Untitled
by Phocal

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Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes to the challenge brief well

What a lot of positive comments, a deserving image. As you say, lots of lovely detail I bet it looks good on your print. It would probably have scored if, again as you say, it was more dynamic with prey in his beak too, as it is it is still a great image, well done Ronnie

Chicago
by Drake

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes to the challenge brief well

This certainly fulfils the challenge brief, indeed it is the built environment on a grand scale…! It works especially well having been taken at night it emphasises the scale of the scene. I love the curved horizon, you have used the wide-angle perspective to good advantage and you have given it a good exposure with good detail throughout. Nicely done Drake

Spirograph in the Sky
by EWallitner

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Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes to the challenge brief well

Hello Emily and welcome to DPC. For your first outing with a real camera I have to say well done! This is a good composition that shows you have a good 'seeing' eye and also has originality and therefore interest. I like the span that forms the topmost boundary, the netting detail, the centre pole it all works well together. I look forward to your future entries with interest Emily

They Watch
by Phocal

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Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes to the challenge brief well

I love the fisheye exaggerated perspective Ronnie! It is very creative use of a very creative lens, the foreground and towers balance each other out nicely. I like the inky blackness and vivid colours but most of all the motion blur adds the final touch, all very nicely done

Old downtown
by clickodak

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Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes to the challenge brief well

A pleasing image Marcel. It is clearly evident that you have taken the time and trouble to get symmetry within the scene and it works well for it. I like the inclusion of the person walking towards you it adds the human element which brings the scene alive. Whilst it is a competent recording of the street perhaps a lower viewpoint may have injected a bit more originality and appeal into it.

St. Andrews church and cemetery
by RulerZigzag

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Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes to the challenge brief well

Your composition works well with nice framing from the tree. The low viewpoint emphasises the near headstone nicely but the downside is that it exaggerates the converging verticals of everything else, the spire of the church is fine but everything else rather feels as though its falling backwards. All the colours are nicely saturated and warm looking, a pleasing image Anton, well done.

Bridge to the Cathedral
by darnok

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Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes to the challenge brief well

This is a lovely nightime shot of an iconic scene. The composition is pretty much determined by the nature of the scene in front of you though to be honest, I think I would have preferred St. Pauls to be further to the left with more of the cityscape under the bridge to the right, I would probably have cropped it just to the right of the church tower. I like your mono processing you have a lovely range of rich tones with good contrasts, nice. You have given the camera sufficient support everything is very nicely sharp, all in all a nice result, well done Konrad

New York Guide in a single sheet of paper
by clickodak

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Hello from the critique club

An interesting image that contributes to the challenge

Its a striking, colourful poster you've found here Marcel, there is plenty of interesting detail there. However, in terms of the challenge brief it is hard to identify this as a single sheet of paper, because you have chosen to shoot it full on there is nothing to act as a reference, it could easily be a sheet metal plate. In order to fulfil the brief you would have been better to either screw it up so that creases were clearly evident or to shoot it from an angle where we could see the edges of the poster

Mine.......
by Phocal

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Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes well to the open challenge

Ooh you little tinker, you threw me there, I thought whose this Phocal, it looks like serious competition to Ronnie…! Who else could it be, it has all your hallmarks of a quality image except as you have already identified for yourself all of which I agree with, sharpness in the beak and prey that would have resulted from a smaller aperture would have made this a winner.

The Window and Her Soul
by Coley

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Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes well to the challenge

I like your lovely natural light mono portrait Cole, it is very accomplished. However, I also have reservations about the right eye, it looks unnatural because there is by contrast too much light falling on her iris, it is too bleached which unfortunately is often associated with the look of visual impairment or blindness. It's such a shame because the rest of the portrait works really well and although its such a seemingly minor fault it has a significant impact on the end result. The high score and placement serves to confirm what a strong image the rest of it is, well done.