New to the World
by sylandrix

Comment:
Very cute kitten. I actually like the soft focus. The lighting are colors are nice. Gives it a serene look. However, I do wish that the ears hadn't been cut off.

Painted Lady
by autool

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club
by CLarson557

Hi Richard,
I'm not sure as I feel qualified to critique your images. I have seen and admired your work since I first joined DPC, so you are someone who I have learned from. I especially like your creativity with the subjects of your photos. So, instead of saying critique, I'm going to attempt to express my thoughts as I view your photo as a part of my assignment in the Critique Club.

Meeting the Challenge: Yes, you met it. You definately chose a wonderful subject to meet the objective of the challenge. This looks like a very interesting building to see in person.

Composition: The angle at which you shot this picture is nice and effective. I agree with you...with the angle, you are able to see details that you would probably wouldn't otherwise see. The moon showing up next to the building is a nice touch. With the overcast sky and lack of clouds, it provides something different and interesting. However, with this picture, I may have cropped it a little closer to the moon taking out more of the blaa of the sky. Also, I may have cropped out a little off the right side of the building closer to the corner pillar...just to get it closer to a printable sized picture. I think that would be possible without taking out important aspects of the building.

Technical Aspects: Appears to be well focused. Can easily see the details of the building. Someone mentioned in the comments that they thought it looked grainy but I don't see it. I think the top darkened windows have some sort of texture to it that might look grainy in the picture but other than that, I don't know what they are seeing. I do believe, however, that the colors could "pop" out a little more. They appear muted. Perhaps adjusting the contrast and/or pushing up the saturation a little would make the colors stand out more.

Overall: Richard, it's another interesting and unique photo to add to your portfolio. I'm always anxious to see what you come up with next.

I hope you found this helpful.
Connie

Sensual World of `Yellow` Rose
by rj324

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club
By CLarson557

Study: One thing I like to do when I critique for the club is to study the photographer as a whole before I concentrate on the one photo. You state in your profile that your goal is to turn your snapshots into photographs. I do believe you are accomplishing that. I definately see an improvement to your photos since you have joined DPC as evidenced by the quality of your work and the scores that you have recieved. I can't help but tease you by saying you've come a long way...from dog pooh to pretty flowers. ;-) Okay, onto the task at hand - your pretty flower submission.

Composition/Subject Matter: I have to start off to say that I'm really not a big fan of floral shots. There are just so many of them regardless of the challenge. However, this one caught my eye during voting and looked at it closer. This is a beautiful yellow rose. You framed it nicely in your photo with the center of the rose placed using the rule of thirds effectively. Composition-wise, I would not change a thing. The rose fills the picture nicely.

Technical: While it is a nicely focused Macro, I feel that due to the lighting, it lacks detail or perhaps definition. Appears just a tad flat. I would have liked to have seen better clarification of the petal edges. The yellow color is well portrayed here. It is vivid and nicely saturated.

Challenge: The challenge asked for primary colors - yellow, red and blue. Although it didn't specifically state that you needed to use all three colors, I think that people scored higher those photos that incorporated all three. So, I think that this challenge didn't do your photo justice in the way of your score.

Overall: Nicely done flower macro shot...just needing more definition especially on the edges of the petals.

Evening Colors
by rll07

Comment:
Beautiful!! The colors are vivid and well portrayed for this challenge. The clouds are whispy and perfect as well as the lighting. I actually said "WOW!" when this picture came up. 10+++

Added: I just had to come back and look at this picture again. I REALLY like it!! Is that a lake in the foreground? The tree on the right really adds to the picture. It's just SO perfect. I hope you make this picture available for print because I would definately consider purchasing this. Except, I would like it without blue inner border...the only thing I didn't like (because of it, you got just 3 plus signs after the 10 instead of 4) ;-) This picture better win a ribbon if not first place.

Natures Purple, Man's Yellow
by K-Rob

Comment:
This is a GREAT capture. I love the colors and the lighting in the clouds. I think it's neat how the lightening flashed just above the flags in this picture. I could be wrong but it seems just a little crooked. Perhaps just a little rotation to the right would make the houses and flags appear more even. Except for that nit picking thing, this is definately a WOW in my book. Good luck in the challenge.

Color Wheel
by greenem2

Comment:
I like to see these unique subjects in the challege. This one...a well used merry go round...I really like the geometric feel to it. I also like the way in which you framed it, using the rule of thirds nicely. With the yellow and purple, it meets the challenge head on. I just wonder if you would have pushed the saturation a little more, if the colors would have popped out a little better. One of my favorites for the week. 9 Good luck in the challenge.

The Cosmic Vase at Sunrise :)
by ursula

Comment:
I love the vivid colors. Well done!

Jack and Jill
by crabappl3

Comment:
Fun photo! Nice stop action. Colors are vivid and well portrayed. I couldn't help but wonder what the contraption was on the flying boy's wrist. Is it helping him levitate? LOL

Face Off
by magnetic9999

Comment:
Hey, I have those pens too. The green and red caps make this picture meet challenge. The colors are vivid and well portrayed. However, the subject matter and composition is rather boring. You possibly could have used the pen caps arranged in a different way with a more interesting background to meet the challenge and the picture being more pleasing to the eye.

The Great Escape
by wayne9232

Comment:
Nice and unique take on the challenge. Seems as if the contrast could be boosted just a tad to bring the colors out just a little more. Great idea and great set-up. It had to have taken you quite awhile to set this up. 8 Good luck in the challenge.