Christmas Surprise
by WildflowerJoy

Comment:
Nice idea, but it's too busy. Take away some of the elements around it and you could turn this into a very nice shot. You also have some lighting issues. Too dark in the tree and too dark under wagon.
TC

Waterworks
by thelsel

Comment:
This shot is a little too low key for my taste. You lose too uch detail. I don't need a whole lot more, just enough to conect everything...
TC

mobius strip - one continuous surface
by sns

Comment:
From the Critique Club

This is a great subject for a study in lighting and high key approach. I love your use of apparently a single light source! With the twisted but essentially flat surface of the subject you get a very wide gradiation of light. You also have shadows that are very gradiated. Awesome choice of for a study type of shot!

You do have some issues with the background that kind of detract away from the overall effect of the shot. The background though very bright is not truly uniform in it's brightness. I am going through my own issues with lighting and am not sure how to improve this. Also I normally am not a fan of grain in a shot, but this time it seems to work very well!

Unforunately in this environment (DPC) if you are submitting a set up or studio type shot like this, you need to be damn near perfect to achieve the best scores.

Nice work.
TC

PS: I believe that this would be an awesome study subject for any DPC'ers that are having issues with lighting!

Tennis anyone?
by ladpupmoe

Comment:
From the Critique Club

There are many compositional elements that I like in this shot. You have a couple of great contrasts here. Round/Straight, Light/Shadow, Smooth/Fuzzy-Textures, Black Letters/Light colored ball.

There are also a couple of elements that I think could be improved. A B/W shot like this I am finding come out with more impact if they have a little more contrast. This would help to further define the roundness of the spere. If you had a (very slightly) deeper DOF you would also accentuate the sperical qualities and also bring out even more of the fuzzy texture. Also I'm sure you noticed as did several commentors, your shot is slightly crooked. This is an easy fix in PS.

All in all a very nice study type of shot that with a little tweaking could be a great one!
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Kitesurfer
by Azrifel

Comment:
I understand what you are trying to do here. I also think that this would be a nice shot at 8x10 or even better at poster size. At the size that we are alowed to post here it really doesn't have much punch. You can hardly see the lines connecting the two parts of your subject. A closer shot of only the skiier would IMHO been more potent.
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Clouds By Night
by marbo

Comment:
This does not represent water to me. It does not look like clouds even. It looks like the aurora which is not weather related.
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Blue Glass
by cbeller

Comment:
From the Critque Club

Things I like: I love the blue tone of the glass. I also like the way the bottom (stem?) of the glass glows also. You used the rule of thirds nicely with the bonus of good negative space also.

Things I don't like: This shot looks like it's too soft focus. I'm reasonably sure that it's because the glass is frosted giving off a glow. The stem portion of the glass does look in focus, but it's very hard to see. It needs more light either from within or externally. I like what you CAN see of it, but it's more of a distraction because it's hardly visible. I find myself trying to figure out the exact shape rather than enjoying the overall affect.

Good concept. Keep trying with this (if it's not too frustrating.) If you figure out how to get a great one I'd like to see it and how you did it!
TC

After The Eskimo-Swing
by Mona

Comment:
This is too photoshopped.
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Deep Blue
by johnm

Comment:
Beautiful tones. Can't tell if your focus is on or it's just the translucency of the subject, so I'll give you that one. Is this your tank or at an aquarium?
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In Awe
by jenesis

Comment:
Nicely composed, but you don't have enough contrasts to make the two tone treatment work well. You lose too much detail in the two subjects. I love the look on the childs face. Priceless! Nice almost there shot!
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