I'm Going to Walk the Dog
by xianart

Comment:
Very nice series!!

Autumn Maple
by Tlemetry

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

My first impression - yowza, that's bright! I'd have guessed this was taken outdoors but checking the info it's a studio shot - nice job recreating a bright afternoon in the studio. I do like the contrasts/similarities in the textures of the leaf and the paper, but my favorite part is the very definite shadow. The dark veins in the leaf are quite intriguing as well - makes it seem as though the leaf has actual blood running in them.

Composition overall is good - simple but effective. What may have hurt your score, other than some simply finding it too bright, is texture studies tend to be just that - overall studies of texture with no particular focus. To some this may be disconcerting - they want somewhere specific for their eyes to go.

Where's my bone?
by Giorgio

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

This is a very nice pet portrait - one I'm sure your sister would love to have printed and framed. Nice job with the new camera - very good focus which can be hard with animal hair. Post processing is such that it doesn't look "processed" which to me is good for shots like this. What I like best of all about it is the crop - some may think it's too tight, but I think good close crops of animals show a bit more of their personality.

What could make it better? Maybe a bit more light in the eye, perhaps. I don't know that an animal portrait with no action or real "story" will score really high in a Free Study - too much for voters to choose from and some things just get overlooked. It did obvsiously strike a chord with your commenters, though, who seemed to like it quite a bit!

The shot that currently is your highest scoring, for example, has a "story" and a feel to it that voters will respond to more often. That doesn't mean that very good shots of animals, like this one, aren't "good" - just that they may not score as high in a Free Study.

Hope that makes sense! Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

Lens Envy
by hotpasta

Comment:
The tones on this are wonderful!

Dracula.jpg
by smellyfish1002

Comment:
Yowza! Them there are some scary teeth! Amazing capture, by the way.

Me, Sort of....jpg
by smellyfish1002

Comment:
LOVE the eyes in this. Very nicely shot and processed. The gaze is quite intent - the crop emphasizes this.

Moi
by Jaded_Housewife

Comment:
Wow. Really wow. Great light, awesome processing. Love whatever it is you did to your skin and eyes.

Sun Voyager
by sigrun_th

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

This is an intriguing and beautiful sculpture - I've seen it in many challenge entries in many different lights and angles. This is the first time I've seen it from this angle, though. You've captured a pleasing repetition of the sculpture's upward curves in the faint traces of clouds in the sky. The warmth and angle of the setting sun give a nice glow to the work, which is nicely seen in the reflections.

Post processing is simple and subtle, and in my opinion effective and not overdone. This is a nice quiet study of shape and light.

Blue Eyes
by shelw128

Comment:
What gorgeous eyes! Very nice composition. She/he looks a wee bit bored, but I'd still not try to pet her!

What - - Me Worry ?
by JSAYB

Comment:
Too cute! Love the idea expressed.