Vase
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
*** CRITIQUE CLUB RESPONSE ***

This was based ont he orange/blue, mirrored vases in "opposites", and it's about as creative an interpretation of that image as I can imagine. For one thing, no color. For another, no vertical mirroring. Thirdly, no left/right "swapping" of colors (or anything else).

Now I quite like this image, and I ranked it high in the challenge. I'm surprised it didn't pull a 6+. What was working against it?

As mentioned by me (and several other commenters during the challenge voting), The assymetrical framing of this is really hurting it. Granted, the original was an asymmetrical image in toto, with the subjects pushed to the right, but we could see all of those vases, it's just their location within the frame that was off-center.

I believe if this image had been perfectly symmetrical it would have picked up at LEAST another half point in the voting, maybe more. That's really the only comment I can make about it, beyond that it's a stunning almost-abstract image in its own right.

Robt.

Steel Lined Force
by Kylie

Comment:
Lacks sharpness, chaotic as heck.

Scramble 'em
by shamel

Comment:
It's clean and sharp, but IMO it would be MUCH better if the faces weren't drawn in. Lighting on the beater is very nice.

Minutes from Pie
by lettyb

Comment:
I really, really wish this had warmer, more luminous lighting. It could be so sweet if it weren't blocked up in the shadows. I especially want to see more of the crank.

Play me the Blues
by rhipster

Comment:
handsome as hell, a liuttle extreme to my tastes but well-done. A couple of extraneous areas of blue, or maybe "anomalous" is a better word... reflections on the body of the horn, rather than parts of the mechanical linkage.

Simple Sissors
by jimmsp

Comment:
Definitely simple. Way short of critical sharpness, which would seem to be a necessity for this image.

Winded Up Flashlight...
by Wildpurple

Comment:
I have no idea what this means, what it has to do with title, it's chaotic to me.

I will not be afraid to use bigger weights
by nico_blue

Comment:
The image seems at odds with the title; surely THAT dude ain't afraid to lift heavier weights? Nicely composed and lit.

Choose a different angle, meet new goals.
by jjbeguin

Comment:
A sweet compsoition. Seems a little too ble at top, maybe?

New Year's Resolution - To See More Of The World
by agwright

Comment:
The image seems totally at odds with its title; "see less of the world" is how the murkiness makes me feel. Oversharpening is haloing the figures and bushes.