Just a Guy & His Kayak in a Swamp
by Phocal

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Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that meets the challenge well

It looks a very tranquil setting, leaves me quite envious. I am impressed with the way you have taken the shot that there is minimal distortion with such a phenomenally wide angle lens, its only evident in the reflections which are much less obvious, well done it works well.

My mascots
by clickodak

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Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that meets the challenge well

Your miniatures have served you well here Marcel, they are very colourful. You have made the composition much more convincing by getting right down to the level of the toys together with a well chosen aperture to make us feel that they have stopped their skating for a quick photo before they go back to their fun.

You spin me...
by Lustre

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Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that meets the challenge well

Congratulations on your well deserved blue, a worthy winner. First and foremost you have captured a lovely image of your daughter that will be treasured and enjoyed for many years to come, for that alone it is priceless. For me there is a wonderful dynamic of the blurred background as she spins through an arc clearly enjoying the experience as evidenced by her lovely smile. It truly is a lovely image, well worth the bad head Mark!

night-time playground
by Hoghemaru

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An interesting image that meets the challenge

I like your interesting and creative interpretation of the challenge brief. Your exposure is very good relying as it does solely on the display illumination it creates a lovely contrast between the dark and light areas. The displays themselves add interest to the image. Technically the execution of the image has been well handled, well done Fabio

Family horse
by snaffles

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Hello from the critique club

An interesting image that meets the challenge

You have met the challenge brief with this appropriate capture of a cooperative family enjoying the playground ‘horse’. I have less of a problem with the crop than I do with the moment, it would have been so much better if they had all been looking into the frame with a look of joy on their faces. You have handled the exposure well on this bright day, well done Susan.

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Dinner On The Hoof
by Ja-9

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An appealing image that meets the challenge fully

Congratulations for your high score and placing Janine. What a magnificent beast. Technically the shot has perfect DOF and is equally well focused so that the animal stands out nicely from the soft background together with good detail where it matters. Your chosen crop has been commented upon and whilst I don’t have major issues with it I think I would have preferred a portrait orientation with it cropped just behind the front foreleg together with more grass at the base.

Growing Older But Not Up
by Lustre

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An appealing image that contributes to the open challenge.

Or, ‘forever young’? Great to see your model obviously enjoying himself in the snow and the sun though I would have preferred to see more action in him as opposed to this quite static pose. I do like his colourful pants, I want a pair! Your exposure is good, the snow is crisp and white whilst still retaining good detail, well done.

Galactic Gems
by Pascal

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Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes to the open challenge.

A very competent astrophotography shot which judging from your very helpful comments took a lot of careful execution and presumably patience which has been well rewarded with this excellent image. I’m not sure there’s much I can add in terms of critique you obviously have the skills and presented to the right audience I’m sure this would receive the acclaim it deserves.

Day at the Park
by elan_hakan17235

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Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes to the open challenge.

You have captured your subject in a very appealing pose that also feels quite natural and therefore flattering so well done for that. However, the crucial areas in particular the eyes and face just do not feel sharp enough, it feels almost like camera shake which is quite possible at your shooting speed. The sharpest point appears to be the hair at the back of the head and even this is still a little blurry. I would suggest that shooting at f8 and 1/125 would have given you a sharper image but again all credit to the pose you obviously have the timing but the technicals need a little more work, good luck.

Verso
by snaffles

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Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that meets the challenge well.

I like the idea and the negative shadows but I am not convinced with the end result. I’m unsure why you have used the larger leaf with the reversed leaf on top? I think this would have worked so much better with just the reversed leaf in the lower right hotspot rather than the large leaf which for me just confuses the whole issue. I do like the diagonal grain of the wood and that is another reason why I think the smaller leaf would have been so much stronger and simpler and therefore more effective.