Time to Read
by CalliopeKel

Comment:
I agree with the blown highlights, the bush seems a little blurry and distracting, but I love how you captured the man sitting and reading his paper, makes you feel relaxed

War of the Worlds
by CalliopeKel

Comment:
nice photo! this really has an awesome grunge feeling to it... kind of a weird feeling how the sky turns into black at the top, but I think I like it and it adds to the picture, 11 favorites? that proves it : )

Lady
by CalliopeKel

Comment:
definitely brings up emotions and makes you think about what the story could be, nice work

Fall Fling
by CalliopeKel

Comment:
couldn't tell ya what I think about the grain, as I can really only tell in the floor... guess I'd have to see it w/o grain. I really like the colors and the composition, maybe slightly less trees and more deck below the chair, but just a tad, and yes, the leaf was a nice touch

Blown Glass
by CalliopeKel

Comment:
This photo caught my eye first and I really like it, very nice capture! some spots are dark, but I suppose you couldn't have asked them to brighten it up for you to take a picture, lol

Monsters Don't Exist!
by SherwinJames

Comment:
Critique Club Comment

Initial thoughts: Wow, I'm not nearly qualified to critique your work! I think I've given you tens on most all your last entries... (however, I didn't vote in this challenge) but I definitely think that this one is one of my favorites

Visual appeal: absolutely yes

Subject & background: You've managed to get very nice smooth skin tones and a blanket texture that you can feel by just looking at the photo. I do wish that the monster was thicker in appearance and also a little sharper, for some reason, the left side (its right) arm seems a little thin. Also, there's a shadow above the blanket on the righthand side that's a bit distracting and maybe if the subject's hands were clenched to the blanket or something, instead of laying loosely in front, you might have been able to squeeze some more emotion into this photo, but overall, I think that these are all very minor details

Angle, framing & composition: I think you did a great job here. I like how the monster's shadow blends into the top of the photo, I like the placement of the subject and the angle from which you shot. The only thing I'd say, again, is to have had the subject's hands closer to themself and away from the bottom crop-line

Focus, clarity & DOF: The focus is crisp and clean and right where it needs to be, again, maybe a clearer (sharper) shadow

Lighting & exposure: your lighting is fantastic, maybe a little less harsh on the subject's face could have made the lightsource seem a little more realistic, but the lighting is all where it should be and the exposure looks spot on to me, I also like how the monster's lightsource and the subject's lightsource seem very distinct from each other, besides the obvious separation, I can't quite tell what puts them apart, but I like it (maybe softness)

Post processing: looks great to me, no errors that I can see... maybe since this was advanced editing, it might not have been considered a major element to clone out that small shadow between the blanket and the monster on the righthand side, don't quote me on it though, lol

Overall, my opinion: I think you did an excellent job, I had an idea like this for the challenge, but I could have never executed it nearly as beautiful as you did, congratulations on yet another well executed photo

If you have any questions regarding this critique, feel free to PM me

Amanda

Fairyland
by aberration

Comment:
I love it! 10

catch me a spoonful
by ursula

Comment:
what a cool idea! is that lightbright? wish there were sharper focus on the spoon, but I love the composition, the idea and the colors, 8

Carapace
by shamrock

Comment:
nice shot, 8

Lady in Green
by DrAchoo

Comment:
how beautiful! love the colors and the crispness, 10