The Corral
by Hipychik

Comment:
The exposure and texture of the fence is wonderful. If this is the main subject then the horse and trees in the background are unnecessary.

If the horse is your main subject the the foreground fence is a big distraction. It also acts as a barrier to the rest of the image. The horse in this case needs to have more detail and the fence needs to be less prominent.

Also, the image feels a bit tilted to the left.

Gymnosperm
by Blind_squirrel

Comment:
*** Critique Club ***

First impression: Could be a good study of texture

Composition: The dark area is off centre adding tension to the image. The different levels of the leaves (?) adds interest.

Exposure: Even though there are several very bright spots they don't seem to be too distracting. The eye is drawn right to the one leaf with a lot of texture. The position of the light to go across the leaves I think has helped here.

Impact: I think this is the area that is letting your image down the most. I think it is most likely due to the large dark area on the left third line. Bringing out more detail in that area may help here.

Remember, this is only one opinion.

Colette

A Gift From Above
by SquishyB

Comment:
*** Critique Club ***

First impression : Attempt at high key

Composition: Positioning of the dog is fairly strong though maybe a vertical crop would have made it stronger. Also, cropping a little off the bottom so the nose wasn't so central I think would work as well.

Exposure: Blowing the highlights can work however I think that they still need to blend with the rest of the image. To me the change from bright to dark is too drastic. However, you did well to avoid red-eye.

Impact: Being close to the dog I think is where the impact of the image is coming from, the 'In your face' effect.

Remember, this is just one opinion.

Colette

"The Look"
by Pedro

Comment:
Now that's a mean looking cat.

ice route
by clictacamera

Comment:
Skating on the canal is always fun.

In brightly lit situations it's hard to get both the bright and dark areas exposed correctly. For basic editing the options to correct this in post processing are a bit limited. The highlights/shadow tool in photoshop CS helps a lot in these situations.

If the image wasn't for a basic editing challenge then you could take two images (one to expose the bright areas and one to expose the dark areas) then merge them in your editing software.

Red
by BAMartin

Comment:
Even though it was a blah day, the colours really pop.

Vanilla Swirl
by Tlemetry

Comment:
B/W images can work very well with grain, however, in this case I think the choice of DOF is letting the image down (too shallow).

Eyes
by pepitoid

Comment:
Very sweet though I'd like to see a touch more detail in the nose area.

Mmmmm, Ice!
by MelonMusketeer

Comment:
Very clear shot but whatever is in the background makes it look like the parrot is wearing a wig.

Misty Morning
by Kathe

Comment:
I like the mood of this shot though I feel it's a little under exposed.