Collection of trees
by Gert

Comment:
I hardly think you collect trees.

Spoon Collections
by coatedbtrmlk

Comment:
This whole image is out of focus. Offsetting your angle may have been better as well - the reflection in the spoons is distracting - I find myself looking at the photographer.

Keeper of my childhood dreams collection
by Montague

Comment:
I am confused on the purpose of the cat in this shot. Part of the cat looks fuzzy while other parts look oversharpened. If it intended to be the keeper, perhaps it would have been a stronger connection (besides the title) if the cat had a paw or something actually on the books as opposed to just next to them.

My rock collection
by hannafate

Comment:
hey, one of those looks like coprolite!

Spoils Of War
by Caitlyn

Comment:
Hard to find a focused area in this image - it all appears blurry.

DVDs
by ignite

Comment:
Not a bad concept, but I find the glow in the back and the irregular gray streaks (shadows?) in the background to be very distracting. I find myself looking for the source of the glow to make sense out of it.

November Fishing in Montauk
by ilemme

Comment:
OK>>>I have looked at this a few times now and still cannot come up with a connection to COLLECTIONS.

My Golden Handcuffs
by livitup

Comment:
Hmm...these look more like cuf links than handcuffs. And only one of them looks gold. Are cufflinks considered a collectible?

UFO leaving the mountain
by gisli

Comment:
Hello from the Critique Club!

I have studied your image and have the following to offer:

Composition/perspective - I like the distance to your main subject. The bottom could have been cropped a bit more to remove the small white patch in the lower left - a minor distraction in the overall perspective. It also appears as though a little more of the mountain on the left, with the slope of the mountain on the right would still allow the off center appearance and move the right hand edge to the edge of the picture. The same effect could have been produced with a tighter crop on the right. This would allow an overall larger image - closer to 640x640 which may have had more impact with your 'title' element. This would also move the lights off center. They are a bit high for a rule of thirds placement. Your 'title' element is not very prominent in the shot. The composition is very minimalistic which is saved by the small grouping of lights at the base of the mountain to give it an element of interest.

Color - the colors here are very rich in the blues and grays. The small amount of yellow adds a nice bit of contrast. Saturation is good and there is good separation between the subtle shades of gray that are present.

Lighting - very nice use of natural light which is made better by your exposure control. The brightest whites are not blown out at all and the dark areas are not overpowering at all. The shadows are only where they appear they should be. Well done!

Challenge requirements - in my opinion, most voters voted on the beauty of the image and not the challenge requirements. The 'ufo' does not appear to be a UFO at all, just a plane and is not a large enough element to be more of a factor. Without the title there would be no element to meet the challenge requirements.

Overall/my opinion - this is certainly a well done and very striking image. It falls short in meeting the challenge requirements.

Running Inside
by bucket

Comment:
Hello from the Critique Club!

I have studied your image and have the following to offer:

Composition/perspective - I like the concept behind this shot, but feel the snow on the glass is a major distraction from the point you were trying to convey. Also there is nothing to explain the snow and to connect it to a snowball is stretching it a bit. The boy appears to be giving the classic thumbs in ears, waving fingers, neener, neener, neener gesture which is totally obscured by the snow. Without the title and your description, there is no element in this image that conveys running or even running away. This adds to the difficulty in making the connection to the challenge. A different crop may have helped as well. Since the arms are already cut off by the bottom of the window, cropping closer on the sides would have allowed a more square and overall larger (closer to 640x640) shot which may have helped to emphasize what parts of his expression are still visible. Right now, if you don't take into account the description of the shot, it appears more as though he is longing to go outside as opposed to just running inside.

Color - the colors appear to be well developed. Saturation is good and there is good separation and contrast between the background colors to keep it from appearing flat.

Lighting - good use of natural light. The window in the background is a good aid in the overal light appearance while not being a distraction. Nothing gets lost in it. The transition between inside and outside light is very nice.

Challenge requirements - this may be where it fell short a bit (see above). Although your shot is clear to you what is going on, there are not enough elements to convey the true situation to the viewer. Perhaps if he was caught with one leg still outside and the snowball hitting the window it would be more clear.

Overall/my opinion - I find the snow a major distraction on the window. It hides most of his face which appears to have the exact expression you would need to support your title and make the meaning more clear to the viewer. Even if he had some attire on that clearly is outdoor attire would help - no hat, no gloves, cannot even tell if he is wearing a jacket.