shots... You have to get serious about the character if you are going to play them. Even if it is a child... Have them watch clips of the character and you have to play with them to get them into the mood. Take my got milk shot for example... It took me 2 hours and over 120 shots to get that 1 photo. Yeah I got some others to but this is the EXACT shot I had pictured in my head. We watched youtube for 20 minutes, and looked at other pictures, I even had to let him shoot me doing the same thing just to get him into the character.
I guess all I'm really saying here is if your going to do it... DO IT RIGHT.