Hubble
by keyz

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GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB

Congratulations on a very good finish in this demanding Challenge with so many fine entries.

Because of your excellent lighting, composition and post processing, you leave me little, if anything, to 'critique.'

Certainly your colors are wonderful, your modeling well done, and you have a "Favorite" among our membership.

Keep up the good work!

Sorry for the double post. Usually when we have critiqued an image it goes away. This did not. So maybe a double post will clear it.

Hubble
by keyz

Comment:
GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB

Congratulations on a very good finish in this demanding Challenge with so many fine entries.

Because of your excellent lighting, composition and post processing, you leave me little, if anything, to 'critique.'

Certainly your colors are wonderful, your modeling well done, and you have a "Favorite" among our membership.

Keep up the good work!

Blue Bubbles
by burfino

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GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB

WHAT! No comments! No fair.
Well at least the Critique Club is here.
:-))

I recognize your name from a recent critique, but didn't expect to have the chance to visit with you again so soon!

You definitely met the Challenge requirements because there are the bubbles for all to see. (but) Oh, dear, it isn't a very interesting image! My suggestion for this image/subject would be to shoot it again and again at different angles, from close up to even closer. Change the viewpoint, get rid of that gray background. try some poster paper, or some other colored material back there to give those bubbles (forgive me) some pop!

You have the technical skills, now go for artistry.

(One more suggestion, and this is waay off base, but I'll put it out there. If you are not familiar with your Photoshop's Selective Colors sliders, experiment. When I played with the color a little on this very nice and sharp image, it did help the modeling of the piece.)

Keep 'em coming. You will be climbing the DPC ladder in no time.

Grow
by littledeep

Comment:
GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB

WHAT! No comments! No fair.
Well at least the Critique Club is here.
:-))

First, it's a pretty flower with lovely color. I think you captured the color very well. Orchids are delicate flowers so, yes, you were on the path to meet the Challenge criteria.

I would suggest that your background is a bit dark (not delicate) and a bit busy for this lovely orchid. Perhaps a lighter color or even a sheet of poster paper behind the orchids would have made your flowers pop nicely. Then, if it was mine, (And I know it isn't) I'd probably have gotten more to the level of the flower. The angle in this picture is slightly above the blossoms - meeting them head-on would have given a bit more impact to their beauty. A different angle would also make it possible to crop in to the main event easier, too.

Summary? great start. A little more practice, experimentation and lots of different angles on your subject. Then your images will be on their way up the DPC ladder.

good luck!

Alice

A delicate sunset in winter
by Rino63

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GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB

Indeed, a flawless, glorious sunset, handled well. It is so difficult to get a decent sunset picture, probably just because the sun creates such havoc with our camera settings.

As usual, your post processing is very well done.

Now, composition. I think it does suffer a touch from that odd little half-a-structure to the right. One tends to go over there and try to figure it out, rather than enjoy what is right in front.

Meeting the challenge? Well the top half of your piece does, perfectly. the bottom half with that beautifully shaped, but very dark boat appears to be more 'heavy' than 'delicate' and that may have swayed the voters from giving a higher score.

However, all in all, it's a lovely piece and I enjoyed having the chance to look at it again; this time more carefully.

As always, I look forward to seeing your work.

lizard-brooch-002-copy.jpg
by jomari

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The delicacy and color here make this composition extra special.

lizard-brooch-001-copy.jpg
by jomari

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Extra canvas, hmmmm? Gotta try that one.
This, and the entire series, is spectacular.

1010389
by pixelpig

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Those colors! Marvelous.

WallFlower
by Bear_Music

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Oh, this is getting really interesting.

Brother's brand new baby ( day one )
by organic

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GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB

It is easy to see why you submitted this ultra-charming image of your newborn nephew.

It didn't score very well, but what the heck, he's had his Internet debut and lots of people enjoyed looking at his image.

A couple of suggestions: First, have you flipped this image horizontally? try it and see if the little guy doesn't just start winking at you. Just a thought: since we tend to look left to right, often people put the primary subject to the left.

While you obviously have to compensate for the situation and lighting available, this image taken at a very shallow depth of field is quite soft. Sure it fits the dynamics of the moment, still a little more sharpness would make this even more appealing.

I wish you continued good luck capturing special moments with this delightful young subject. And look forward to seeing more of your work on DPC.

:-))