PP2JulietNN2
by Alicia

Comment:
some very interesting post-processing going on here...

PP2Ja-9
by Alicia

Comment:
LOL- over the top is where this image belongs.
Fun interpretation.

train.jpg
by Hipychik

Comment:
Oh! Love those swirls!

The Window to the Soul
by mark082

Comment:
GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB

this is one of those serendipitous critiques. Members of the Critique Club have no control over which image they receive next. The last one I did, just a while ago, was from EL-ROI, and also featured a cute little baby whose image made me giggle. here we go again. Oddly enough, though your sweet child has a few more years under her belt, the critiques could be close to identical.

First, you both received decent scores. I think you probably know kid images, unless they are spectacularly wild, will rarely make the front page. Still, one hopes to get close. I do wonder if a different crop might have made some difference. Say, take the crop from the right (top to bottom) from the child's ear and take it 1/2 the way through the plaid blanket. That centers the action on the cute kid.

Then, and I know you say you are not conversant with Photoshop to any degree, but when you are, try selecting out the background area that is left and blurring it even further than you already did with your excellent exposure.

Other than that, I have nothing to add to your already excellent subject matter and your fine cooperation of your subject.

I hope you find this critique helpful.
:-))

Alice

Count down!
by davisambrose

Comment:
Marks for ingenuity!
:-))

Some rides for fun but he rides for glory....
by moayad_habas

Comment:
GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB

I see you are new to DPC. Welcome!

You have asked for a critique from a Critique Club member, and this time I'm the one answering the call.

You scored quite well in this Challenge which is quite competitive, so congratulations. Your image, interpreted in sepia, is perfect for the subject matter. You captured the intensity of the racer, and the difficulty of the terrain beautifully.

So, in this case, I can only say "well done" and look forward to seeing more of your work.

SFAlice

Thoughts of happiness.....
by stanmoore

Comment:
GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB

My goodness you get around this country of ours. San Francisco for our famous bridge, and now a ship in Texas... What a pretty model you found for this interesting portrait. Nice processing on her face and she posed very well for you.

My first impression of this portrait (as a Critique Club member) was "what is that brown out-of-focus thing on the left?" It took a moment to get to the main attraction - your model. To make this a really successful image, you might think about de-emphasizing the ship's wheel to focus on what is, I think, your main subject.

It is good to see your work again, and I look forward to more images from you.

I hope this brief critique was helpful to you.

Alice

Flying into 2010
by AndyB

Comment:
GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB

NOT the easiest shot in the world to get. (And I have tried my share of this exciting sport.)

You're shooting into the sun, you are trying for a fleeting subject, and you are probably watching your footing.

Okay, those of us in the Critique Club are supposed to try to help make images 'better.' This is not an easy image because just about everything works beautifully. Somehow, I think you looked carefully at the different crops before you put this in competition. It does seem to me that perhaps you left a bit more ocean in there than necessary. The viewer keeps looking to this important dark, heavy part of the image thinking there is something to see, thus taking time away from the good stuff in the sky and on the horizon.

You're doing fine. And I look forward to seeing more of your work on DPC.

I hope this little critique is helpful to you.

Alice

On The Hunt
by Drake

Comment:
GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB

ha - we meet again. I get the chance to revisit another of your wonderful nature images.

This one is perfectly spectacular (and you know it). I just came from a picture by
by rseeley who also does wonderful nature work.

I will say what I said to him: "Members of the Critique Club look at an image after the Challenge and try to give advice on how to 'make it better.' There really is not point in trying that with this image, as it is just fine the way it is."

So, with a "well done", I shall go on to the next image in the queue and you keep going with the fabulous photography you do well.

Until the next time I am lucky enough to get one of your images to 'critique.'

Alice

Alice

f o r w a r d
by rooum

Comment:
GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB

My first impression of this image was: Oh boy, nebula! Second? Nazi salute, third? okay, so abstract that the viewer decides what it means.

I am (somehow) quite sure you don't want a technical evaluation of this image. You have just received my personal impressions - which must double as my Critique Club impressions because - well, just because.

I have read some of your remarks in the forums. Thus I feel sure you anticipated the score you received from DPCers who desire sharp, delineated, pretty images with an immediate message.

So, about all I can say is: "Keep 'em coming." They will be enjoyed by some. And isn't that something?

Alice