In the red
by liquidpride

Comment:
Like this - but over sharpened on the characters in the focal field.

Tomato Cocktail
by photogenix

Comment:
bit of blur here - nice idea though.

Do chips get lonely?
by abeer1212

Comment:
I bet you get a lot of "what is that?" comments. Here is another...!

Nice photo though - like the dark trail off and the slight texture in the background. good focus and DoF. Like the central composition balanced by the arc of light.

April Showers...
by Catherine_B

Comment:
There is nothing really wrong with your photo - the following are fairly minor issues, but together, and absent some other wow factor, may be part of the reason for the low score.

Flower shots are relatively cliched beasts - lots of good ones have been done. They are relatively easy, as there is little apparent challenge (go to garden/park, find flower, take photo). To score well, I think that you would need a superb photo.

Your photo is of a specimen that does not look its absolute best. I think it has been a bit battered, rather than gently dusted, in the rain. The leaf to the left looks supporting, rather than framing the flower. The central petals are closed around the stamen (may be effect of rain).

Lighting is overall flat - the dull sky has made the light non-directional, and that means no shadows. If there was a break in the clouds, that would have beena better moment. Otherwise, some artificial lighting might have helped (I might have tried the flash and maybe a torch, if outward bound). For the same reasons, there is no detail in the water drops - a light might have added catchlights, drawing attention to them as a feature. As it is, they could be distractions.

The colours are a little weak - the green is dark and the yellows pale. Some saturation could be good.

The DoF does not cover the whole flower: the petals to the back are just out of focal field - just enough to distract, not enough to be anintentional effect.

Photo might have been better achieved in bright sunlight after decorating the leaves with a pipette of water, or a spray mist (never tried this myself - just an idea).

I gave you a 5 - picture fine, but nothing special, some small issues, no fantastic redeeming ones. I would stand by that. That is very near the score you got - it is the score I gave to a lot of other pics. For me, you have ended up in the pack in the middle of the field - just near the back, rather than the front. The ranking is deceptive.

Mystical
by Chinabun

Comment:
Technically excellent. Flower looks a little lopsided to me as top petal is folded back (don't know if that is the way they come). Petal on RHS flower breaks into the DoF of the main subject matter and could be a distraction. Quite a central composition - could lose the LHS.

Image lacks a "wow" factor that the top photos have. The image is a little bit cliched: it would have to be a perfect example to do very well (and even then, would lack the challenge of some of the top ranked shots, which will lead to lower scoring).

Having said that, this has not been "slammed" - you have a majority of 5 (I read: good, but no more), 2nd ranked 6 (I read: better than average) and more 7s and 8s than 3s, and more 9s and 10s than 1s and 2s. A fair result for a picture that is technically excellent, with subject that is pretty, but not captivating.

I gave you a 6.

Message edited by author 2005-04-26 08:50:20.

Diamonds Forever
by kevrobertson

Comment:
Massive focus/detail issue here: think that you are too close to the jewels. Reflections are looking dirty.

Lettering detracts: capitals are too big.

Fake Rolex
by alanfreed

Comment:
Funny! Is slant on watch deliberate, keeping with theme? Unforturnately, a less attractive image for voting purposes (though effective on humour front).

Ice
by bruski

Comment:
V Nice image - i need a macro lens... ! Great detail on stone. Very typical of adverts I have seen. Lettering works.

The Links Collection
by EddyG

Comment:
Okay - text here makes this look like a good advertising image. Image is very high class. Great lighting and use of dodge/burn type effect to focus on jewellery (spelled wrongly ;) ).

Gruen
by graphicfunk

Comment:
Nice image. not to my taste. Text does not feel "right": not enought of it to look like an advert, but too much to act as a byline. Font does not fit the style of watch - watch is a bit fussy, font is plain and simple.