Pitching
by gadion

Comment:
GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB

Hello! It is my turn to say "Welcome to DPC." I see you have only been a member for a few months and already you have a ribbon! Congratulations.

Also, I salute your courage in getting out on a windy night, setting up a tripod and working hard to find an image for this Perspective Challenge. Had it been raining as well? Anyhow, I think that if you had gone for a longer exposure, your tripod would have had wind movement and the subject might be blurry.

In any event, your comments tell you that your image is quite dark. Actually, it is dark and mysterious. Oh, for a hooded figure in the foreground to add to the mystery. Had you converted this to black & white, you certainly could have made it more readable, but then you would have lost the mystery.

So, about all I can say is: "Good Try!" This one didn't work for the viewer/voters but your next one might.

Keep 'em coming. I h ope this little critique was helpful to you.

Alice

country-roaddone.jpg
by spiritualspatula

Comment:
Interesting. I never thought of doing this in B&W. reminds me of the old Westerns.

red-road.jpg
by Hipychik

Comment:
Oh, this is elegant.

Tall
by LonnieD

Comment:
GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB

What an interesting photograph you have produced. After reading your comments i am very intrigued by the range of emotion you engendered here. Congratulations! That's not easy to do.

Indeed it is a fine example of perspective and suits the Challenge perfectly. It is 'artistic' rather than a record shot; that is you have interpreted the scene in your own way and style. Nice. I'm not sure why the boy seems almost cut out in the frame. He seems to have a little white halo all around him. Whatever happened there, possibly in post-processing, it works for the story you present. But it may have had something to do with the somewhat average score your image received.

Hard to tell if this would have worked as well with a lighter sky. But that could be one alternative. In any event, this is a good image that obviously worked exactly the way you wanted it to and it received some nice reviews.

You've been involved with DPC for just a few months now, and obviously you are enjoying your participation in the site. I very much appreciated the look at your portfolio.

Best of luck to you in the future!

Alice

Infinite Opportunities
by ardyer

Comment:
GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB

Okay! I am so pleased that this image came up when it was my turn to draw an image from the Critique queue. I enjoyed it in the Challenge and now get to enjoy it again.

You interpreted the gracefulness of the sculpture well and the angle you selected was perfect for the Challenge. If it was mine, I would probably crop out more of the sky (not a lot, just some) to concentrate the action on the figures while still leaving room for them to leap/dance.

On compression issues, my only suggestion would be to set you camera on "Large" or if you can process it, "Raw" so that you collect the most pixels possible. Then when resizing for the web, hang on to as many pixels as you can. I think there is a pretty good tutorial on DPC telling how to resize if you're unsure.

As far as monitors go, yes, it is important to check your work on as many monitors as you have access to. They DO vary enormously, and of course your viewers have an infinite variety.

In any event, congratulations on your personal best, and your steady climb up the scoring ladder. Pretty soon you'll be in ribbon territory if you keep going at this rate.

Take care!

Alice

Inspiration
by cutlassdude70

Comment:
GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB

Wow, we sure do have diverse scenery in California. This is a beauty, for sure. And I'm glad you get to look at it instead of me. (Brrrrrr)
:-))

You received a good score for this very nice image and landed in the top ten as well. You caught it at a good time with excellent lighting on that rock and on the sky/cloud formations.

About all I can say is keep on being inspired by Nature's architecture. You're doing fine.

Alice

Twilight
by Rino63

Comment:
GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB

Oh, congratulations on a very good image. Those colors! Wow. I'm one of those who likes it when someone operates outside the usual norms - and gets away with it. You did and I think you succeeded.

Not many people would have seen the possibilities here, and even fewer would have had the courage to go with it.

While this fine image didn't quite break the "6' barrier, it came close and for those of us who appreciated it, it really is a winner.

Alice

One Step away from an 1800' ride
by Citadel

Comment:
GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB

Wow, great shot taken on one of my favorite islands. This received a fine score and was pleasing to many of those who commented.

I agree that it would have been even better with a stronger sky and much stronger depth of field. Still, as it is, your camera directed attention to that very interesting mechanical device that was to propel you down the hill. and this after all, was the point of the story.

So, you told a good story and told it well, and received a good score. Congratulations.

Alice

Waiting for the light at the end of the tunnel...
by sarampo

Comment:
Very well seen and photographed. That setup is gorgeous.

Time Hunter
by Marika

Comment:
This is very well seen and photographed. Congratulations on a fine win.