We dont talk to their type ...
by nikuser

Comment:
Nice and sharp picture, but I am sorry, still looking for the person here, "...single-out a person..."

Feeding Time Back at The Ranch
by chozenfrozen

Comment:
This is a really small picture, would have had more impact sized at 640, which is allowable in the challenge rules.

Woman on a bike
by aznym

Comment:
Interesting shot, slight flaring on the ground, and the white border doesn't seem to add to the picture.

Chromatic Eruption
by kteach

Comment:
Congratulations on the place. Well done.

Ruby in Red
by kiwinick

Comment:
I really liked this shot Nick .. I am surprised you didn't do better as she does really meet the challenge.

Kari

Not ... Rose Coloured Glasses
by Coley

Comment:
I'm bored with these glasses...:)7

A Shape Within A Shape
by theSaj

Comment:
Hey Jason,

Thought I should get around to the critique you requested.

First Impression - the most important one:
Very centred ... very red! .. good angle, nice to be able to appreciate the actual shape.

Composition:
Brett and I discussed this one, the backing that you have used doesn't appear well set up ... if it was curved down rather than squared off it would have helped (I can get Brett to talk about this if you like) ... the squaring off have distorted the shadow and that need not have happened.

I think that it really should have been on thirds with the top of the pyramid hitting the horizontal line (I have included thumbnail to demonstraft badly). I think the there appears to be more about red than the shape ... take note of the others comments received, they are good.


Subject:
I think you hit it and hit it hard .. well done.

Technical (Colour and light):
This is hard there is too much colour e.g. too much top ... I don't know I just felt a bit too overpowered by the colour .... The shadow was also a bit of an issue, and that is how the object is lit from the front. Keep trying with lighting to remove these things if you like. I think you have made a good start.

To grow its vote?:
What do I know .. you scored way better than me :)

Summary:
I like it ... great advance of the previous one I critiqued, yet still quite cool ... shows you are also improving all the time.

Cheers

Kari

Squares
by dprincipe

Comment:
::: Critique Club :::

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

The critique I am doing is for "Squares"

First Impression - the most important one:
Interesting picture, is it real ...

Composition:
A couple of issues have come up in the comments re your composition, and the artifacts in the reflection ... this is often the way when you are photographing glass and hard to eliminate without the advanced editing options.

Subject:
I don't know that you hit the subject well. Yes there is a square and a rectangle, but they are not the subject the girl is.

Technical (Colour and light):
This is lovely and well done.

To grow its vote?:
Hard to do here, as it is potentially off subject, the reflections have also dampened peoples opinions.

Summary:
You found an interesting subject to photograph. You can tell from the stats that some liked it and some didn't. You can not appeal 100% to everyone. I look forward to seeing more of your shots.

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

Cheers

Kari

The sky is Not the limit
by Dseale

Comment:
::: Critique Club :::

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

The critique I am doing is for "The sky is not the limit"

First Impression - the most important one:
Wow, the weather is crappy over there, but hey an offset .. there are lights on in the building and they have been caught in the picture... this means there is "life" Glad to have you back in the fold and entering more challenges.

Composition:
I think the composistion is fantastic ... looking at the comments you have received most people think the same.

Subject:
This may be where some of the issues were. Some people (my partner included) felt it didn't truely fit the challenge ... but guess what it doesn't matter as more people felt that it did.

Technical (Colour and light):
Hard to improve on this. You did well with the natural elements.

To grow its vote?:
Its not about always growing the vote ...

Summary:
This is a great picture. Congratulations on the good finish. I hope to see more of your shots around.

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

Cheers

Kari

Galileo's Legacy
by blurredvision

Comment:
::: Critique Club :::

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

The critique I am doing is for "Galileo's Legacy"

Great fun to do a critique on your image but it is difficult if you don't give us any information in your photographers comments. When we do a critique, we go past just the photographic result, that's what voters comments do. The critique looks at what you were trying to achieve, how you wanted it to look and what issues you had in getting the image captured and ready for voting.

First Impression - the most important one:
For me the shot is too busy, but for others it wasn't ... I read the comments, and read about your preferred picture, I liked that one more as there was less going on. But for this one, it is a good photograph, and it did really well in the challenge.

Composition:
This is an interesting composition ... the impression is quite centred but I think it is well skued to the thirds.

Subject:
Meets the challenge on so many different levels.

Technical (Colour and light):
Crisp and well balanced. The lighting has worked well, and the picture is sharp. The DOF is well done.

To grow its vote?:
Top 20 ... I don't know how to improve this pictures vote it was an extremely tough challenge.

Summary:
This is a good picture .. might be too busy, but it worked well for this challenge. Congratulations on the Top 20 finish.

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

Cheers

Kari