When failure seems overwhelming, look to the Lord for success.
by gotthoffnung

Comment:

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

First Impression - the most important one:
Very ole worldy. kinda a cool concept.

Composition:
A little more cropping on the right would have moved the little girl into the thirds line nicely and not detracted from the shot. The hill creates a lovely leading line for the eye to follow.

Subject:
Well the title meets the challenge ... but i am not sure the picture could stand on its own.

Technical (Colour and light):
lovely sepia tonings and natural light. The picture is a little soft focus on the kids though.

To grow its vote?:
There are a couple of things ... crop tightly on the kids to include less of the shed but have it peeking at the right of the shot ... this would have created a focus on the kids and their holding of the bible.

Also think about how the shot stands without the title itself.

Summary:
Good shot .. and lovely image well done.

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Kari

Coordination success
by Tajhad

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

First Impression - the most important one:
This is a lovely image, seems a little too tightly cropped.

Composition:
The crop doesn't allow the rules to apply easerly .. I am not sure but it just doesn't seem to work well .. maybe working towards the rule of thirds would have helped in the circumstance .. do a google on this and see how that helps in recropping and positioning of the people in the frame.

Subject:
I think lots of people did not get/understand the success shown .. so got a littl of the DNMC ... but I think it meets the challenge fine.

Technical (Colour and light):
Not sharp enough .. you mentioned this .. I think that the border is a little too thick and creates a tightness on the image. I like the colours they are lovely and bright.

To grow its vote?:
Think about the rules of photography .. i am not at home so don't have my normal URLs to give .. but this may help in future ... do a google and have a look around.

Summary:
Good work .. keep it up.

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Kari

Faiiled Love
by snaffles

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

First Impression - the most important one:
I don't understand how the title relates .. until I read your comments .. so will base the critique on what you were trying to achieve and how to best meet that as well as the image you created.

Composition:
Background is so very important and from this angle the backgroun detracts from the actual image .. something flat may have helped here rather than the heavy texture. do a search on 'rule of thirds" I have learn lots about composition using this rule . .. also the golden triange .. and leading lines.

Subject:
Not as it is pictured .. but your concept does - you just haven't pulled it off.

I think that the blue you have used does not work .. and the angle of the shot detracts from the boot and the rose as both are almost entirely lost in this picture.

Technical (Colour and light):
The imaage does not appear sharp. The flaring off the water is a little bit of an issue but the colour blue has basically killed the shot. It is a little too bright t depict the sadness. A naturally dying rose in the boot from the side wtih a mild tope angle on it may have actually portrayed what you are looking for and created the emotion without the need or colour saturation.

To grow its vote?:
Think about how others will see the shot, and the impression it will leave on them. Take into account that things like failure are self determined and that people will judge on their own experience.

Summary:
you did ok .. keep it up you will do better i am sure in future.

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Cheers

Kari

Oh what a goal!
by Bolti

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

First Impression - the most important one:
ones success is anothers failure. This picture could have worked in either .. but as a failure I think may have excelled.

Composition:
I think there is too much in this capture. If you had cropped tighter on the action this may have added to the picture. But it also may have shown the soft focus of the shot .. being that the goalie is moving a lot.

Subject:
mets the challenge .. but as mentioned may have excelled in the other one.

Technical (Colour and light):
This is great ... good natural light .. and lovely sharp colours and lines.

To grow its vote?:
You did good for the shot you entered .. enter a different crop it would be a different story .. I am not sure it would be better though.

Summary:
Good work .. .something totally new for you from a quick look at your portfolio ...

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Cheers

Kari

bad girl
by kokanee

Comment:

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

First Impression - the most important one:
Out of the box .. and slamming from left feild. I like it .. but others may have issues with the nature of the picture.

Composition:
I find the composition a little boring ... sorry ... think about backgrounds .. think about the rules of photograpy including rule of thirds (you should google this) .... I would also consider a reshoot taking into account the rules.

Consider the following

Girl perched on stool with one leg up hair and face as above.... and whip dangling over knee ... cropping the shot to exlude the full length of the stool ... so it is a tigher crop on the model .. but still captures the boot and the whip in a slightly different way ... just a thought.

Subject:
Will you got hit by the DNMC vote .. big time. I find this really funny . I did not vote on this challenge ... but I think that for some this image really will epitomise success .. being that success is self determined.

