Finding Nemo
by De Sousa

Comment:
Congrats Jorge!

Woman in Silk
by heavyj

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Composition: I can see what you were aiming for. But for silk smooth you want something gentle and calming...nothing extreme or harsh. The composition is good...but her eyes show some form of alarm to them...this doesn't relate or work in conjunction with the challenge topic.

Technical: This is the area that has really let you down. There are too many blown areas and the 'silky smooth' materials are in some form of shadow and unfocused in some areas. This doesn't portray the subject well.

Overall: I like the subject..and the idea...but feel that some work on the technicals and a bit more study on blending it all together will certainly improve your future entries.

Judi

Tranquil Blue
by Tlemetry

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Composition: In general, I really do like this. The ripples take me further into the image and the stick makes my eyes hover there. I feel however a larger focal object would have worked better.

Technical: I love the lighting and colour...it is relaxing to view. Well done.

Overall:I know this image fit the challenge...but I feel it was missing the 'wow' factor that some of the other images seem to have. That in itself was the biggest downfall of this image.

Good luck with future entries.

Judi

Silky Hair...Porcelain Skin
by 777STAN

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Composition: For this challenge I cant really see silky smooth. I can see a lot of different textures..even on the skin. The harsh crop across the girls head really doesn't compliment the smooth approach you were after.

Technical: The focus has grabbed onto the girls right arm and hair on that arm. The focus should be on her face more....especially the eye lashes...that would have been a good starting point for the viewer to then be led into and around the image. The lighting and colour is very natural which is a plus though.

Overall: Try a slightly different crop and get right down to the girls level and play around with different shots. Always try to get the eyes and nose in focus as this is where people naturally look to first.

seven
by Gabriel

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Composition: I feel the subject of the challenge is a little lost in this image. The number '8' is well placed...but blends into the background a little too much to really hold the viewers attention. The vanishing point is there once you relax and start to look around...but unfortunately for voting...it doesn't quite work. You have to understand the voter spends an average of 4 seconds on an image before moving on...you have to grab that voters attention during that timeframe.

Technical: Although the number '8' should be the focal point...it is a little soft...and gets softer as the viewers eye moves around the image. The tones are good...but a little on the dark side for such a lot of detail.

Overall: I think for such a dark scene...it would have been better to go with a simpler image...not so much detail. You want the image to tell the story...not confuse the voter. I hope this makes sense.

Three Silky Chicks and One Smooooth Mama
by dtremain

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Composition: I really like the composition of this photo. You have managed that well.

Technical: There is a green colour shift to this image that needs to be worked. The image is also flat but that can be corrected with your Levels adjustment.

Overall: I feel you had a good image...maybe not strong for the challenge but an image that does have potential. Keep working at it.

In the version below...I played with the levels, selective colour, brightness & contrast, hue & saturation and USM. All of this was basic editing.

Silky-Smooth Sunrise
by FairyWings

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Composition: I like the idea but I wonder if a landscape crop would have been kinder to this image and not chopped the image into three...ie..the trees & sky, the water above the chair, the water below the chair. It is good to work on thirds...but keep them blending together and not separate entities.

Technical: The colour is great...and the clarity of the chair and reflection. The horizon is probably straight but due to the shadowing over the water of the trees the eye keeps getting drawn to the uneven line that some would misconceive as the horizon level. Maybe a bit more light to show that area a bit more.

Overall: I think if you try a reshoot at the same time of the day and play around with the composition more...I think you will end up with a ribbon winner down the track.

My Inner Lilly
by Lactobeezor

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Composition: My eye is constantly drawn to the right hand area of the image where the dark seedlike bits are. This area is out of focus so the composition really needs to be changed here.

Technical: The DOF is good to use for this type of subject...but make sure the part of the subject that stands out is also in focus as compared to the not so interesting areas.

Overall:I like the colour and what you were trying to do but I feel a little rearaanging of your priorities within an image would work better.

Message edited by author 2007-05-25 23:13:07.

Lush
by krnodil

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Composition: I like how you have concentrated entirely on the fabric and the beautiful soft folds contained within.

Technical: I feel a little bit more control over the lighting in the shadows...maybe a longer shutter speed to bring in more light...this would have given the viewers more information...especially those viewers with badly calibrated monitors. They vote also.

Overall: I think you concentrated on the challenge subject well...and did control your Technicals well...therefore you just need to concentrate a little more on the 'wow' factor to bring home the ribbons.

Message edited by author 2007-05-25 23:13:27.

Smooth n Sweet
by blade122

Comment:
This is just fantastic. Outstanding little Aussie!!