Light House
by Turco

Comment:
A really nice shot, but I wish it was larger.

Alicia In Wonderland
by JEM

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club };-)

Initial thoughts
Beautiful color, great expression, seems a bit grainy

Composition/ Content

I am really surprised this scored as low as it did. I assume that folks didn't get the connection to the challenge. I felt that the little girl in COSTCO was in a place that she didn't want to really be, thus the look. The red in the shot is great, I like the way it all matches the handle on the buggy. I think you may have improved the composition a bit by making it a portrait instead of a landscape. If you cropped it just left of the black box in the upper right you still would have her and the expression and the handle. I think it may have improved it some.

Background
As mentioned it is just a bit busy. May have been better cropped out.

Camera Work - Technical
Focus is good and the lighting really good for a shot in a store like this.

Digital Processing - Technical
Here is where I think you could have really improved the shot. I mentioned the cropping but the biggest thing is that you only used 72kb of the 150kb allowed by the rules. The additional pixels would have really sharpened this shot up. I think there may be a few jpeg artifacts as well.

Fits The Challenge
After a little thought it fits the challenge.

My Opinion On The Photo
I originally scored this shot a six which was on the high end of the voters. I think that it meets the challenge but could have been improved a little to finish even higher than it did. Good job, and keep up the good work.


I would be happy to talk further about this shot if you would like to contact me.
DougPaz

Free as a Bird.
by davehuge

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club };-)

Initial thoughts
Very nice composition, meets the challenge, sun seems a bit bright

Composition/ Content

I like the composition. I think you placed the flyer at about the right spot in the photo. I know that some folks don't like the grass in the foreground. If you remove it, you can't really tell that the water IS water. The only other thing you might have tries was to crop above the mountains altogether and come down from the top as well. This would have made a panorama shot of just the sun, the flyer and the clouds. I think it would have been pretty neat.

Background
The clouds are awesome. It would have been nice to see them go all the way to the top.

Camera Work - Technical
This is a great shot for jumping out of a car with a moving target!! I'm not sure I would have shot like this into the sun but I think it works here.

Digital Processing - Technical
I agree that your colors could have been a bit more saturated. You would have had to tone down the sun a bit and brought the colors up. It's not bad but it would have been nice to see that blue water a little deeper.

Fits The Challenge
Definitely fits the challenge well.

My Opinion On The Photo
I originally scored this shot a five as did most of the voters. Looking at it closer, I think I should have bumped that up a bit. I think an increase in the color would have jumped out more at the voters and it may have finished even higher than it did. All in all a nice shot! Good job, and keep up the good work.


I would be happy to talk further about this shot if you would like to contact me.
DougPaz

...well somebody farted!
by Fibre Optix

Comment:
Nice and crisp and good color. Seems a bit overblown though. Good job.

"Tug Of War"
by Erastis

Comment:
Good shot. I can't decide whether I like the cropping of the kittens face or not though.

Happy baby
by CreativeFlyPhoto

Comment:
Very cute, I love those eyes! I am assuming that this is dappled sunlight and you had little control. It seems just a bit grainy. I noticed you only used a little over 80kb of the 150kb allowed. That may have helped.

When was the last time you watered the plants, dear?
by jjbeguin

Comment:
One of my favorites for the challenge. I just wish there was a bit more light on the glass and the leaves surrounding it. That is your focal point and it seems to be darker than the rest of the shot. Super creative!

OW! I HATE It When That Happens!!!
by albright1

Comment:
An old trick but it still works!! Great expression on the subject. Focus seems just a bit soft, perhaps a bit more lighting may have helped. Great job.

Rugby: Ballet for Blokes.
by catpixel

Comment:
I like the title and it really does appear that they are dancing! I wish there was a bit more color in the foreground and less in the background but it is not something that you can control.

'ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE'
by howza

Comment:
Really nice crisp shot. Meets the challenge well too. Keep up the good work!