Blazing Twilight
by trnqlty

Comment:
Original, and good seeing.

Family Tree
by RockBruise

Comment:
Love the tree, the coloring and background. Oh, how I wish that fence wasn't there.

Paco's Desire
by DottieD

Comment:
Now, this is a kitty portrait! Good one. 9

end of extinction
by AzCKelly

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Well, on the plus side, viewers felt you met the Challenge and gave you reasonable marks.

I'm trying to like the off-center composition and trying to understand the ty-in to the Challenge. But, for me anyhow, it's tough. So perhaps that is where some of your more average votes went. Esoteric, yes. Quick to catch the meaning, difficult.

Unfortunately, when our viewers are going through entries and voting, quick to catch the meaning seems to be the way to go.

So, while I think the white streak is a touch "hot" perhaps it has a meaning I don't understand.

With that thought, I'll say that your portfolio is an interesting one and you have lots of images that score almost off the charts. I'll look forward to seeing more of your entries in future Challenges.

Sapporo Sidewalk
by viljoendale

Comment:
Sapporo, eh? Reminds me of the old days whdn I lived in Upstate New York! Whatever, the lighting on this tells me you have learned the lessons of white balance well, and the composition isn't so bad either!
;>)

Small Bursts Of Light
by dickel

Comment:
Isn't it fascinating to look at what is within a flower. Nice little fairyland scene. If you used a tripod, maybe a bit more experimentation with depth of field would be fun to do.

Off in the Distance
by Nald

Comment:
Nice b&W subject in the foreground; good rendition of the vastness of the desert, but those contrails are tough to look at.

Micro Botany
by yantski

Comment:
While I realize you are giving us the habitat of this seed pod/dried flower, I have a suspicion this image would do better if you had given it a very tight crop. You're on the right track though, as the lighting on the stem to the lower right is gorgeous.

Trombone Slide Detail
by moonwell

Comment:
nicely done.

The Legend of the Floating Mountain
by flip89

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

You have such a pretty scene here, and it does meet the Challenge. Unfortunately, it didn't score very well, and you have some clues as perhaps why it didn't from your commentors.

The cloudy day obscured the bright and vibrant colors that exist in the ground and trees and the mist concealed the mountain. When viewers cannot find a strong focal point, they tend to move on without looking for the interesting details that may lurk within.

Since this was an Advance Editing Challenge, you might consider the use of Levels and Curves and some of the other PS goodies to make the colors pop. Another thought would be to crop drastically both up and most of the right side, to concentrate only on that mystical mountain with just a touch of treeline to indicate ground.

Obviously, these are just thoughts. Your portfolio tells me you are a good photographer and I expect your next Challenge could be a winner!

Alice