Central Park Mall
by daisy77

Comment:
Your black and white technique is superb. I really like the "fairyland" quality. I really want to see the closest black fence pole and the closet concrete one in focus. If you didn't do it - take a tripod, stop down as far as you can, and use your DOF preview to check the near objects. It will be a great image even better.

Desert Waterway
by fluxn

Comment:
Good printing - nice blacks, whites, and tonal range. Perfect subject for challenge - and this is the only one I've seen so far.

9.77 Seconds to Glory
by Firsty

Comment:
Exceptionally well composed. Exposure is great too. Meets challenge: YOU BET.

Steadfast
by thatcloudthere

Comment:
Great colors - and just the hint of the rr track works well. As there is not very much of interest on the sides - I hope you also shot this as a vertical.

Up Into the Mist
by peecee

Comment:
What a lovely scene - and perfect for the vanishing point. Do you carry a graduated ND filter? If so - use it on shots where the sky is so much brighter than the foreground. Nice flat lighting works for this scene.

Walk with me.
by jkuang

Comment:
Your image is absolutely superb. It has a very painterly feel, great soft colors. Composition is super well done as well. The lady in the red coat is perfectly placed (I think center is just fine, since the horizon of the sky is at your 1/3 point.) It is hard to believe that the artist who created this image also mounted it in the terribly overbearing frame/border.

Painted Desert, Arizona
by j8xman

Comment:
A very good submission. Like mine, your parallel lines curve; I can't believe someone voted me down because my lines were not straight and headed for the horizon! Good exposure and composition - the clouds really add to the country feel.

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by David.C

Comment:
Hi David and Greetings from the Critique Club.

Congratulations on your 12th place finish in a very competitive competition. There are several reasons why it finished so high, primarily because it defines the "ultimate" freedom - time. No matter what else could define freedom, time has to be number one. As I recall, you are the ONLY person who used this theme - which shows a good imagination along with creativity.

I'm doing this critique wothout looking at your 29 comments - just to see how it goes. I suspect most of what I'll say has already been covered. This is why I made the post in the forum - that once a CC member sees this - just drop a note saying the prior comments already "said everything I would."

Now - about the image:

Composition The composition is very effective - there's not much I'd chnage about it, although I'd like to experiment with the cord angling towd the left bottom, just to see what it would do for it.

Exposure Spot on, the white in the clock face is just white enough to stand out against the off-white wall.

Lighting Besides the great idea and composition, your photo is all about texture. The wall texture is absolutely perfect for the clock. (I disagree with your thoughts on that.) So - given that, what would be the best way to optimize the texture? I would love to see you shoot this with almost 90 degree side lighting coming from the right and producing long shadows on the left (main light.) I think long shadows would emphasize passing of time.

Then a small, well diffused light on the front - but not "straight on." The goal of this light is to light the face without producing the glare on the frame. It would probably work best to use a white reflector rather than direct flash.

Title I think your title is great, but not for DPC purposes. The voters here are very particular - so it just may have gotten a few more points with a title like "Who Cares?" (But if points aren't that important, as I said, I really like the one you used.)

Hope this gives you an idea of how I personally do a CC Critique.

Keep shooting and sharing - and congratulations again.

-Tom-

It's Freezing!
by EddyG

Comment:
Superb idea and nice capture. I'm more concerned what you did after the shot though, colors seem a bit "too vivid", skin a bit like plastic. Black background is perfect.

Discovery
by mrorange002

Comment:
Excellent idea. From what I can tell - it would be a great example of selective focus in that the feet appear crisp while the face is soft. Colors seem very nice. Not sure about the diagonal line at the top. I want to give it a higher score but it is just too small to do so.