Aroma is inspired by nature
by ramevi

Comment:
Lovely flower; it's a nice, unusual composition, though the angle might be more dynamic I think. You might watch your histogram for overexposure in the future, though I suspect this was a hard flower to photograph! Harder still, it would be nice to have a bit more shadow detail on the leaf.

burnt
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
Nice clear shot. Good comp too.

Support OUR cause now! The enemy could do this to YOUR son too!
by SoulHunter74

Comment:
A good image, I like an alternate title: "Stiop Terrorism Now - We are all victims". I like the comp but perhaps there's too much space.

America, 2003
by muckpond

Comment:
Good social commentary; very accurate propaganda! Perhaps it should be titled: Stop Free Speech in America (as a propaganda piece), or "No Free Speech in America", as a propaganda/commentary.

Smoking is Dead Sexy
by TechnoShroom

Comment:
Great idea, good dramatic capture. Would have liked to see a cigarette in his mouth. I am sure you tried it and maybe it wouldn't hold. Love the smoke from the skull though.

Shed Some LIght on the Subject, Read!
by sagestudio

Comment:
Well done. This might be a good one for soft-focus if you want to experiment later!

Worth it?
by arnit

Comment:
Powerful image. Well done. Without the challenge rules it might be nice to have a little less brightness on the end of the syringe. Good luck!

When we used to play
by oskar

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club:

A very nice image! I love the colors, and the concept.

Suggestions: From this position of the shoot, it would have been nice to have enough shadow detail to make out the net (ring) and its attachment to the backboard. Right now we only see part of the net (ring). Similarly, a bit more shadow detail on the wall with the graphiti. Perhaps if you have the new Adobe CS you can try the new shadow detail took on it.

I also would have liked to see a bit more sharpness in the outlines of the wall and bushes, as well as the water in the background.

Regards--Neil

Blue Mist by Joan Severance
by fdpiech

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club:

I think you've captured an excellent scene here. The composition is excellent.

I like the blue effect overall. But I think the image could use more contrast. Taking it into PS, I see that the black levels in the photograph are not at the end of the scale, as they should be. In addition, due to oversharpening, or due to using too big of a radius while sharpening, there are halos along the treeline.

Finally, the image has a bit of noise. Noise reduction, e.g., via Neatimage, would have addressed that easily.

All in all, a beautiful image, just needs a bit of attention in an image editor like PS!

Regards--Neil

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer´s Stone
by cimarron98

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I think you had a great idea here, and selected a good set of elements to give us the feel for the book. I also like the choice of B&W here.

On the technical side, there are a couple of things that can be improved here. I don't think the light reflection in the glasses is needed if done intentionally, and at best distracts a bit, especially because I can see some detail in it, i.e., the bulb.

The wand itself is the major problem I see here. It's overexposed, and I don't think it's placed optimally in the image. It's almost as if it's arranged to be the nose, the glasses the eyes, and the rock the mouth, making a face, which distracts a bit. I am not sure how I would arrange them without some playing, but I would think I might have tried the wand coming in from one corner, and the other objects symmetrical on the other diagnoal. But I would have to experiment to see what worked best. Some other suggestions:
1) A dark, nonreflective base and background would have given this some extra pop
2) A sheet over the light source and putting it back would have diffused the light and eliminated the reflection. A circular polarizer might have also been effective here.

Glad to see such a creative entry and I look forward to seeing more of your work.