Dance with me... ('Advanced' edit)
by Paul

Comment:
I'm not sure....I think I like the challenge one better. I like the highlights in that one. It works.

Haunted Walkway
by Trinilos

Comment:
** Critique Club **

Hello from the critique club.

Composition
While the darkness and lone light do convey a sense of haunting, the challenge goal was to use perspective to create the dramatic effect. Photographs of this nature should be taken from a view not normally seen. This photograph was taken from the same vantage point as anyone who may be walking on the trail. Compare this to the 3rd place winner. How often does a person kneel down by the side of a swing? That is the sense of perspective.

One thing you can do to practice perspective is to follow this exercise:

1) Pick a focal length and stick with it.
2) Pick an object, somewhere, anywhere and walk a distance away so you can cover the object with a finger. Take a photo.
3) Walk a few steps closer to the object. Take a photo.
4) Keep doing so until the object completely fills the frame.
5) Repeat, this time, on your knees.
6) Repeat, this time, on your stomach.
7) Very all the photos on your computer order them on the screen to get a sense of the change of perspective.
8) A week or a few days later, do it all again with another object.

Technical
I don't want to spend too much on the technical aspects of the photo because in this case, the composition is the most important. There are many parts of this photo that appear slightly blurry. This may be due to the 10s exposure or the aperture used. At 50mm, a f/1.8 aperture only has an acceptable depth of field of 1 ft at 10ft, 3.5 ft at 20ft, 23 ft at 50ft. Keep aware of the DOF when photographing with such a wide aperture.

Closed for Winter: The Inn at Paradise
by Dr.Confuser

Comment:
** Critique Club **

Greetings from the critique club. This is a very striking photo if anything because of the depth of the snow!

Composition
As the challenge heading dictates, the perspective is certainly a key element of this photograph. It is not often one gets so close to the eves of a roof to photograph such a distinct line. It was an excellent choice to photograph it on an angle. It creates a leading line to the sky. I like the placement of the chimney, right at the top, again leading to the sky. An excellent perspective. The score your received and placement is pretty good. One of the main issues with this photo is that it is lacking any striking feature or shape that you see in the top 10.

Technical
There is not much to say on the technicality of the photo. Your exposure was proper as there are no blow highlights in the sky and the exposure is balanced well with the shadows. A flash would help add a little more depth to the photograph. Another possibility would be to underexpose the sky and rely on fill flash from different angles to light the structure and snow. I'm sure that would have been difficult given the conditions.

Again, this is a very nice shot!

Everywhere there is a chair
by Rino63

Comment:
** Greetings from the Critique Club **

This is actually quite an interesting photo. Although the placement in the challenge is low, the score received is actually pretty decent.

Composition
The major issues with this photo is in the composition. As a challenge geared for the subject of chairs, the chair is very hard to see and the focal point is somewhat lost. The use of the fisheye lens was a good choice because it made the buildings hover over the chair; this actually helps to draw the focal point to the chair.

Technical
As I mentioned previously, the chair is very hard to see. No doubt, this is a result of a scene with a very wide contrast range. In these cases, it is often quite helpful to follow the sunny-16 rule. Or, meter off the blue sky. This will help maximize the bright regions to the right of the histogram while the shadows will be better exposed. Further, the use of an on camera flash would fill the dark region in very nicely.

Hit and Run
by sarampo

Comment:
Although I don't like the subject (because I actually saw someone get hit), I must say that this is actually well done. You captured the moment quite creatively.

Born to Ride
by mpeters

Comment:
I remember your ribbon entry and when you posted this one later. I definitely like this one too!

Ripping It
by bassbone

Comment:
What about # 84 ????

Shhht, I'm still asleep...
by GiorgioBaruffi

Comment:
Excellent use of backlighting!

In the Misty Morning
by salmiakki

Comment:
This should be in a gallery.

Eruption
by Ken

Comment:
The curvature brought on by the lens adds a nice layer of complexity to this. Very nicely done.