In Flight For Food
by Dirt_Diver

Comment:
The crop is a little too tight. But this is a nice capture.

Bump 'n' Jump
by De Sousa

Comment:
Wow. This has got to be top3 (Which is a shame as my effort will now not ribbon (IMO) as I have seen at least two other contenders for top 3. This should blue or red.

Tempest in a Cup
by LucidLotus

Comment:
Not quite stopped, but a great capture

Fight Club
by steinar

Comment:
Very good. Gotta be in the top3

Turkish Gold
by bryantbus

Comment:
Hello from the Critique Club.

Hi Chris,
Firstly congratualtions on a well deserved top 30 place. This shot has a very professional feel to it, much like the rest of your portfolio. You have scored very well in some recent challenges and I think that a ribbon is very likely imminent. Excellent work.

As I mentioned I like the professionalism in this shot, perfectly exposed with a good choice of model. The composition is strong and the intention to add movement adds to the shot. If anything I think that it could have benefited from a little more movement to emphasise this intention.

Interestingly you did not secure many comments with this entry, which may indicate that the voters found this to be professionaly presented but not offering anything really different. You are obviously talented and maybe you might experiment with the next model shoot to really add impact with a less 'standard' approach. (if that makes sense?)

Chris

Roof, Bird and Sky
by Pixelstate

Comment:
Well, I thought is was a nice snap. The color in the sky was amazing and matches nicely with the sky blue paint on the underside of the roof.

Thanks all for the comments.

Lines of Tiffany
by BeckyT

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Hi Brenda,
May I first say welcome to DPC. I see that this is your first competition entry and that you are keen to learn and improve through feedback... well despite the lack of comments to your entry in this challenge I think you will find that you have come to the right place.
The DPC website is a great community of photographers and the challenges will certainly help you to have good reason to keep using your camera...

I like this picture, it is nicely exposed, warm toned and shows some thought and recognition on fininding a good photo in everyday objects. It is good to develop a photographers 'eye' and see photos around you.

Overall the photo works well but the central spot of bright light is slightly over-exposed and distracts a little. I think you should re-visit this subject and try alternative compositions. Perhaps showing the whole lamp as this composition feels slightly cramped.

Regarding the challenge, I think that you have met the challenge but that your subject choice in this instance is too subtle for the voters. In a challenge (especially a challenge with so many entries) the voters will not spend more than a few seconds on each shot. Subtle shots often don't score well. Take a look at the results and the comments to the top 20 images to see what voters like...

I hope that you will enter more challenges as I would like to see more or your pictures. Feel free to drop me an e-mail if you would like further help or advice.

Kind regards

Chris

Fields of gold
by Pixelstate

Comment:
Thanks all for the comments. appreciated.

I took the shot with my 5D and 70-200 f4 L.
I was looking for close-ups of the poppies but couldn't gain access to the field (hence the longer lens)

I'm not sure why I kept the 4x6 aspect, in hindsight this might have looked better in a squarer format.

Breathing from Below
by shartsb

Comment:
Hello from the Critique Club.

Hi Barbara,

This is a nicely exposed and well captured photo. I like it.

I think perhaps it was not an ideal choice for this challenge as it does not scream 'perspective' (Which a large number of voters need to hear during voting!)

You did not receive many comments during this challenge which may suggest that voters slipped over the image too quickly, possibly clicking the middle of the road '5' and moving on. This is a shame as this shot has many merits. It is sharp and has great imapact.

How might it be improved...
IMO the crop is a little too tight, I would like to see either more of the swimmer and pool or go the other way and crop in even tighter to the face.

The light is harsh, but this works in this circumstance. As for fringing, well this can be removed in post-processing, but in basic editing not really an option.

I have looked at your previous photos and I am impressed by your approach. There is a choice on DPChallenge IMO to either go with your own style or tailor shots for the voters. In your case stick with your style as it shows great promise.

This shot and your success shot show good technique and only scored low because of the impression of not conveying the challenge sufficiently.

Overall very good work, this is your highest scoring entry deservedly and I look forward to seeing more or your pictures. I think very soon you will be seeing scores in the 6's and this leads in turn to top 20's, Top 10's and ribbons.

Regards

Chris

Winner
by Bolti

Comment:
Winner... maybe!
Great shot, good imagination and well executed.