Fine Gardening
by Zoomdak

Comment:
*From the Critique Club*

I am looking forward to critiquing this shot. It may be hard though because this is quite a good shot. ;)

Composition:

This is generally the area where I am most picky, but I would have to agree with what Rasai said in the fact that the crop was a bit tight, that was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the shot. It is not a bad thing, but it is one of those things that can make a difference between an extremely good shot and a WOW shot. One other real nit-picky thing is I feel the flower is a tad bit centered in the shot (The direction of the petals saves this from being to big of a problem because they lead the eyes quite well, also, another thing that saves that is the yellow area which is nicely placed). Now, I am not saying these things to make you feel bad about the composition; I am just saying things that I think would help make this shot stellar.There are a lot of good compostional things in this photo, and like I mentioned before they are the petals and the yellow center of the trillium. Oh, and more more thin, I was NOT a stickler about the format of these shots, but you made a wise decision to make it vertical because that's what the voters were looking for apparently.

Color and Lighting:

I really like the lighting in this shot, probably the strongest element in the shot. You highlighted the petals and yellow center just right to ad extra emphasis on the flower. The colors work really well because the sharp yellow and white area of the flower contrast real nicely with the duller green background.

Focus and Depth of Field:

The focus here quite good. I see that you have used NeatImage on this shot. It is nice to see that you spent time to get the desired effect without losing too much quality, like at all, I appreciate that a lot! I do feel that the DOF field could be slighly more shallow to add even more emphasis to your trillium. The sharpness of the one green leaf slightly detracts.

Other Thoughts:

Overall, very nicely done. There was just a few minor things that kind of held you back from being a STELLAR WOW kind of shot. Good clarity, lighting, and color play a huge role in your 6 score.

~Matthew Dykman (goinskiing)

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Mug Shot
by dustin03

Comment:
Very nice! Great DOF and focus. I love how you used green to complement the orange, I as a viewer appreciate that attention to detail, very nicely done!

Orange Chairs
by pisu

Comment:
I love the effect you have used here. The composition here is quite strong. I can't really think of anything to improve the shot at this moment. By the way,t eh back floor really adds to the quality of the image.

Disposable
by Andelain

Comment:
Interesting take on the challenge. I really like it. Excellent DOF! However, may I suggest including the whole razor in the shot (this is a personal preference thing for me), it would add more of a sense of completeness. Also, I'm not the biggest fan of borders (I don't mark these down because I score the shot, not the border). Good luck!

poppys on the mountain
by thomkat

Comment:
Beautiful photograph!!! I enjoy the colors and lighting, very nicely done! Good eye for the shot. There is one thing however that I feel could have made this image a LOT stronger. There are two flowers on the right that draw my focus away from this gorgeous shot, I think it would be a solid shot if you cropped those out. Other than, simply beautiful!

Architectual curves 1
by kosmikkreeper

Comment:
Wait a Minute!!! This looks familiar! I have seen this before. I wonder if anyone else will notice. Very cool shot, the black and white wroks very well here! My highest rated shot with a 10, good job!!!

Gotta light?
by kiwiness

Comment:
Kiwiness is back!!! Lovely photo you have there, very detailed adn clear. You never cease to amaze me!

Crash at the Paper Airplane Show
by davidbedard

Comment:
Extremely creative take on the challenge! I absolutely love this shot.long. I'mnot exactly sure how I feel about the border, but I don't believe it really detracts from the image in anyway. I love the clarity and I love the humor. Many wishes!
~goinskiing

Bye Bye Barn
by willtata

Comment:
What ever happened to that "let's not become arsons now" thing? I LOVE this shot!! You captured the essence of fire in all of it's awesome glory! Good job, my highest rated shot in the challenge! Good Luck!!!

My New CD Burner
by Neil

Comment:
Excellent take on the challenge!!! Extremely cerative and clever. I notice that yourdrive is also being burnt as well. Hope you were using an OLD CD drive that you didn't care about!