• WILDERNESS •
by Ja-9

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An interesting image the fulfils the challenge brief

This is a pleasing portrait Janine, I̢۪m surprised it didn̢۪t do better. The boys smile is engaging and his movement towards the camera is all helping to draw the viewer in. The background is a nice natural scene and the snow has some nice whites without losing detail so the exposure is good too.

Snowmobile riders
by clickodak

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An interesting image the fulfils the challenge brief

Well Marcel you̢۪ve certainly captured the action here, it must have been an impressive show. This is a purely personal gripe but I would have preferred a slower shutter speed to show some motion blur. The composition could have been improved too the rider looks as though he is going to crash into the building. Sorry, I can̢۪t be more positive about it but nice to see your commenters are certainly happy with it.

Humans of Philadelphia
by jjstudiosphiladelphia

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An interesting image the fulfils the challenge brief

Quite a straightforward portrait, nicely off-centre and his eyes looking at the camera help to engage the viewer. I find the bright lights in the background very distracting, they are competing with the person for attention. The overall softness and tone adds appeal to the overall effect.

Jack's Room
by Gordon_1

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes well to the challenge

Well first of all not being a Kate Melua fan I am unable to comment with the same insight that one of your commenters has. So, that aside the image itself was never going to be easy to get completely right, the wide angle lens used from this height has really forced the angles into a tilt. I think you would have been better to get lower down and level the camera up so that you avoided these extremes. Doing so would also have brought more emphasis on to Jack himself, whereas at the moment he is competing with all the other stuff that is dominating the room. Hope this helps Gord?

Chase me - I’ll be yours forever for a day Chase me or I’ll slip away
by Pompouspete

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes well to the challenge

First of all, congratulations Peter on your first ribbon and a very successful result. It is, of course, thoroughly deserved, she is a lovely looking girl in a lovely setting photographed very competently with a lovely pose. I like your exposure having got nice bright whites without losing the detail, this in conjunction with the dark background really makes her stand out in a fitting and complimentary way. Further I would say that the subdued colours of the setting really help to pick out all the gorgeous splashes of colour, her bouquet, her red lips and most all her gorgeous hair it is all working to perfection, well done Peter.

Piece by Piece
by clickodak

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes well to the challenge

A very creative idea Marcel, well done. The concept is good and the execution is good too but I think a little more care in the preparation of the scene would have paid dividends. My eyes having taken in the heart shaped empty space are then immediately drawn to the blank space below the point of the heart and then to the left blank spaces and then to all the others. Because you are using the blank space as the feature for the heart you really needed to ensure that there were no other blank space anywhere amongst the jigsaw pieces, had you done so I think this would have scored and placed even higher but well done anyway its a very respectable result.

Just Like Heaven
by jjstudiosphiladelphia

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes well to the challenge

Well, not being a Kate Melua fan I assume that this is the title and lyrics of one of her songs? Anyway, the image is good, it is a touching pose well executed with the focus clearly on the couple in this intimate setting that conveys the excited anticipation and love the couple have for their soon to be offspring. I have this on my screen in a square format cropped just below the couple and just skimming the top of the floral arch, this crop improves it a lot. There is extraneous detail in the foreground and roof that is not contributing to the overall end result, try it for yourself, I hope you'll agree?

SURPRISE
by gintay

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An interesting image that contributes to the challenge

This is certainly a colourful sunset cityscape you̢۪ve captured Gin Tay. In terms of composition, I think you could have made it more interesting by excluding the buildings on the left, I would have cropped it to remove all the buildings from the left where the foreground building is. I would then have lowered the rest of the scene so that the interesting shapes and lights were much lower in the frame giving emphasis to the sunset sky. Hope this helps.

Pattaya Dusk
by riot

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An interesting image that contributes to the challenge

A lovely soothing tranquil scene. You have identified some of the problems as has one of your commenters too so yes you̢۪re right its probably better not to have too much resolution here. What I̢۪m most troubled with is the sloping sea! There is a definite lean to the left which is not helped by the right shoreline which feels as though its pushing the whole image. In terms of the challenge theme it would work better if there were specific conditions being portrayed, a look at the front page will perhaps convey my meaning better. As always Eugene, an interesting image but it doesn̢۪t quite work as well as it could.

Sunny with Clouds
by Drake

Comment:
Hello from the critique club

An interesting image that contributes to the challenge

What an interesting building Drake. You have captured a lovely skyscape dominated by the bright red building, it is an interesting scene but I have to agree with your commenters, the saturation is too much it has marred the scene. I also think your composition could be significantly improved. I̢۪m looking at the scene with the image cropped at the start of the foreground shadows, this improves it significantly. Also if you were to crop it removing the mooring post on the structure it would move the building over to the left and again significantly improve the overall end result.