The South Korean Wicker People
by cowboy221977

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

What a weirdly interesting image you have presented here. I had to go look up the wicker statues that (apparently) represent South Koreans facing the north yearning for reunification. Haunting, indeed.

As far as technicals go, there's not much to say. Sure that line is mildly distracting, but it could also be part of the installation and be there for a reason. We just don't know. The Bald Sky was not in your favor, but sure, go back at a different time and hope for a nice blue one. Sure. Sometimes we take what we can get and say "thank you!"

So, thank you for entering this thought-provoking image which did indeed, receive a nice score. Congratulations on your new personal best. May you keep adding new ones rapidly.

Alice

Hanging in
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment:
{B}Greetings from the Critique Club[/b]

What a lovely and detailed image. It is well presented with an elegant background that set off the seeds beautifully. And it earned a very nice score for this very nice entry.

While I would have loved to have seen even more of a close-up to enjoy the detail of those seeds, you may not have had the pixels, and besides the presentation you did was just fine.

I see nothing more to critique here, so I'd better move on to the next image in the queue. But I will look forward to seeing others of your images.

Alice

Washington - Grizzly Stadium
by cauch

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Hey, cauch, fun picture--and welcome to DPL! (Around here (UC Berkeley), we holler "Go Bears!" not being too particular about the variety.

You have a great subject for photography here - well all over your beautiful state - but we're talking stadium, specifically Entrances, now. The first thing that caught my eye when your picture opened was that haze between the flagpole and the bldg. Probably not what you wanted to hear. You couldn't get rid of it because editing was Basic. So, my advice is to keep shooting. After you get the shot you think you want, look for others that also tell the story. You can't get a game day in April that would work for a great people shot, so just look at other angles to show off this building. Far back, close in, down low - you know the drill.

Keep 'em coming. I have the feeling you will do well here. (and I don't say that often.)

Alice

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!
:-)