To spike a drink
by kosmikkreeper

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Oh wow! I just clicked on the button to do a CC crit, and this shot popped up!

Your flash use was obviously very effective here. It really put highlights in the shot where there wouldn't have been any otherwise. Your idea is great, definitely fits the challenge, and your composition is well chosen - I like the horizontal centering, and vertically, it seems both the droplet and the spike head are on thirds lines. Of course, the focus is tack-sharp, as it needs to be for an effective water macro.

I guess the reflection in your water droplet are the faucet and handles of the sink, right? I guess the only thing that I would have done differently is the toning - I wonder what it would have looked like with a slight blue toning added to it, instead of the greenish-brown it has here? Anyway, congratulations on a great shot!

Neither Here Nor There
by Imagineer

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This photo is absolutely fantastic. Your idea is unique and well thought out. Your composition is perfect; I like how you have chosen a lower perspective.

I think the door may have moved just a tiny bit during shooting; look at the doorknob - there seem to be two of them.

Anyway, this great idea was very well executed, and the score reflects that. Congratulations!

Steve

Guess Who?
by Firstrich1

Comment:
Wonderful. The star filter effects on the earrings don't really have much to do with the shot itself, but somehow I think they give it the mood it needs. 9.

Surprise bath camera
by KevinRiggs

Comment:
The focus is a little too soft for my taste, but the expression on the kids face makes it a 9.

GUESS What I Found?
by GeneralE

Comment:
Gotta love when kids find their belly button. This would have been a 9 from me, but the dirt under the kids fingernail is so genuine, it gets a 10. Great lighting and toning!

What's up?
by sahko

Comment:
Lighting, perfect. Background, perfect. (I really like how it grades to a slightly darker tone at the top!) Composition: actually, I think there are a few things to be done about the positioning of the subject in the frame, but I can't quite place my finger on what it is. Maybe I'd like to see the whole blue ramikin. Idea: perhaps the best of the challenge. Overall, this is a 10 from me.

Peek-a-Boo!
by train

Comment:
Excellent idea. The bug is exactly the same color as the foliage (as I'm sure you intended it to be). It took me several seconds before I even saw it, and then I was surprised! That's what got a 10 from me.

This Old House by the Lake
by HRoxas

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I really like this shot. Compositionally, the only thing I don't like is something you can't change - the tree that seems to be growing out of the top of the house. But that's a minor thing. Your colors and saturation are perfect, and I like the contrasting green and blue. As some mentioned below, this would probably also be nice in Black and White. Great choice of subject!

Steve

Sacred Grounds
by heida

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

I really like the composition of this shot. I like how the branches of the trees frame the whole scene, and they seem to interlock. Unfortunately, I think that the darkness of this image makes it difficult to see details, especially at the bottom. Under some circumstances, that may be fine, but there are some objects near the bottom that are very distracting; there are some very small bright objects that the lighting doesn't let me identify. Rather than enjoying the shot as a whole, I find myself squinting to try to figure out what those things are at the bottom.

College's Porcelain God
by brianlh

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Let's get right down to business. We won't even discuss the score, because we both know why this shot did so poorly, and I'm sure you expected it to. But, it isn't always about the score.

You have portrayed a strong feeling here. Your shot is clearly stout with the humor factor, which seems to be what you were going for. Your composition is great, and I love the negative space at the top. The angle you have used for this shot gives this throne a very "royal" feel. And the post processing makes it fantastic. I can't imagine that a "regular" shot of the toilet like this would have quite as much impact on me.

Basically, I love this shot, and though I didn't see it during voting, I would have scored it quite highly. My favorite part is the way the tile on the wall transitions from black to white, clearly giving context to the toilet. A shot like this will probably never do well on DPC, but I love to see it.

Oh yeah, as for meeting the challenge, I'm sure lot's of low votes came from that. As for me, I think that if this is a sacred place to you, then I am no one to say you are wrong.

I hope to keep seeing great work like this from you!

Steve