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by Lionsitaly

Comment:
Hello from the Critique club

An interesting image that meets the challenge well.

Welcome back to DPC after too long an absence! I have mixed feelings about the lighting for your entry and the choice of the three glasses and liquids. I rather think it would probably have been more effective with just the right-hand glass. I like the base of the glass the way the lighting has illuminated the area around the base and stem. To a lesser degree the middle glass works a little but the red glass fails to impress it adds nothing to the end result. Perhaps the two glasses would have worked better. To be honest, I think you may have tried to be too innovative with the laser lighting perhaps a straightforward setup may have been the way to go?

Sorry you didn't get any comments during the challenge, I hope this helps. Thanks for your entry Marco.

glasscity of my dreams
by arju

Comment:
Hello from the Critique club

An appealing image that meets the challenge well.

Welcome to DPC with your virgin entry and what a lovely entry it is. These lovely glass elements have been well exposed with good use of lighting against the unevenly lit background that adds another interest overall. The lighting from both sides has picked up detail on both sides of the shapes in a clearly defined way that adds interest. It is a lovely image that fulfils the challenge brief very well.

Thank you for your entry Arvid, we look forward to many more interesting entries from you soon.

Isolated Perspectives II: Dividing Glass
by riot

Comment:
Hello from the Critique club

An excellent image that meets the challenge well.

Wow! What a steady hand you have! If I can pass on a tip that I use in low-light situations, a piece of string attached to the bottom of the camera long enough to reach the floor with your foot on it pull up hard against the string and hand-holding 1 second becomes a doddle.

Thank you for your detailed write-up which adds a lot about your motivation and thought processes which, unfortunately, the voter wouldn’t have had access to but really this deserved a higher score than you received. I do like the blur of the waiter I like the shallow DOF and I like all the glass elements and their different functions, it also illustrates how divorced we become from each other with these mobile contraptions that dominate our everyday existence. As you can tell, I like it a lot for all the reasons you’ve stated, I can imagine myself in exactly the same situation doing very similar and also playing with the other images you’ve thoughtfully included. I think we have to recognise that it may have a limited appeal but I do think you could have improved it with a closer crop excluding the foreground furniture and honing in on the couple so, same format clipped bottom and sides.

Thank you for a very stimulating image Eugene.

s w e e t • c h e r r y
by Ja-9

Comment:
Hello from the Critique club

An appealing image that meets the challenge.

I like the concept and execution with the minimal DOF but I think it could have worked better. I find the cloth on the right very distracting I don’t think it contributes to the end result, quite the opposite. Also I think if you had shot from a lower angle putting the bowl of cherries lower in relation to the front cherry it would have improved the end result too. I do like the off-centre composition it works well. I also like the generally high-key result.

Thank you for your entry Janine

Male Cardinal
by Drake

Comment:
Hello from the Critique club

An appealing study that meets the challenge well.

Good sharp accurate focus of this vividly coloured little fellow, what bird wench could possibly resist him! My initial reaction is that the background is a little distracting but then it could be argued it adds interest to what would otherwise be a plain background. Because it is obviously part of the tree on which he is sat I would say it adds to the overall effect. His alert posture certainly adds impact to the image. Well seen and taken.

Rebel with a Cause
by Lydia

Comment:
Wonderful! What a worthy winner, well done Lydia.

Bacon double-cheeseburger + hungry food photog....
by snaffles

Comment:
Hello from the Critique club

An appetising image that meets the challenge

Cor blimey Susan, I bet that kept you going for an hour or two! How do you keep your lovely figure with all that maple syrup and ginormous burgers? It stands out well against the white backdrop. Looking at Bear music’s comment I wonder if it is over-sharpened or its the highlights of flash that are evident amongst the textures? It looks as though the sharpening has adversely accentuated those highlights making them more obvious than is probably desirable. What I am more concerned about is the chromatic fringe on the edges particularly on the right, it does detract somewhat for me.

The things you have to do in the name of art, thanks for your submission Susan.

Panic !!!
by clickodak

Comment:
Congratulations Marcel, another very well deserved ribbon for a dynamic and excellent image

Big Black Bird In Bryce
by TommyMoe21

Comment:
Hello from the Critique club

An unappealing image that meets the challenge

Although your image is very accomplished and has been warmly received by the voters, I am one of the minority for whom it does not appeal. I do recognise that there has been some degree of skill employed in producing the end result and I do like the sheen on the bird’s feathers but the overall end result is just not working for me however I try to perceive it. I feel it is probably not meant to be taken seriously but if it is, I apologise, but this is my dilemma, I am left unconvinced either way, sorry.

Thanks for your submission

Auburn
by riot

Comment:
Hello from the Critique club

An appealing image that meets the challenge

A lovely portrait of a lovely model. The lighting is very effective with a lovely contrast between light and shade that gives a lovely modelling to her face. However, that very shallow DOF is not quite working perhaps as well as it could. The dominant eye is her left but it feels ever so slightly softer than her right eye which is in the shade and therefore less dominant though sharper. I love both the colour, shape and varied textures of her lovely hair it looks lovely. Her gaze is, as you say, both forceful yet somewhat neutral at the same time, very enigmatic.

Thanks for your submission