"John-Boy! Have you fed the chickens yet?"
by sajin

Comment:
I like him ... he is so cute ... and you captured him well with his plummage.

Admiring the calmness of the country
by imagine74

Comment:
Now this shot I understand ... why didn't you include the bikes :)

Where there is always the silence
by Prime_Time

Comment:
The colours seem a little too saturated ... with a killer sky blue.

Country Inn ( Retired )
by amcraig

Comment:
Nice capture ... good thirds line on the horizontal.

Early Mornings & Wide Open Spaces
by BrianR

Comment:
Wow .. lovely shot.

Whittlin By The ol' Country Stove
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
Ahh woody how we have missed you :)

Green Light
by Hrutsen

Comment:
::: Critique Club :::

Hi, my name is Kari and from the critique club.

First Impression - the most important one:
Interesting shot, but lacks focus. I checked your portfolio .. all of your higher scoring shots have that focus point.

Composition:
It pays to rotate .. off centred does not actually mean crooked. You can tell this by the angle that the lamppost is on.

Subject:
This is a good night time shot ... one i dream of being able to achieve one day myself. it defiantely meets the challenge.

Technical (Colour and light):
Well lit amd well done for an evening shoot.

To grow its vote?:
There needs to be a true focus point, fine details such as straightening need attention for all shots.

Summary:
Good addition to the portfolio. You have also recieved some valuable comments from voters which you should note.

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

Cheers

Kari

Message edited by author 2006-02-12 20:27:07.

Gaze
by sprite777

Comment:
::: Critique Club :::

Hi, my name is Kari and from the critique club.

First Impression - the most important one:
Not often I get to critique something I commented on. :)

Composition:
I thought this was well composed with good use of DOF.

Subject:
Meets the challenge and is very off centred.

Technical (Colour and light):
Good lighting, good dof, maybe the cropping could have improved the shot and taken it from over average to better.

To grow its vote?:
I think that perhaps the cropping may have been the issue for some ... having the crop slightly wider on the left (looking at the screen) ... may have given a little more proportion.

Summary:
Great shot ... I like your model and use of her here.

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

Cheers

Kari
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Notice 4
by Joey Lawrence

Comment:
::: Critique Club :::

Hi, my name is Kari and from the critique club.

First Impression - the most important one:
Nice, good focus, great portrait work.

Composition:
Good composition, it doesn't rellay play too heavy of the notice you used for the title, and that may have confused the voters ... who are often confused :)

Subject:
Defiantely meets off centred, both for the bloke and the signage.

Technical (Colour and light):
I like the lighting here, would have liked to know what you actually used ... but probably daylight in the majority with a fill flash ... oh well :)

To grow its vote?:
You have found an interesting character - again. It is nicely off centred, I don't know why it did not do better, the grittiness of the colours and the reality of the picture may have counted against it this time.

Summary:
I like this shot, it is good for the portfolio, even if not the highest scoring. But this game ain't only about ribbons really.

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Cheers

Kari

Left Behind
by messerschmitt

Comment:
::: Critique Club :::

Hi, my name is Kari and from the critique club.

First Impression - the most important one:
The lushness is great, the first impression is lovely.

Composition:
"great shot" quote from a commentor ... and it is. I think that the ways I can see this improving include a different crop, perhaps working the deer towards the thirds line. The fllen tree works the horizontal thirds well.

Subject:
Defiantely meets off centred and gives the impression of being left behind.

Technical (Colour and light):
This shot is a little dark, but nature has provided and done ok with the lighting. I think adding a little brightness may have assisted, but it also may have killed it, so it works leave it!

To grow its vote?:
Top 100 .. I think that is good. It is a solid shot, with some good emotions evoked.

Summary:
Well done, I think that you have some fantastic ideas in your portfolio and come from left field alot ... keep doing it.

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

Cheers

Kari