The crumbliest, flakiest milk chocolate in the world...
by pinback

Comment:
Possibly the top shot of the week! Excellent composition, beautiful subject, and good lighting.

Cobalt Ripples
by magnus

Comment:
Greetings fromt the Critique Club
Hi again, magnus! :)

Composition
I love the reflection - I see it as the majority of the shot, with the actual glass less a part of it. It is the reflection that's more interesting, but I do like the cup. I wish I could see it with more, just to see if I liked that any better.

Color
I absolutely LOVE the purple that's inside the blue here. The whole color is beautiful. The colors are what attract me to this photo and why I like it.

Focus
I like the focus on this shot and I see you closed the aperature right up to 8, so I'm not sure what else you could have done to increase the sharpness - overall it's pleasant to look at, so I wouldn't change anything here.

Lighting
It's difficult to tell what the light is and where it's coming from. I assume that the light made that reflection and since that's the most interesting part of the shot to me, nice lighting! :)

Subject matter
This is a neutral subject, somewhat of a 'stock' photo. I like that kind of thing. I think that this shot is a show-off shot, one you should be more than proud of.

Overall
Overall, I'm surprised this shot scored lower than I thought it deserved. I gave it a 7 and I thought it was one of the better color shots in the challenge. Congrats on taking an underappreciated shot.

These colors don't run.
by ladpupmoe

Comment:
Greetings fromt the Critique Club
Hi ladpupmoe, nice to meet ya!

Composition
Two things and they were both already mentioned - I'd flip the image and straighten the pole. Also - what if you caught a bird sitting atop the building at the same time? Something to give the picture character? I'd have also waited for the cloud to move one way or other.

Color
Hey, I love your choice of colors. Go Red, White and Blue! As I mentioned, the cloud is a bit distracting and it makes the picture less sharply 'blue' in the sky.

Focus
Looks a tad grainy - perhaps from oversharpening or using sharpen instead of unsharp mask? I'd look into Neat Image if my cam produced this kind of grain on its own.

Lighting
The lighting on the underside of the flag is the best lighting here. I don't like the flat lighting...is this a place nearby that you could have gotten at sunset/sunrise? Maybe a different angle of light would make a slightly more appealing shot.

Subject matter
Perfect. Don't listen to the Canucks. :)

Overall
It's difficult to shoot a subject like this in light you can't control with wind you can't control and background elements you can't control. I think everything I'd do differently has been addressed above. Happy shooting.

Rejuvenation
by lbWhaples

Comment:
Greetings fromt the Critique Club
It figures I'd draw one of the top shots of last week as my second CC!

Composition
I love the things you did include - the newspaper IS black and white and it makes the photo look a lot more believable than if you'd had your hand over a flower garden full of b/w flowers. I would have liked to been able to see your whole hand, but that's minor.

Color
Amazing - I still have yet to make one of these fully desat except one color pictures. I LOVE the concept and it strikes me every time I see it. The color you chose was brilliant. It stands out very well.

Depth of field
I'm not sure how this would look with a slightly smaller DOF. Maybe we'd be able to less clearly see the paper, but I think you'd lose the clarity on the brush. I see the spots behind the can, though, and I almost wish that more was out of focus in this way.

Subject matter
You nailed the challenge perfectly. Color is the defining aspect of this shot. It's beautiful and the subject of paint for a color challenge is obviously appropriate.

Overall
I gave this shot a 9. I love it. It placed extremely well and you don't need me to tell you it's beautiful. Is there a print available, and if not, why not?

Between Storms
by ScottK

Comment:
Good horizon placement and POV.

Flutter Flutter
by carolee

Comment:
Now THAT captures the wind! Great shot.

Waiting for Weather
by dsidwell

Comment:
HAHA!

Great shot!

100° Fahrenheit effects
by La-Luna

Comment:
Excellent shot showing the effects of weather. What are those two lines? Power lines? Very distracting. Otherwise a great shot.

Storm brewing
by brentg3

Comment:
Perfect shot of the incoming storms. :) Hope ya didn't get the cam wet.

Cirrus change in the weather
by myqyl

Comment:
Great horizon placement and interesting view. I like the incoming darker clouds.