Pipes and Pumps
by wetland

Comment:
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy). I'll be picking one of these images for the Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives: A nice study in grungy pipework and the coloration is well suited to the subject matter. I like that you haven't lost the sense of depth amongst the 'clutter'.

Critical stuff: The amount of intrinsic interest in the scene is fairly low - many voters will skip by at a rate of knots.

Overall: A nice rendition of this scene but one that might not hold the viewers interest for them to explore the scene fully.

Classic
by Lutchenko

Comment:
Great model - great front-on composition. The saturation looks quite high, perhaps it's just my monitor / colour profile.

Here Comes That Rainy Day
by Jutilda

Comment:
I actually really like the window view here as much as the dog - and what a dog!

7 Marriette.jpg
by ErikV

Comment:
It's obviously a pretty good shot butI think I'd like to see for contrast in her face - the fill flash has obliterated potentially dramatic shadows. I took the liberty of trying to edit the image to show what I mean:



I hope you don't mind - a picture is worth a thousand words (well, maybe 20!)

_MG_1436
by bobonacus

Comment:
This portrait has a degree of precision that I really like.

Blue-vs-Green
by rmezzo

Comment:
Perhaps I'm being a little harsh but it seems to me that focus is missed here - the ribbon and fringe (bangs) are really sharp, but not the face - perhaps that was your intention? It can work.

cece funny face
by sadiebird

Comment:
Funny story! Nice candid capture.

When One + One is One
by bspurgeon

Comment:
Lovely work - great expressions, well portrayed.

Jan 06 2009
by JaimeVinas

Comment:
I like this too - but I'm convinced it needs to be way bigger to be appreciated.

Jac-2.jpg
by Ivory

Comment:
Great expression and POV but I do think the processing is perhaps a little heavy-handed; I like what you were going for but the transitions between saturated and desaturated are a bit too visible.