The artist's dream
by nagangel

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Composition: The composition of this photograph is its strongest point. You have used the �other� rule of thirds; using three objects. The three paint brushes, the three lights and the three dabs of paint all echo this and the repetition is very pleasing to the eye. The fact that all of these elements are laid out in a triangle gives a certain strength to the photograph.

Colors: Other than the colors of the lights, the colors seem a bit muted, especially on the paint which screams to be vivid. Most of your whites are not truly white, which could be a function of your lighting.

Technical Quality: The total technical quality of this shot seems a bit weak. I think you could improve it if you had a studio setup with proper lighting. I do think for what you had to work with, you did a fair job.

Meeting Challenge: This indeed does meet the challenge and adds a humorous quality to it as well.

Overall: Overall this is a pleasant photograph but does not keep my attention for very long. Its a wonderful idea though, and one I feel you might go back and re-visit on another day. Overall I do like this photograph and you have shown you have a very creative eye for composition.

Walk Him Every Day
by Konador

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club. This is one of the most beautiful pet portraits I have seen on this site. The focus is spot on, his eyes are clear and sharp and the focus fades from there. His entire fur coat is soft focus, which relates directly to how soft it must feel in real life.

I love that his eyes are at diagonals from each other, this adds to the "tension" of the photo (for lack of a better word, I mean that it adds visual appeal). His eyes look a little sad, which is very appealing as well.

I love your use of black and white for this lovely portrait. Without the distraction of color, the entire focus of the photo are on the lovely eyes.

I am sorry that I can not give much critisism here, this portrait is close to perfect. The one, very small, distraction to me is the flop of hair over his right eye. If you would have cloned out just the very tip if it, I would have no further critisisms. Great job Ben.

Barbara

Waldo has a kid !?
by panoramix

Comment:
I think that personally I would have liked this photograph better if it was not quite so busy. Although I see your waldo, there is too much veying for my attention to care much. Nice use of leading lines, and you should remember this perspective for other challenges where it would work to your advantage better.

Mourning Into Evening
by flowergirl1110

Comment:
I love this shot, its one of my favorites for this challenge. The twilight adds so much to the feel of the subject.

Where is Waldo?
by ladpupmoe

Comment:
Your waldo is a bit prominant, I did not have to search for him at all. Your colors are very true to the origional character though. Good luck.

I'm looking for Reindeer moss.......
by Richie23

Comment:
Whoa, I was halfway through your critique when I finally saw your waldo, I thought it was the deer at first. This is one of those photos that needs more than the normal 5 seconds. I hope other viewers are a bit more observant than I.

Where's The Monkey ?
by Wawaa

Comment:
Interesting choice for wheres waldo ;-) Normally composition is a bit more interesting of the main subject is not dead center in the photograph. Good luck.

Fire & Ice
by renaissanceman

Comment:
Very interesting photograph but maybe not totally appropriate for this challenge.

Bassinet of bears
by -crt

Comment:
This is a wonderful photograph. I hope this is one of the photos you have hung on the wall and sent to all the grandparents

I'm on the top of the world... .
by nolock

Comment:
This is a beautiful photograph in spite of, or maybe partially because of, the telephone wires. Great composition too. Good luck.