Normal People; Insane People
by alanfreed

Comment:
Which ones are which? Being a parent I could qualify for the Crazy people side ;)

Interesting take on the challenge but except for the cute butt on the cowboy not a lot here to hold my attention. Lots bo distractions all over the shot, maybe if you could get a friend to pose for you as the naked cowboy and another to represent the normal person?

A 4 as is

Light from the past...
by samanna

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Nice shot overall, I liked this one because it brought back memories of my Grandfather and the cabin he had. We used to go up there for summers, no electricity, no running water, very primative but we loved it!

I love the colors in this shot, the shadows are wonderful and the fact that you didn't polish up the lantern is also a good touch. The dust, grime and little cobwebs really add to the shot. Your second entry and you did very well. But what to do to make it better? Well, the things I find distracting is the mirror on the lantern, while it adds character to the overall lantern, in this shot it is a bit distracting to me. Maybe if the shot was from a different angle so you could see the lines going out to the mirror but not the mirror itself? Also the glare on the glass is distracting. Lighting is the hardest part of shooting, there have been many a late night I have spent HOURS working on getting the lighting just right so there was no glare yet the object was still well seen. And flash on the camera doesn't help! :)

This is a great shot overall though. I really enjoyed it, thanks for the great memories!

Good Luck In Future Challenges!

Deannda
DNeufer@stny.rr.com if you have any questions or want to discuss this further!

Last Train Home
by frumoaznicul

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Wow, what can I say that hasn't been said already? I loved this shot during the challenge, you told an entire story with one picture. Truly one of those "pictures" that's worth a 1,000 words.

The only imporvements that I could see happening are from, like you said, advanced editing. Bring out the sky more, clone out the pole on the right side that is going out of the picture, it's very distracting and bring down the contrast just a tad, a very small tad and you have a great shot here ready to sell!

I loved your recent candids also, keep up the great work!

Good Luck In Future Challenges!

Deannda
DNeufer@stny.rr.com if you have any questions or want to discuss this further!

what's behind?
by exbe

Comment:
Greeetings from the Critique Club!

Interesting shot as I see you have heard several times, but what could make it better? Well, the center of the keyhole almost looked like it's plugged up with some lime goop or something. Your title asked us to wonder what's behind it but the shot doesn't give us any clues and nor does it make me personally want to find out. Maybe if you were able to focus more on the keyhole and what was behind it, making me want to see more?

The colors are interesting but rather bland to me. Maybe playing with the contrast or curves might make them jump out more. I like the composition of the shot and the cropping, the angle of the broken lock brings me from left to right and from top to bottom so nice capture there. I see this is your first challenge, not to bad for your first time out. There is a lot of potential here and I can't wait to see more of your work!

Good Luck In Future Challenges!

Deannda
DNeufer@stny.rr.com if you have any questions or want to discuss this further!

Colours
by agwright

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Hi! I am probably not the person to do be doing critiques on Abstracts as I have a very predefined definition of abstract and very few of the entries met that. This was one of them, sorry. I know what it is that cause me to think this wasn't an abstract and that is the center of the tulip, no idea exactly what it's called. But if you had cropped the shot tighter on the left, taking out the center of the flower it would have made a huge difference to me personally. I love your shots overall, your three little jugs shot is one of my favorites of yours. This shot is well done but the center ends up being a distraction to the shot, taking away from the overall beauty of the petals. And using my handy dandy envelope when you take that new crop it really makes a difference in the shot. If you redo this I would love to see this.

Good Luck In Future Challenges!

Deannda
DNeufer@stny.rr.com if you have any questions or want to discuss this further!

Watering The Plants
by Jas

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Well, what can I add to your red ribbon? How to make it blue? Okay, desaturate the red out and then bump up the blue hue :)

Okay, seriously, this is a great shot as you well know by now, congrats your ribbon. What do I see that could make it better? Not a lot but just maybe straightening up the shot a bit and bringing maybe one or two more of the needles into focus. That's really about it, this is a wonderful shot and you did very well!

Good Luck In Future Challenges!

Deannda
DNeufer@stny.rr.com if you have any questions or want to discuss this further!

Beauty and Tragedy
by whatsinaname

Comment:
I see the beauty but the tragedy is lost on me. Is it the garbage in the back? A 4

Girls vs Boys
by jackditch

Comment:
I"m probably going to get shot for this but I am having trouble telling which is which in this shot, I'm guessing the girl is on the left? Please tell the boy that I'm sorry but they both look like girls to me, sorry. The shot is a nice candid portrait, if they were both looking at the camera it would really hlep and I like the sepia tone of the shot. The darkness around the left eye of the person on the left, the shadow is a bit distracting Had this at a 4 but am bumping it to a 7

Chaos vs. Order
by jonr

Comment:
Interesting idea for the challenge but the rocks don't really represent chaos to me personally. if this was taken at a lower angle and so you didn't get the shadows, maybe a different time of day? A 4

Opposite Reflections
by Donatien

Comment:
Interesting take on the challenge. I'm curious as to what you used to hold the marbles and what reflective surface you used. I'm thinking a mirror would have really offered the best reflection. Not a bad shot but a different cropping and angle might really make it a great shot. A 4