Opening Credits
by cresus

Comment:
Title doesn't refer to a Bond film.

"Lady Luck"
by xXxscarletxXx

Comment:
Title doesn't refer to a Bond film.

007 License To Kill
by Mr_Bond

Comment:
Title doesn't refer to a Bond film.

The name's Bond, James Bond
by dx_power

Comment:
Halo-ing is a significant distraction. Title doesn't refer to a Bond film.

Essentials of Espionage
by TonyT

Comment:
Title doesn't refer to a Bond film.

Man With the Red Tattoo
by aberration

Comment:
Don't recall a Bond film with this title.

Dancing to the Light
by talikf

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club: I have been assigned your photo to critique and here are my thoughts:

Personal Reaction: This is a pleasant abstract, with a lot of interesting things going on in the photo once you look at it carefully.

Composition: Composition is good. Centered subject was risky but it worked well in this case. The triangular shape of the light is dynamic and helps convey a lot of energy. The light around the doll’s shoes is a nice touch, as is the flare near the bottom of the light.

Technicals: Good focus. It well captures the long exposure motion blur. I would like to see a little more light on the doll. There are some tantalizing reflections but not enough to satisfy. Perhaps a dim front light would have given just a little more â€Â¦ not enough to reveal, but enough to tease a bit more.

Conclusions: This is a popular genre (light trail motion blurs) and there are some very very good examples scattered among the challenges. In order to score high with this genre, you need to do it somehow better than the rest of the genre. Offer something new. You almost had it and only a little more would have gotten you there.

As always, this is my personal opinion. Feel free to PM me if you’d like further dialog.

Pine Grosbeak
by korpen

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club: I have been assigned your photo to critique and here are my thoughts:

Personal Reaction: I really didn’t resonate with your photo. Subject didn’t interest me and I don’t have much affinity for wildlife photos.

Composition: That being said, the composition is very good here. The negative (white) space is powerful. The motion blur brings my eye back around. Well conceived and presented.

Technicals: The colors are astonishingly good. I do like the small area of sharp focus which gives my eye a place to rest. Contrast is pleasing. And it is an excellent example of motion blur due to a long exposure.

Conclusions: You absolutely nailed the challenge, but I fear the subject didn’t hold voters’ attention long enough to appreciate the many positive aspects of the photo.

As always, this is my personal opinion. Feel free to PM me if you’d like further dialog.

Here Comes the Rain
by freakin_hilarious

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club: I have been assigned your photo to critique and here are my thoughts:

Personal Reaction: I liked this right away when I saw it and wondered how you did it.

Composition: Great composition. Offset subject worked well. The rays on the umbrella are a strong point of focus. Preserving the shadows on your model’s back was a good choice.

Technicals: Met the challenge very well. Focus is very good. How you got your model to stand perfectly still while the umbrella twirled is puzzlement. Nice colors. Good contrast. I can’t find any fault with the technical execution.

Conclusions: I didn’t vote on this but if I had, I would have given this a 6. So my view is it got the score it deserved. It is minimalist but appealing eye candy. Unfortunately it competed against some very strong photos which held the score down in my view.

As always, this is my personal opinion. Feel free to PM me if you’d like further dialog.

Me
by Rino63

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club: I have been assigned your photo to critique and here are my thoughts:

Personal Reaction: You have presented an image that really creates a sense of the person (yourself in this case.) I like the emotional payload! I also like that it is out-of-the-box. I am frankly tired of seeing the same genres over and over â€Â¦ this was refreshingly different.

Composition: Absolutely terrific. I can’t really add anything to the sentiment expressed in the many comments you received.

Technicals: Very good for your purpose. The lighting is exceptional. Focus could be stronger, but if it were, it wouldn’t be as good a photo. I am not wild about the border, but I don’t generally like borders

Conclusions: A fine photo you should be proud of. I can visualize this as a book-jacket photo of an author, or a movie poster photo for a crime or legal drama. I can also visualize it in a gallery as part of a show. It didn’t score particularly well because it wasn’t one of those happy, nice-nice photos or a member of one of the over exposed genres. Screw it, I thought it was well done and I liked it.

As always, this is my personal opinion. Feel free to PM me if you’d like further dialog.