Soft Focus
by SJCarter

Comment:
Beautiful horse, lovely colors. Oh, how I wish that foreleg was all in the picture. Nevertheless, it's a fine image.

'all that's left is right '
by noot

Comment:
Terrific shot and very funny oxymoron.

Small Crowd
by jrdawson

Comment:
Good seeing and nice composition. Excellent color. wish those elegant fungi were in slightly better focus...

Awfully Pretty
by Gunnsi

Comment:
HoHo, just gorgeous! nicely photographed, too.

How The King Gets High
by idnic

Comment:
And he didn't even wince. Super shot, and great finish.

How much Woodchuck do your Ducks chuck?
by theSaj

Comment:
I suppose, The Saj, you are posting this to "prove a point" but as long as you have posted it, I'll give you my opinion of the image:

Just as I feel strongly that cigarette companies should not advertise their products along with "candy-flavored cigarettes" or stuffed animals like "Joe Camels", so do I also believe that adult beverages should not be surrounded by kids toys.

If I'm wrong, and the beverage is not hard cider containing alcohol, than I apologize for the post.

Rural Graffiti
by bucket

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Interesting image with lots to look at and composed so that it is a pleasure to linger. I like the way it is stopped at top and bottom with darkness (and I looked at it many different ways on my monitor).

You selected a good crop here, I think.

I also like the way you made your lens work in your favor in this image by having the towers lean in towards something strong in the middle. The bleakness indicated by the strong black & white, coupled with the graffiti make this a good, compelling image.

Considering the tough field of competition in this Challenge, I'll just say, "Good one" and let it go at that.

Keep up the good work, and a reminder: there's always room in the Critique Club for people of your caliber if you have a little time to spare.

SFAlice

Lucifer Falls - Robert Treeman Park
by vikas

Comment:
You sure do use color well. (Even if you cut off that stick to the right, this would read really, really nicely)

Treeman Park - Fall Colors
by vikas

Comment:
This one is an artwork. Nice job.

Hope
by Eyesup

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Welcome to DPC. I see this is just your second Challenge entry and you already have a feel for the community as many photographers have commented on your entry and have given you valuable information if find it helpful.

Your entry was selected at random by the 'elves' that live in the DPC Critique Club program, and I was lucky enough to draw your image.

Since many of the points I might address have already been touched on by those who commented during and after the Challenge, I'll limit myself to just one compositional suggestion. And, obviously, this is just a suggestion:

Very frequently, when an image is divided in half (in this instance: cross in one half; statue in the other) a viewer doesn't know which is more important, and simply moves on to the next image in the queue. Since we want the viewer to linger and appreciate our own work, it is usually best to make one section of the image more important than the other. In this case, the statue is more in focus and could have taken up more of the space with ease, and also might have given a stronger reason for the background cross to be OOF.

In any event, I do hope you enjoy your participation in DPC. I'll look forward to seeing more of your work.

SFAlice