The Embrace
by kellmak10

Comment:
ohhhhh, had to look but now I see the set of legs

step
by zencow

Comment:
would love this if the hand had been cropped out

sexy secrets
by violici

Comment:
I like it....but....there's something about it that just isn't there

Danielle
by bobdaveant

Comment:

Greetings From the Critique Club

First Impressions:
WOW - she's got eyes you could fall into! Beautiful, gorgeous, stunning blue eyes!

Technical (Comp, lighting, color, focus):
love how the light reflects in her eyes, good compostion; although it could have been cropped just below her wrist and you wouldn't have lost anything; it's fine as it is but my point is, in this photo no one is looking at anything beside her face and eyes anyway; also I think the focus is good

Challenge:
n/a

Artistic/Emotion:
the white nail polish is a fine detail as well as the bracelet; she looks like the kinda girl I would want to be friends with

Summary:
I think ace flyman's comment sums it up best, "This image seems so natural in so many ways. "Lovely" is the only word I could come up with. Very well done!"

Yardarm
by dgodard

Comment:
Oh, Let me know if you have questions. :-)

Yardarm
by dgodard

Comment:
Greetings From the Critique Club

First Impressions:
Very nice shot - a little small maybe. I see that your photo is 640 x 425. They say, for these challenges you should always use the max that is allowed...."at least 160 pixels and no more than 800 on each side."

Technical (Comp, lighting, color, focus):
As FocusPoint mentioned your composition is good. Although a crop might have been nice just at the below where the poles go into the water....but maybe not, just depends on the mood you want to present

Challenge:
n/a

Artistic/Emotion:
artisticlly it's a nicely done piece; maybe could have even been better had you played with the colors and exposure a little to get an even better silhouette feel to it.
The scene certainly makes me want to be there.

Summary:
In summary? You have a VERY NICE shot of your local landmark. Between this shot and your first challenge entry I'm anxious to see what more you have in store for us! Keep 'em coming!

You dare disturb the King?
by Delta_6

Comment:
Greetings From the Critique Club

First Impressions:
OH MY GOODNESS! WOW!

Technical (Comp, lighting, color, focus):
composition, lighting, color focus? all magnificent! If I were able to take these type photos I see nothing I would change

Challenge:
n/a

Artistic/Emotion:
a piece that touchs us all on a level that we can understand - don't disturb our rest! very well excuted artistically and emotionally

Summary:
A perfectly done animal portrait - can't think of much more I can add - wish I could but this photo does it for me - no questions asked - no suggestions to be given

Serenity
by Ja-9

Comment:
Greetings From the Critique Club

First Impressions:
Truthfully, flower pictures aren't my thing, but this one just jumped off the page at me! It's wonderfully done.

Technical (Comp, lighting, color, focus):
the lighting on the flower totally makes it pop! it just stands out from the bg which is equally as stunning

Challenge:
n/a

Artistic/Emotion:
a beautiful artistic piece
for a person who enjoys flower pictures this, I imagine, would be a stirring image

Summary:
You placed in the top 20, you got 4 favs, you got great comments! I mean what else is there? Well, there are 2 suggestions....a slight crop at the top to remove the hot spot....and there is a little distracting white spot under the lilly pad, looks similar to a copyright symbol, that coulda been cloned out. I know these are supposed to be in depth critiques, but how in depth can one go when the image is just on the verge of being perfect? :-)

The Blue Room
by JohannesFrank

Comment:

Greetings From the Critique Club

First Impressions:
I loved this the first time I saw it in the challenge and it is no different for me now.

Technical (Comp, lighting, color, focus):
simple and beautiful the way the light falls into the room from the window; the barrel, frame and board are wonderfully perfect there in the center, highlighted by that soft falling light - so simple yet so elegant amidst the disarray of the old house; the tones of the photo are marvelous; at first I thought the light from the other window just outside the door was distracting, but that's not it at all, instead of being distracting it is leading us deeper into the photo, making me wonder what else is in this building

Challenge:
if the challnege of a free study is to grab our attention you have certainly accomplished that

Artistic/Emotion:
artisticlly? not much I can say that hasn't already been said in your comments
emotionally? well tanguera's comment says it all

Summary:
What can I say here? I really don't know how to summarize this. Beautiful is not enough and yet awesome is too much! This photo is perfectly done in light, tone, artistic and emotional expression. WELL DONE! :-)

negative growth
by kellmak10

Comment:
Greetings From the Critique Club

First Impressions:
very busy photograph; I think posthumous hit the nail on the head in describing it as frantic

Technical (Comp, lighting, color, focus):
my thoughts are had this been a positive image your composition would have been right on the mark; for me, as a negative image I feel the tree should have been closer to center which might have elimated the overall busy-ness of this photo. for some reason when I look at this my eye is drawn the right hand side (looking at the photo) and I'm not sure that's what you had in mind - then again, it could just be my eyesight.
I think the white part of your boarder should have been narrower or the black part wider

Challenge:
yes you have a negative image

Artistic/Emotion:
I would say this is an artistic piece that boarders on being an abstract.
Emotionaly? I don't have any opinion about this emotionally. Although it does make me think of a dark stormy night

Summary:
A nice negative photo that needs a little more of a "pop" or "wow" factor.