swan3.jpg
by kevrobertson

Comment:
I like the composition of this one. I think the colour of the swan is great, especially the beak, even through the water.

One thing I find odd about both photos is the black line around the swan (were you selecting it in some way?)

In this picture I also noticed that the rock in front is a bit blurred.... have you tried cropping it without the rock? It might give it a different feel, but could be really cool too. (-:

Great job!

Days Gone By
by esdarby

Comment:
Hello from the Critique Club!

The first thing that struck me about this image is the beautiful colours of the house and the field behind. I love the saturation.

It fits the challenge very well (to me), and as I said, I enjoy the colours; though it might also make a striking black and white, this way it has an individual character.

I think that the sky is a bit overbright, it steals away some of the focus that could otherwise be on the house.

The focus/sharpness is really good, though I did notice that along the bars of the window, the lines look a bit choppy. Perhaps by using a larger aperature, for more depth, this could be avoided.

For composition, again, the sky is stealing focus away from the theme of your image. The top centimeter or so is only sky, and does not need to be included in the image... I'd suggest cropping off a bit of the top, and then maybe fiddling with cropping on the bottom and sides, to put better focus on the house.

Two other little things I noticed are:

- the right side of the house is dark and empty, which distracts me from the busy dissaray beautifully portrayed in the left.

- along with the right side of the house, there are four dark areas, all along the side -- the grass bunch, the shadow in the grass, and the tree... While they aren't all really distractions, I find that they do not add to the photo as a whole. (Which is why I suggested playing with the cropping along the sides and bottom as well.)

Congrats on the score, and good luck in all future challenges!

--Mariana (funnylooks)

Feel free to PM me with any questions/comments.

Waiting for dinner
by Giorgio

Comment:
I remember thinking about this one during the challenge. It's a great emotive shot, and I personally like the fact that she's 'shutting us out', to me, the situation is one of aloneness and hardship. One thing that somewhat put me off is that since the title of the challenge is 'garbage' and the main focus of the image is a homeless person, it could be interpreted as a statement about the 'waste/garbage of society'... though I don't think (I hope and your title indicates) that was the intent. Nevertheless, the implication bothered me.

On a photographic note, I do think the lighting was a bit intense, as the shadow right behind her is the only really stark/black part of the image.

I've got to Get this Hole Finished Before 5:00!
by amster

Comment:
it's a great shot of 'camoflauge', though i wish that the subject of the photo had been in focus. Greater dof?

Hideing from the Enemy
by aman

Comment:
I really like the framing and concept of this image, though I find that it's really greyed out and flat. To me, it would be much more interesting with more 'depth'.

Escape artist hides in the hall plant....
by notesinstones

Comment:
the colours of this are beautiful. I makes me think of something, but I haven't figured out what yet... avocado green, almost retro, if a bird can look that way.

My only nitpick would be that the leaf that shines in the background is the only really 'shiny' part of the image, the rest is so smooth, and it takes a bit away from the overall texture. -9

industrious
by ursula

Comment:
yeay! congratulations! another ribbon, and a great photo.

Excuse me...are you taking my picture?
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment:
I like the angle, although it's a bit wierd -- have you considered chopping off most of the bottom foot... doesn't that sound tasty (-:
umm yeah... the photo would be more focused on the face then, though a little less 'original' I guess...

The one thing is find is that it seems to have a lot of magenta/pink tone to it -- in the fur -- which is atypical for dog-furiness. Maybe you could try bringing back to the brownish/orangey hues?

Busy Balls
by AlexSaberi

Comment:
what a wierd set of pool balls -- you've got two fours! I do like the clarity of the image though.

Quilting-just as frustrating as photography
by shrew

Comment:
I love all of the different colours and patterns of the fabrics here. But I find the tools themselves to be distracting, the objects, colours and such (though these things are very much a part of quilting), seem to me 'thrown on top'. I think I would have liked to see the same image, but without the tools, or having the tools arranged on the top square of fabric or something... it would also out more empasis on the line between fabric types, which I find is very well arranged. (-: good luck.