Midtown Ferry Terminal - Going Up?!
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

Congratulations on your ribbon for a fascinating image that meets the challenge.

Very well seen and interpreted, this has a real Escher feel to it for me, it just feels however I look at it, it folds in on itself again, I love it. The image itself is very well executed, the exposure is spot on with great detail throughout. Like you, I would have been equally perplexed by the person in red, they are too close to the edge and looking out of frame which doesn't help either but for some curious reason it works well. Reds are always so dominant, your eye is always drawn to them perhaps its the unusual position of it within the frame that somehow goes against everything we know and probably adhere to too much. Thank you for the original and other version, by far, your interpretation here is also the best of them.

I'll be honest, I have already remarked on another flipped entry that I think the real challenge here was to create an upside down impression in camera and this would definitely have been my approach to the challenge but then that's probably why I've never ribboned! Well done, apologies for the delay, Sid.

Last One Out, Turn Off The Lights
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

A very interesting image that needs the title to fulfil the challenge.

What a fascinating image, similar to one of your commenters, I am not that enthusiastic about infra red for the sake of it but this is one of those rare captures that the infra red really is adding another special quality to the image. Though there are no challenge details the feeling of the 'the end' is implied through your title. There is a great range of tones with good detail throughout, the path takes us to the doorway and the gorgeous light beyond, I like the inclusion of the figures and purposeful walk of the front person. I am a fence sitter regarding the crop, I quite like the top because the wall has some interesting shapes and the tops of the trees add to the feeling of space, but I can also see why the crop appeals as well, I like both.

The shadows and the ephemeral glow from the foliage is what makes this image work for me they are very appealing, it really does need the IR to make it work in this way. Congratulations on your high placing it has been a real pleasure to look at this image, thank you, Sid

3 Crows + 1 Open Window
by Dr.Confuser

Comment:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An interesting image that meets the challenge.

This is an appealing image in all sorts of ways but the detail is what holds your interest well, the challenge of your title too I reckon! It is a lovely building with some lovely detail and lovely tones all very appealing. I don't agree with your commenter about it being slightly crooked I think what they are seeing is a very slight tendency towards converging verticals from your shooting position below. Hah, I see it yes, the top is askew he were right you know! Having said that the bottom is not, ok I give up!

Although it is a well executed image I think where it fails in terms of the challenge is that the DOF from use of f8 is not obvious and this is perhaps why it scored lower. I think for the purpose of this challenge you need to demonstrate the f8 aperture through a selective DOF and perspective. This could quite easily have been taken at f4 for example but because it is all on the same focal plane you wouldn't know the difference.

Thanks for your submission, Sid

Colorful Mississippi Insect
by ladydawgfan

Comment:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An appealing image that is assumed to meet the challenge.

Wow, what long antennae! In a way I wish I could see the end of them bu then in another it intrigues as to just how long they are? The pose is unusual and interesting, I like the backlighting the way it is illuminating the insects amazing legs.

I think you could have sacrificed a little off the bottom in favour of those antennae but there are several distracting elements in the background that I think ought to be corrected in post processing. The main one being the plant stalk that competes directly with the antenna its a real shame. Then there are bokeh elements that look lore like dust spots in the upper left, they probably aren't that but again their removal would really help the overall result. But the one that (excuse the pun) bugs me most is the iris flare between his legs and the water highlight just in front of him, again these would both benefit from some attention.

A good image that has further potential, apologies for the delay, Sid

And it will tremble, Ever so nicely, Notice, How it sparkles, Down there
by ArnaMarie

Comment:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An appealing image that is assumed to meet the challenge.

Fungus photos abound always have an appeal but your's is a step above the norm with the lovely detail and texture you have managed to capture. Shooting at full aperture you have got a good DOF but I think perhaps f4 or similar would have got you just that little bit more to get the smaller fungi below the top larger one in sharp focus too. It may also have got the ring of bark surrounding the fungi sharp too but I think this would be perfectly acceptable.

I like the dark background it works well but the detail on the left is very slightly intrusive and would be best cloned out to match the rest of the background which makes the main subject stand out well. I do like the texture and detail you have captured on the fungus it is perfect, well done.

Thank you for a great submission, apologies for the long delay, Sid

Grand Haven, October Gale
by Drake

Comment:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An appealing image that is assumed to meet the challenge.

I get the opportunity to comment again. It is a very invigorating scene with the wild seas crashing around the man made structures you can feel their fury. The two reds dominate the image in a pleasing way working well together with the scene and your composition makes them an integral part of the whole. As I said before I think there is a lot more potential in post processing to bring out more from that sky to add to the drama of the scene, it needs the contrast increasing to add a sense of broodiness and foreboding.

All in all a lovely image, apologies for the delay, Sid

under the Palm tree on a Balmy Day with a blonde and a beer
by kiwinick

Comment:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

A fairly interesting image that partially meets the challenge-w

In the true sense of the challenge this can be construed as upside down or not at all simply being the leaves hanging down and photographed against the backdrop of the sky in a normal shot. Perhaps you have inverted the shot to make it upsaide down which again is only meeting the challenge post processing. Anyway, the image itself has a little interest in the shape overall and the ends of the decaying leaves but it doesn't hold the interest for very long. You really ought to have excluded the aerial or whatever it is in the lower left it is distracting and detrimental to the end result.

Thank you for your submission, apologies for the delay, Sid

What Big Eyes You Have
by stuartjonathangray

Comment:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An interesting image assumed to meet the challenge.

What an excellent macro, they are really quite scary but fascinating at these sort of magnifications. The flash you have used has good and bad points in your exposure, I'm not keen where it has illuminated the legs to some small parts of bright highlights but I do like the way it has picked out the individual facets of the eyes it really is showing them up well. The iridescence of the eyes is looking good too. It is filling the frame well with the supporting branch rising from the bottom its all working well together.

Thank you for an interesting submission, sorry for the delay in critique, Sid

Small leak. Long winter
by olbol

Comment:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An interesting image assumed to meet the challenge.

It's making me feel cold just looking at it! The leak and freezing cold has made a spectacular sight for sure, I like your composition, we have everything of interest nicely placed off-centre with a feel for the surrounding desolation of the location. The clear blue sky adds an appealing backdrop to the scene, the white of the icicle contrasts well with it. For a nice clean image I think it would have been preferable to have cloned out the wire from the tower.

Thanks for your submission, apologies for the delay of the critique, Sid.

static dynamic
by posthumous

Comment:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An interesting image that vaguely meets the challenge.

I like the motion blur of the leaves but I think the challenge itself required more than simply inverting an image, this does not live up to the creative aspect of the challenge. I do like the autumnal colours they are very appealing. There's not really a lot I can say other than that.

Thanks for your submission, Sid