Enter/Exit
by NapCat

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Welcome back to DPC, napcat! Glad you found the site again.

You entered a fascinating image in the Entrance Challenge - undecided as to which category to submit, I see, but it certainly fit either as an entrance or an exit.

Your crop was excellent here, and the two portals showed off that distant road perfectly. It was unfortunate that you were in strong sunlight as this seemed to dull the otherwise interesting details in the frame. Editing programs can help with this somewhat, so you might want to just go in there and experiment by moving those sliders around (eg: Hue & Saturation or Shadows & Highlights). Even with global editing, it could have been possible to create some strong definition between the front entrance and the back wall/entrance.

Keep 'em coming, napcat. I'll look forward to seeing more of your work.

Alice

Come into my Garden
by LonnieD

Comment:
LOnnieD - thank you so much for putting down your steps in processing this delightful composition. It makes my job much easier.

Now, the first thing that I noticed in this composition was the gray sky. Probably not what you hoped a viewer would see. But there it was. When this sky is cropped out, you still have a fine composition which shows off the entryway and the garden quite nicely. It also makes a strong feature of that pleasant peaked roof in the background. Then, if, indeed, you bring your crop in on the sides to show just those topiary trees in the foreground, it also accentuates the entrance nicely.

Just thoughts. there are so many ways to look at an image, especially one as nice as this one is.

Nice to see your work again. I'll look forward to seeing more.

Alice

Memorial Garden Entrance
by MinsoPhoto

Comment:
greetings from the Critique Club

jminso we meet again! It was just a moment ago (it seems) that I was looking with great interest at your rose image and now here we are at a Civil War Memorial.

Yes, it is a lovely and serene image that received a middling score. One of your comments seemed to suggest the entrance was a bit dark, and yes, when I ran your fine image through 'shadows & highlights' quite a lot more detail came through, especially in the stonework. If it was mine, I'd probably try for a bit more color in the roof of the pillared structure; otherwise the modeling there works well IMO.

Perhaps it was a bit too placid for the likes of our impatient voters who sometimes like excitement more, but still it is a fine image and one you can be proud of.

Alice

PS I did add a note to the rose image when I saw it again.

Orange (CW)
by tehben

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

What the heck was he standing on! Tehben I think you have your answer regarding your merely adequate score, from the comments you received. People were so puzzled/entranced by your model's feet that they didn't pay attention to the very fine job you did with this image.

this was good stop-action photography and certainly it met the Challenge beautifully. You even got the lighting to behave nicely.

But that (er) dead fish, or whatever decoration you have on the roof just didn't cut the mustard with our viewers. Dang. (Block those metaphors, Alice)

Good luck with your next Challenge.

Alice

A Good Book
by ASTONishing

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Ahh, ASTONishing, you have given me a hard one to 'critique.'

Usually a member of the Critique Club trys to help a photographer with an entry that has technical or compositional problems or perhaps we can give an angle or two on 'how to make an image better.'

After looking at your portfolio, I realize you use technical and compositional surprises to add to your photographic art.

Now, there is no way I can critique another person's art. This is a fun image and I think it is exactly the way you want it to be. So, with a hearty 'well done' I shall continue on to the next image in the queue.

Best regards,

Alice

Nexen Building
by Citadel

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

What futuristic find you photographed. Good one. I really like the way you actually continued the 'in the future' look with your colorful processing. the cloud formations and sky coloring worked in your favor as well.

I wonder if that dark shadow (another cloud?) in the lower right section of your image bothered your score? Maybe the building just has that coloration or perhaps something else cast a shadow, but unexplained dark area may have been a distraction to our voting public.

It is an interesting building and you captured it well.

Best regards,

Alice

A Wolf Would've Been Better
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
Awww, jaypers, Ken, you made me snort out loud with this one!
Scared the cat, too!
:-)

Natural orange..
by ytshuva

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

What a clever composition you conceived for this Challenge.

It was a fun idea.

I very much like your minimalist approach to this Challenge.
Your lighting was excellent and focus spot-on.

I wish I had words of wisdom to tell you what to do to make this better, but I think you did just fine. Unfortunately the voters gave you nice average marks. Still, your comments tell you some voters really got your message and enjoyed your work. that should be a big plus.

So, keep 'em coming and continue to enjoy your photography.

Best regards,

Alice

Canyon X: Walls Painted With Light
by JacksonGariety

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique club

Terrific image you have here. This is a fascinating geological formation and you are to be complimented for seeking it out and capturing your impressions of it.

You scored well for this image and rightly so. Now, the Critique Club usually trys to spend its time helping those who need a little extra assistance with their entries, and you certainly do not with this one. So I'll just add my congratulations to the others you received and move on to the next image in the CC queue.

best regards,

Alice

The bay mare and the boot
by snaffles

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Oh, Snaffles, we meet again! And what a fun entry you have in the Free Study. It is easy to see why you would select it to put in the Challenge.

Some of your comments noted that the sky was a bit bland, and I played with your image just a little using Shadows & Highlights. Now that's a very useful tool for situations such as this, and I found it put a bit more light into that clever horse's neck and deepened the blues dramatically. Just a thought, of course.

Your "V" with the fence poles and the clever boot at the right top worked quite well but could have stood a bit more color. Nevertheless, this, as Melethia says, is cute and quirky and I'm glad to have seen it again.