Power line on the prairie
by kiskat

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Welcome to DPC. I see this is just your fourth Challenge, and you nailed it! Congratulations. Your score shows that the voters appreciated your take on the Challenge. It's nice to see the desert in its spring coloration and you saw those power lines very, very well. The fence crossing in front was a good foil for the power lines, as well.

in composition, you were perilously close to the 'dredded half n half' composition, but you pulled the horizon just enough below to make it quite effective.

Good job. Keep up the good work.

So huggable...
by cca

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Awwww, Harry's a cute little dog. Oh yes, welcome to DPC. I see this is only your second Challenge. I hope you are enjoying the site so far.

Well, you didn't score very well this time around, and it was pretty much because Harry is fuzzy in this frame. Since you just got your camera you have lots to learn and your pictures will improve as you learn the basics of your equipment. I'll give you one tip to get started on: When you are taking a picture in fairly low light (inside shots are usually low light) it is very helpful to use a tripod. If you don't have a tripod yet, balance your camera on some books or a box, or whatever is stable enough to keep it steady. Experiment!

You have a good eye, because the composition is very, very nice; I wish you much success here at DPC and look forward to seeing more of your work.

Go soldiers ,go and make me proud
by onar

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

I am delighted to have the opportunity to critique this image. I didn't get to it during the Challenge.

The voters knew what they were doing when they scored this high. It's an unusual subject, a unique viewpoint and well done. What more can you ask of a photographer and his equipment. It was an excellent idea to simplfy the image by selective desaturation. The one point I had some question on was the sleeve in the upper right. I moved it around on my monitor, but came to the conclusion the sleeve needs to be there for a point of reference.

In any event, nice seeing on your part. I look forward to seeing more of your very good work in future Challenges.

I have visited your beautiful city a few times and found it beautiful. You have many photographic opportunities there, for sure.

pineapple
by elizadeb

Comment:
nice abstract!

R-Truffle-Mao (Art Roflmao)
by Pug-H

Comment:
cute rebus

osprey999
by basssman7

Comment:
Excellent capture. Degree of difficulty taken into consideration!
:-))
10

Dark Princess of Light
by Jaded_Housewife

Comment:
Beautiful entry, Crystal. Just gorgeous.
Way to go, ImageNation!

Dip in the Pond of Longevity
by tate

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Congratulations, Tate. Way to go, ImageNation!

Divine Porcelain Ladies
by Giorgio

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Congratulations, Giorgio. Way to go ImageNation.

Little problems of a little champion...
by gipomontesanto

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Catania
Greetings from the Critique Club

Like many other people who looked at this image and commented, my first reaction was "oh, how very sweet!" It was a delightful moment and a good capture. It tells a good sports story.

Technically, I think your image was well exposed and you managed to get it at a time when you could avoid harsh shadows (or you compensated for them in RAW). Nice.

Compositionally, I too would prefer to see a closer crop. It's an intimate moment, and could use an intimate frame for that moment.

I look forward to seeing more of your work. You brought me down memory lane for a moment when I saw the city of Catania in your profile. I visited Sicily for a few weeks a while ago and was enchanted with your beautiful island. But only spent a few brief hours in Catania at the airport...