Brown ribbon in Brown ribbon?
by smalley

Comment:
No brown for you - far too thoughtful!! :-)

Hosiery
by lovethelight

Comment:
You get the impression that every element in this shot has been subject to a choice as to whether it should be black, white, or a very particular shade of grey. I should add - I think this is a good thing! It makes the image feel crafted rather than simply shot.

The Gathering
by Phantom01

Comment:
Really interesting image - this is technically very intriguing; leaves me wondering what lens? was it software corrected? HDR? How many exposures? Was there a shift in focus between them to get an extended DOF?

Or am I overcomplicating the shot - whatever, it's a great result.

Subtle Sensual Seduction by Ann Marie
by MPRPRO

Comment:
The point of focus is just in front of the model - it doesn't escape me that one way to remedy that would be for the viewer (camera) to move closer, thus reinforcing the meaning within the shot. Great work.

Broken crown...
by Lutchenko

Comment:
Spectacular - just when I thought I couldn't be wow-ed with any more water drop shots - along comes this. All the more impressive because of our long exposure to such shots.

Highly Dangerous entRy
by heavyj

Comment:
This is a real stand-out portrait.

Winter Time
by gsal

Comment:
I LOVE this - composition, lighting, story, colour! I fear it won't score as well as I think it should. A 9 from me.

elder
by Phil

Comment:
Very unusual and well executed portrait.

a line of color in a grey city
by halopes

Comment:
This is the first image that has really grabbed my attention - the use of the yellow and its high saturation really does draw attention to the grey elsewhere in the image. A 9 from me.

Dead Wood & Water
by Paul

Comment:
Kari Ann - many thanks for you critique here and you have picked up on the main thing that is lacking in this shot - the DOF in relation to the composition. I did do a slightly better version that at least was better composed for f/4:



But I had cloned out a power pylon and hadn't received the nod from SC before my submission deadline. I wouldv'e sought clarification before then but only became nervous because of a forum thread I had read - I should've stuck to my guns and stayed with my original.

However, the DOF problem remains in both versions. Getting access to this tree when it is wet is a bit of a challenge - both shots are done with me out of the sunroof of my 4X4 which is sat in a flooded area of the adjacent road; I'd have to trespass to get a better vantage point (the fence and adjacent farm building are out of shot). I wish it had been foggy AND wet on that day, I'd have then been sorted! - see one from a foggy day below:



Again, many thanks for your critique

Paul