domino
by soeren

Comment:
I'm sorry, your profanity in the comments are offensive

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urban
by mikeynos

Comment:

I'm sorry, it's very difficult to critique this image without any technical or photographers comment details

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To get a Ribbon?:

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Odd Ball
by hollisterGq

Comment:
::: Critique Club :::
I am in New Zealand so please excuse if I get this wrong, I wouldn't want to do you an injustice.

First Impression - the most important one:
Puzzled. I didn't quite know what to make of this initially as through ignorance I didn't know if there's a subtlety here that I didn't get.

Composition:
Composition is all about assembling the elements in a way that leads the viewer into your image where they will find the focus of the tale you're telling with it. Given my down-under ignorance, I was looking for some help from the image in interpretting it. When voting and in review, I'm still a little unsure of what the odd man out is.

Subject:
There's five elements here and in some ways they conflict with each other for attention. You've met the challenge and the idea is a very clever one.

Technical (Colour and light):
Your sinlge light source gives the image some of it's drama and images need drama. It has also thrown some meddlesome shadows like the one of the glove name. Sometimes you can defend that by holding a iece of white paper as a reflector. The light from it is diffused and quite subtle, in fact doesn't look like a light source at all.

The colour is almost a desaturation down to cream and brown which I rather like. It gives it an almost aged look, makes everything looks like it's from the museum. A mysterious haunting look like that is really quite cool.

To get a Ribbon?:
Ribboned images usually have a wow factor. In this case, there are som opportunities for that. As one of the commenters mentioned, it's flattish lighting could be enhanced by increased contrast. Maybe a re-composition would highlight the message a little more. I have a feeling that the basketball could do with a highlight. You can do that with something like a torch.

Summary:
This is an interesting image. It has a lot of mystery and aging in it. I would love to see it sting the voters into action. Have a play with some of the options and suggestions and see what lessons can be learned

Brett

Bike Duo
by iluvlife

Comment:
::: Critique Club :::
I find it very difficult to provide an in-depth critique without the photographers comments explaining the setup, process and aim of the shot.

First Impression - the most important one:
A fairy bland and motion-blurred photo

Composition:
Images where the main point of interest is centred tend to be less appealing and attrack more votes than those that de-centralise.

Subject:
Two of something pretty much meets the challenge brief but if a magazine editor contracted you to go out and get an image that illustrated even, this wouldn't be what you submitted. The bikes would be neck and neck or they would be at exactly the same height etc etc.

Technical (Colour and light):
The motion blur is obviously not intentional becaue it's not controlled accross the image. If a camera or the light doesn't enable complete stp motion, then the motion can be made intentional by panning with the bikes and blurring the background.

To get a Ribbon?:
Wait later as the sun get even lower, crop off centre, get full motion or none and illustrate the brief "Even" so it could appear in a magazine without a caption and be understood.

Brett

That's odd.I must've captured a ghost because no one is sitting there.
by Tati

Comment:

I'm sorry, there's no information provided by the photographer for critiquing

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it's odd to see him standing still
by Geee

Comment:
I'm sorry, there's no information provided by the photographer for this image

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Defiant
by seriocomic

Comment:
For some reason, don't find the DOF works here, I keep wanting to include the background in my visual scan because it's there and the colourings of it are so unusual.

Growing Pains
by ibkc

Comment:
Great minds ....

"I'm Takin' What They're Givin' 'Cuz I'm Working For A Livin'"
by rayg544

Comment:
Good location and the man gives the setup scale and depth

Stacks
by jduffett

Comment:
Good industrial setting