Missing Man Formation
by Melethia

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Wow. This is an absolutely gorgeous example of the negative image technique, and I'm surprised you didn't fare even better than you did. I can't offer a doggone bit of advice as to improving; it would have been a definite 10 if I had voted on this challenge. Congrats on a great score :)

Ignition
by kiwiness

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Big old congratulations, Gary.

Division
by nards656

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It's supposed to be blue and orange; apparently the monitor issue really got me. Karma and I both thought that it wasn't orange enough so I hue shifted a bit, and several people thought it too red. I really appreciate all the feedback on that, because I have a nearly "impossible to calibrate" cheap flatscreen, and I need to know all I can about what others see. Thanks.

spooky
by DanSig

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This is indeed spooky, with an excellent composition, and it would work very well as the promotional / tribute shot it was intended to be. As an entry at DPC, I can see it being voted down for being too centered and too dark. The background doesn't have a lot of interest; it's kind of flat and plain, and a little "spot lighting" might have really given this a boost. Of course, for it to work, it would have to be done in reverse during shooting, "spot darkening". Not sure how to accomplish that!

Event Horizon
by Louis

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This has a really neat abstract feel to it. It might have a little more "interest" if there was something behind the window in the center that was really bright and colorful but still "abstract". Nice technical work, as far as focus and exposure.

Profiles of Purple
by Kelli

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I think I see what you were trying to do here, but the yellows just didn't do a good job of complimenting your purples. Stupid yellow :) It seems that in a photo where the shape and details of an object are intentionally hidden, the colors have to be really perfect to make up for it. The purple is rather dominant here, almost a color cast, and the yellows just aren't working. Composition is tough to judge, because it looks a little bit "random", but the stems cause me a little confusion. I wish I could offer better advice on how to make this kind of thing really kick, but that's about the best I can do :)

Hot and Cool Complementary Peppers
by chalice

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Wow, this is really clean and focused exceptionally well. The DOF is perfect, because I only see one spot of softness (upper left corner). The colors, though, somehow come across a little dull. I like the fact that there's no glare, but it might have been a good trick to "wax" them and eliminate some "flatness". The composition is good; I'm not sure I would have had the nerve to "cut" them with the edges of the frame, but it works well here and I'm going to learn from that. I did not vote on this particular image, but I probably would have given this a 6, maybe a 7.

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Bearing the Cross
by angela_packard

Comment:
The eye contact ruins it, for me.

Small City
by karmat

Comment:
Hey, I've seen this before! No vote. :)

Available, first month free
by ericwoo

Comment:
Somehow I almost missed this one in my Trading Post critiques - sorry. I gave this shot a 5, and to be honest that was probably a little harsh, second view says "6". It's almost monochromatic, in my eye, and there's a little too much yellow. The edge of the vertical board that the birdhouse is sitting on has something wierd going on, can't tell if it's color related or if it's something actually in the photo.

It SEEMS that a larger aperture to blur the background to obliteration would help this. I'm continually distracted by all that color back there. Looks like you've done some nice work to get good solid "edges" in the photo, but the background bothers me.

I do like the overall composition, with the exception of that tree limb poking into the side of the subject.