Technical (Colour and light):
The picture is a little flat/lifeless .. trying a little more on the contrast and the curves may help to eliminate this feeling.

To grow its vote?:
Well meeting the challenge how others see it would help ... apart from that think about backgrounds and bringing life into a picture.

Summary:
Interesting work .. keep it up. Be interesting to see what you come up with next.

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Cheers

Kari

Success has a Beginning...
by shartsb

Comment:

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

First Impression - the most important one:
You are so right ....I think this is a great out of the box shot.

Composition:
The composition is fine .. the dirt track is almost on thirds and the top of the cages are working towards that are well.

Subject:
So what ... success is self determined .. .and starting is always a good place to begin.

Technical (Colour and light):
your aperture you included in your comments it is the f stop information so is 3.8.

Colours are great and sharp for something with so much movement.

To grow its vote?:
Think about how others will see the image ... I think this is one from left field .. and for me that works .. for others they like to be spoon fed the normal type o stuff... you have a good eye use it.

Summary:
Great work for a first entry fantastic.

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Cheers

Kari

Face of Success: The New College Grad.
by albc28

Comment:

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

First Impression - the most important one:
Great capture .. this epitomises success to me.

Composition:
This is ok ... you have him place squarely on thirds .. and its just a natural type of shot.

Subject:
as mentioned above meets the challenge ... and does with total determination.

Technical (Colour and light):
Natural works best ... often .. and here works great. The focus is a little soft .. but it is hard taking candids and harder when they are moving ... maybe a fast shutter speed would have helped - but not sure ...

To grow its vote?:
I would have tried a tighter crop .. the person on the left and the car are both destractions.

Summary:
this worked ok .. you are learning and applying what you learn ... good work.

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Cheers

Kari

Blowing in the Wind
by thedouginator@yahoo.com

Comment:

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

First Impression - the most important one:
First entry ... you done good.

Composition:
This is a little centered to me ... cropping off some of the blank space of the left .. and getting the flower on the the thirds would have helped this shot .. and enhanced what the eye is looking for - a point of focus.

Subject:
Success is self determined . .what works for some doesn't for others ... this is a fine interpretation.

Technical (Colour and light):
This is where things get murky. You really needed something in focus .. and since the flower is the thing we are looking at .. it needed to be more in focus. The flying buds did not ... the stem seems to be the focus point .. so it is about getting the camera to focus slightly up from where it did. the bright areas at the back of the picture .. don't really add anything to this shot .. so trying different crops may also help.

To grow its vote?:
Try and try again .. that is what it is about .. I always ask .. will someone else get this .. does it say enough in the picture itself.

Summary:
good work .. a lovely first entry .. keep shooting entering and learning.

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Cheers

Kari

Failure to Conform
by teachnm

Comment:

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

First Impression - the most important one:
I am good at multiple choice .. its the one type of test where learning my rote works well.

Composition:
There are so many elements in this picture .. and I think they are all needed .. the broken pencils and the tests and note books .... but they don't help to take it to the next level .... I think that having a search on the rule of thirds may help when setting up this kind of shoot. This is more learning and more rules .. but there are only a few in photography .. and they all help.

Subject:
Meets the challenge, but I am not sure what the title adds to it. I did not feel this was a failure to confirm ... it was a failure to learn by that method ... not many learn by multiple choice. I would think that conforming was another issue ... oh well failure as with success is self determined .. and it is about getting the right message across.... so its just about trying and finding what works for you.

Technical (Colour and light):
I think this works well .. the DOF is good ... not being able to read the papers beyond the f is good .. and lighting seems to work ok.

To grow its vote?:
Think about how others see the shot ... take a look at the rules of photography as these also help.

Summary:
Good work .. a nice improvement on your first entry ... you are going in leaps and bounds.

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Kari

One for the road
by MacDonald

Comment:

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

First Impression - the most important one:
What stop motion. You should be proud and i can see the happy dance going on .... you did great ...

Composition:
This picture draws the viewer in and takes me further in ... I think it is really cool that you don't included the whole bird .. as my imagination needs working and in working completes the image.

Subject:
Great choice.

Technical (Colour and light):
Natural is always good.

To grow its vote?:
I don't know what you can do ... this is just too good anyways.

Summary:
Congrats and well done .. keep it up.

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Cheers

Kari