For Bear ;)
by karmat

Comment:
A portrait of a self portrait :)

Old and New
by wsteyn

Comment:
Usually I dont mind borders...but this one takes a little away IMO. Still nice compostion and color contrast on the pic.

The Crow in The Cemetery
by Shan2112

Comment:
nice high contrast treatment. very ghostly.

Speed
by danw791

Comment:
Hi from the Critique Club...

First impression: well composed, with an interesting pan effect.

Composition: Good placement of subject, might have been strengthened by cropping out just a little more of the foreground. Blue color is nice and the way the angle of the road slopes with the direction of travel as it gives the picture a nice feeling of motion(in addition to the panning technique).

Technical: Great job on the panning, your skill should work well in the current open challenge.

Score/Challenge result: 5.2xx is a very respectable score and I suspect that in a fantasy challenge many voters didn't give you enough credit for the panning technique you used. Also, along those same lines, many voters might feel that a car is not interesting enough to give a high vote. So, bottom line...your technique makes a potentially uninteresting subject interesting.

And...Make sure you enter something in the panning motion challenge this week :)

any questions?? just PM me.

Mark

Sunrise, Bosque del Apache
by jemison

Comment:
What a cool picture. I love the elements drawing the eye into the picture.

Stars and stripes
by nico_blue

Comment:
I suspected this would get hit with some anti-American sentiment. I guess we all vote with hearts on some level. Great job and deserved a higher placing. I'd like to think if I saw a well-done picture of another country's flag I would vote "somewhat" objectively. Otherwise, this is less about photography and more about a personal political statement.

Nature's Glass
by KiwiShotz

Comment:
just a touch more contrast would help IMO

el`e·men'tal : John Paul Caponigro
by Rikki

Comment:
congrats. Thought this might ribbon and you just missed having two on the front page at once! outstanding!

Steel Road
by cycleboy

Comment:
HI from the Critique Club...

First IMpression: High contrast, interesting, and...what is that tree doing?

Composition: I read your comments about the picture. Your reasoning makes sense regarding the tree but for some reason I feel like it would have been a stronger image without the tree. I think its the proportion(or apparent proportion) of the tree in relation to the other plants and the telephone wires. Because the line of the wires seems to mirror the tracks, the tree breaks that line up, making my eyes jump around the picture. I understand wanting to diminish the sun in your picture, but I wish it could have been accomplished another way. The rails and their position in the frame work very well. I do think it is good that you didn't just end up with the tree on accident, you thought about its placement. This shows that you put some thougth into the composition.

lighting: ONe opinion as expressed above, otherwise this "into the sun" image works well. I definitely like the way the light defines each railroad tie and the moutning brackets holding the rails. Very Cool. Its very high contrast, and almost monotone or duotone in color.

Challenge and Scoring: 5.6 is a very respectable score. After reading your comments, it seems most were very positive. In reality, this image is not as "clean/neat" as the images that typically score well(this statement is not meant to be taken literally, just as a general observation of the DPC voters.) Keep shooting and have fun.

PM me with any questions.

mark

Make Par (still over 100)
by tjmueller

Comment:
Great shot. A golf course let you play around with a lift truck.????? do you own it? :)

my only nitpik...Seemed like the ball was very high for a tee shot and it looked like a driver in your hand. Just my golf genes talking. :) good job and nice finish.