Guy Fawkes Celebration
by tonyg

Comment:
4 - Nice effect. Criticism; needs 640 height, which may also have helped out the ground lights too. Depending what you had to work with, either a more centered composition, or else, perhaps more 'empty space' on the right may also have made this better in my opinion.

Earth Bulb
by stare_at_the_sun

Comment:
7 - Good. Criticism; not sure on the blue hand, works, but may be competing too much with the bulb in my opinion, but perhaps that is what you were going for. Also, not sure on the grain effect on the hand, again, works, and is unusual, but 'softer' 'feel' may have complemented the 'feel' of the bulb/globe better, not sure. Also, given the 'composition', I think that perhaps utilizing 640 in height too, perhaps with more 'empty space' around the globe, may also have helped this shot even more.

Desert Tendrils
by crabappl3

Comment:
8 - Very nice. Criticism; difficult, but perhaps that 'grass' in the fore in better focus/detail, or even just the color 'contrasted' more if possible, may have made this even better in my opinion, although I realize perhaps you'd lose the overall focus that you have obtained, which is very good. This also seems like it may need a slight nudge rotation up on the right, but difficult to tell and makes zero difference to my score anyway. Nice coloring and simple scene. The star effect works, but if it were perhaps a little more subtle, may have worked better in my opinion, not sure.

Autumn Heart
by gaeali

Comment:
7 - Very nice, good 'eye'. Criticism; whilst the vibrant color is excellent, I think that the 'heart' just a little more subtle in color, may have made this better in my opinion. Also, 640 would have helped this in height.

Color of Snow
by loriprophoto

Comment:
7 - Like this, but think it has more potential. Criticism; apologies in advance if wrong, but seems it needs a slight nudge rotation up on the left, but very difficult to tell. This is an obvious opportune shot and you've captured it quite well, I just 'wish' the perspective/angle were even sharper, creating more of an 'impact' or 'movement' feel (hard to explain). You seem to have gained a good control of the contrast with all the whites, so suggesting anything there is again difficult. Perhaps just 'somehow' a different crop, not sure, just something to try to 'lift' this horse up and 'out' of the shot - if that makes sense.

Sunshine and Pride
by Carmelynn

Comment:
6 - Nice, fairly good color control, especially with the white on white. Criticism; would like to have seen a uniform colored background, or else a more 'dappled'/'even' one; seems it goes from pink-white to blue-white from left to right. I think if the background was perhaps darker, a little sharper focus, especially on the eyes (but you may have been going for a 'soft look'), would have made this better in my opinion. The cat on the left seems like he is being 'edged' out a little by the fluffier one, so perhaps a different angle or even a rotation, not sure. edit:typo

Message edited by author 2005-12-08 18:38:56.

Eagle in Autumn
by L1

Comment:
6 - Like it, but, Criticism; seems to be either gamma issues or jpeg loss in the dark feathers (and partly the beak too), difficult to discern, might be post processing, not sure. The head and beak are nice and 'sharp', but not sure on the choice of 'composition' or crop, but obviously depends what you had to work with. edit:wording

Message edited by author 2005-12-08 18:48:26.

Waterside dance
by snidow

Comment:
7 - Like the 'fluff factor' on the neck, very nice. Good coloring. Criticism; difficult, like the water movement effect in the background, the detail in the feathers, including color fore right is excellent, I already mentioned the neck, the eye is good, but the beak - just 'wish' that were in front, but you only get so many opportunities and I think you've done well with this composition/crop choice wise. Also, obviously, the tip of the beak being black, is 'lost' even more so against this dark background.

Am I in focus ?
by airdance

Comment:
6 - Yes you are, mostly. Criticism; even more detail would make this better in my opinion. A little 'blown', but that pale pink coloring against such a dark background likely makes contrast control difficult. In my opinion, if there was only one bird, the centered composition would have worked better, but with the two in the background, maybe more space, probably on the left (given the lighter variation of water(?) on the right), may have also made this better. Of course the beak 'cut' is obvious, on that I think that either an even tighter cropping on the head, or else incorporating the entire beak, dependent of course what you had to work with.

no place like
by yoavb

Comment:
7 - Very nice, looks futuristic. I'm sure the size restrictions don't do this justice. Criticism; difficult to tell, but the 'level' seems a fraction out, apologies if wrong (makes 0 difference to my score). I want to suggest perhaps more space on the right, but this works well, especially with the 'belts' or roads, whatever they are, in symmetry like this, so who knows. Seems to be 'something' top right too, no idea what. Perhaps if you'd gone for more height incorporation here might have helped this in this medium, but you'd lose the 'wide aspect' you've obviously gone for so, difficult. 2nd look, I think this is 'level', just the ground variations 'deceive the eye', especially at this size.