Morning Flight
by Mary Ann Melton

Comment:
Super image! Congratulations on your Blue for this splendid bird.

cheeeeeeese
by violeta

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Oh dear,Oh dear, Oh dear! I have read your comments and it appears some of our voters have limited vocabularies and lack the ability to define words.

Okay, nothing we can do about that now. This is a totally appealing image of a little kid with a (sort of) cheesy smile. He's too cute to make it come off, really. Nevertheless, it, in my opinion, does meet the Challenge.

Compositionally, I like it, mostly. The door handle is intrusive; it would have been better if you could have blocked it off. And of course, for framing purposes, you can do that now. This image cries to be framed and shown off. I do like the muted white of the door. Perhaps you could blur the whole thing out so just a suggestion of light remains.

Then, the child's chin is close to the edge of the frame. You might think about leaving more space there so he doesn't look cut off.

I'll look forward to seeing more of your entries in DPChallenge.

Waxing Gibbous
by marbo

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Wow. I am so pleased to have the opportunity to look at this fascinating image one more time. Of course it is beautiful and you were well rewarded by our voters for your efforts.

There's not much I can add to those comments you have already received, so I'll just say "thanks, again" and move on to the next person in line for a Critique.

Still, (as an avid SciFi reader) it was a pleasure to examine this image so -er - closely. I can almost find the Heinlein homesteads on the topo you have provided.

Too Early
by tonyv

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Hello, Tony. This is your week to be critiqued by SFAlice, I guess. You hve a lovely image here and you were well rewarded by our voters. It's an equisite sunrise with glorious colors. You made the most of them. Your horizon's straight (I checked) and your composition is lovely. Technicals, so far as I can tell, are fine.

You've made this Critique easy. It's a good image and you should be very, very happy with it. Perhaps it didn't have the extra sparkle that earns you a spot on the front page, but it, in it's own way, is lovely.

Keep up the good work.

Late night snack
by tofarley

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Well, Tofarley, it looks as if this is your week to be Critiqued by SFAlice. I see I just did your nice Candlelight Romance entry.

This one is a different mood entirely. It's humerous and technically good. (The more I see of the S2 IS at work,the more I like it.) Composition is good.

The voters generally liked it and you received a pretty good score. I guess your very nice image just didn't have that extra something that voters tend to reward so highly.

I wish you continued enjoyment in your DPC experience.

And I do hope you find our comments helpful.

RAILWAY BRIDGE.
by CONRAD

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

This image is peaceful and quiet. I like the composition very much and the light on the pond is beautiful. Because it is backlit, it is difficult to make out the railway bridge and while I think I see that there is actually a train on it, as a title, it is just a little obscure.

I would suggest a couple of ways to retake this image. First, if you do try again, consider bracketing your shots. In this instance, definitely under-expose to see if that would give you a better image. I would also experiment with your ISO. It may be that an ISO of 100 would do the job well here.

The final suggestion I would make would be to try to use the full amount of pixels DPC allows. This image comes across as a bit small but in DPC you have 640 pixels on the longest side as well as the 150mb file size. You might try to take full advantage of those pixels.

Congratulations for getting up so early to take this pretty shot. I wish you luck in future Challenges.

rubyrednails
by Antanas

Comment:
Terrific interpretation.

Postage Dew (Due)
by Rikki

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Aha! Now it's your turn! Hello,Rikki.

Your image. I like the controlled patterns you made of the stamps marching across the page and the colors are good. The pun's cute but would have been more readily apparent to our hurried voters if the 'dew' had been more visible. Obviously, you don't want to water the stamps too much, but perhaps a piece of plastic protecting the stamps might work. (Avoiding reflections, of course)

The only other thing I would suggest, Rikki, is to be sure your image is as sharp as it can be. I know it's tempting to just get up close and shoot, but especially with items that have sharp edges and printing, the extra stability of a tripod comes in very handy. (This from a gal who hates tripods.)

You're doing fine, and certainly your participation in the forums makes a DPC day brighter.

Take care. Look forward to meeting you one of these days.

Yum!^^
by racw

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

You have created a cute, simple image that works well for the Challenge. You did a good job of toning down the shadows which could have been overwhelming in this image. I like how you used the yellow background, carefully bending it so there is a continuous flow of color. I would suggest that the yellow of the background and the yellow of the cheese seem to be (er) at war with each other and the result is not as pleasing as it could be. But, by all means, keep using vivid colors. They can be really exciting and unique.

And it has been my (personal) experience that toy figures do not do well in DP Challenges. While your choice of elements is up to you, this is something you might want to take into consideration for higher scores.

Finally, there is a little halo around the gouda cheese which sometimes suggests oversharpening. You don't mention sharpening in your workflow, but it is something to watch.

I wish you continued success in DPC and look forward to seeing more of your images.

We love Cheese!
by hallswel

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

This image certainly does meet the Challenge and you were well recognized for that. Cute dogs and there's the cheese!

I like the red background but would make just one suggestion. If you could find a drape of a similar material to use instead of the sofa cushions, it would make this image look much more professional.

Then, while those dogs do pose very nicely, if you could get them to be both interested in the cheese and show off more of their cute faces, it would be another plus.

Finally, in composition, you have cropped off just a little of the dog on the right's tail. It is usually best to either have the full figure of a model, or else a deliberate crop that shows off some feature, like a face. (I can see this as a cropped pic with just both dog's heads concentrated on the cheese, for example.)

I've enjoyed the opportunity to look at this cute image again. I wish you the best of luck in future DPC Challenges.