Great Wall, China (Badaling 八达岭
by quinde

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that meets the challenge

I like your image Carlos, very appealing. I would say for this challenge brief the top half of your lovely landscape works very well to the extent that although the foreground wall is well composed it adds too much contrast to the final image without this the image works very well. Alternatively, and a better proposition, you could have dodged the foreground to reduce the contrast of the wall so that it blends more subtly with the rest of the scene.

High Fens
by OK-Photography

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that meets the challenge

Your image is low contrast and fulfils the challenge brief but it lacks a strong focal point, I think you would have probably fared better if you could have given us perhaps a distant person, something to add interest. Your exposure was good in that there are no blown highlights which would have defeated any attempts at low contrast so well done for that. The soft focus foreground grasses are a bit distracting particularly in the sky area. Thanks for your entry K, its generally pleasing and fulfils the brief so well done.

Message edited by author 2016-11-23 16:42:14.

Walk to school
by clickodak

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that nearly meets the challenge

I can see where you’re going with this Marcel but it doesn’t quite get there for a couple of reasons. Your subject has a full tonal range which is what you want for a ‘normal’ image, however, for the challenge brief you would have been better to specifically choose a subject with a narrower tonal range. Your exposure is not helping you either, if you had underexposed it you would have had data in all areas that you could have manipulated further to reduce the contrast, as it is your sky and various small areas of the image are overexposed and completely lacking any information that could be manipulated. Even a recomposition excluding the sky and less exposure could have got you nearer to a lower contrast result but thanks for your brave attempt.

A Bush In White Sands
by TommyMoe21

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An appealing image that contributes well to the challenge

Wow! Just what an image should do to you, make you say wow. This is a gorgeous landscape and its because of its simplicity that it has that wow effect. The composition and the colours are gorgeous, the lighting and exposure are good with good detail retained in the whites where it matters and that lovely blue backdrop really sets it off. The green bush adds a strong focal point though I think this would have worked equally well without it, adding to the scene̢۪s simplicity. A minor criticism is that there are halos, not on the dunes but on the blue mountain sky junction, they are not excessive but they are evident, apart from this the image is lovely. Congratulations Tom on your splendid score and result for a truly splendid image.

Buffalo River National Forest
by Cyrilda

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An interesting image that contributes to the challenge

A fairly standard image of a fairly standard scene that lacks a strong focal point which is why, I assume, you have added the butterflies? Unfortunately, the butterflies are not at all convincing to the extent that they detract more than they add to the image as a whole. The colours are quite appealing but the exposure is a little on the bright side with some blown highlights though not excessive. Sorry Susie if my critique sounds a little harsh it is intended to be honest and helpful.

Where's Waldo
by Dr.Confuser

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An appealing image that contributes well to the challenge

Thanks to your title we are made to look for ‘Waldo’ or else we probably would have missed him completely and because we find him it gives the whole image a sense of the immense scale of what we are looking at. The inclusion of the figure also makes the image a much more interesting image rather than a landscape alone it comes to life. As a documentary image of the power of nature to weather its surroundings it works well.

Corner
by riot

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An appealing image that contributes well to the challenge

Great viewpoint and composition, a very striking image that immediately grabs your attention, especially the lighting the way it picks out the dominant corner of this quite attractive building. You have made great use of the viewpoint and perspective to create an image with impact, however, I feel there is too much space above the building, I think more of a panoramic format would have worked better thereby accentuating the receding aspects of the building and emphasising the corner even more. Thanks for another interesting entry Eugene.

Sun, Sky, Sea, Ships, Shore and Shade
by riot

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Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that fully meets the challenge

An excellent interpretation of the challenge brief, the processing has worked well to give a much more convincing result than a lot of HDR I̢۪ve seen in the past. I like the speeding boat and its watery wake the diagonal works really well in terms of its position and binding that portion of the image together. The sky is adorable and I actually like the darkness of the left of the frame, its distinctive shapes work well in terms of the overall image. Another great entry Eugene, well done

Conjunction Grapefruit - Wood Lemon Squeezer
by clickodak

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An appealing image that fully meets the challenge

A great idea Marcel and well executed too. I like your composition it works well, the grapefruit looks delicious. I like also that you have used a wooden utensil it has so much more interesting character than plastic or metal, the wood grain and the way the juices are soaking into the wood work really well. Your lighting is good, the focus and DOF are good too. I don̢۪t have a problem with the white background its neutrality enables us to focus all our attention on the main subject. Another excellent entry Marcel, well done, keep up the good work.

"Not Just Peanuts." - Jimmy Carter
by RulerZigzag

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that fully meets the challenge

A great image Anton and a great caption to fulfil the challenge brief. The DOF and focus is very accurately executed creating an excellent result. They are a very colourful bird that deserves the careful approach that you have clearly shown here, your timing is good and dynamic showing the bird in action as he feeds on the peanuts. The only thing that lets it down a little is that it is so obviously set up, perhaps just a couple of peanuts may have looked a little more natural but then that would make the challenge theme less obvious. Anyway, well done Anton.