N/A
by Prash

Comment:
I've always enjoyed this image - I am partial to a bit of selective desaturation if done well. This is done very well indeed. The coloured leaves are emphasise the contrast between the natural and the man-made. I also like the framing of the image, the way the bench converges on the corner. An under-rated image I think, one of the first challenges I voted in. I gave it a 9.

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Six feet
by LevT

Comment:
I noticed that I had selected 99 favourites photos so I went looking for my hundredth. I was shocked to find I didn't have any of yours in my 99. Spent some time looking through your portfolio and found this one. Works on so many levels!

The Balcony (Tribute to P. Ramette)
by gyaban

Comment:
Such commitment!! A fantastic result too! I haven't really looked at the other yet but this is absolutely fabulous (as distinct from relatively fabulous - no need to compare). Blue ribbon -surely.

Zygaena
by GiorgioBaruffi

Comment:
Really nice image. I have that lens and a 25mm extension tube, I found it reduces my DOF without giving me that much more magnification. Is that your experience too?

Splish Splash
by JustCaree

Comment:
Carrie

I know from the scores thread that you were disappointed in your score. I contributed to that (3), so I should say why.

This is a fine family photo and one that friends and relatives who know your subject will enjoy. For the rest of us, it is a different story - we look at this in the context of a Free Study; beyond the timing that you have nailed - there is little else to interest a viewer. Sure it is sharp but with the large DOF it would be difficult to miss that. I can only speak for me but when I look at images on DPC, I hope to see more than a well executed image, I'm looking for such things as story and narrative, a bit of mystery, things left unsaid, un-shown... ambiguity. For the images that don't have that, fantastic technicals in difficult lighting or with high speed subjects can carry the day. Besides pointing the camera and timing the shot, there is little of you and your artistry in this picture, it tells me little about the sort of photographer you are or what interests you visually. Have a look at the comments I gave out in this Free Study - I may not be typical of the DPC voting pattern but it least it will give you a bit more information as to what pushes my buttons and why this one didn't.

Beyond
by ChikaZAWa

Comment:


Awarded jointly for May

untitled
by AP

Comment:


Awarded jointly for May

strike a pose
by xtian

Comment:
Just looked at your portfolio and you are clearly someone who is on top of their game so all of the choices you have made here are deliberate and intended. Fair play to you - they are of course your choices. I don't like the end result any more, but I am pleased that this is the result is aligned with your intentions.

"the beating of my heart"
by smardaz

Comment:
Funny, I just made a long comment on how NOT to do portraits. I should have just referenced this image! Great work.

Constant Never Ending Declination
by JPR

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Very well executed and a highly interesting subject and composition. The conversion is very good too, as are all of the technicals.

Critical stuff: This should be a highlyndramatic image, but somewhere the narrative got a little lost and it isn't well communicated to a viewer.

Overall: highly competent but it should have greater impact. i' m not sure why it doesn't since you seem to have got everything right.