A Tasty Treat from Wacky Foods - by mrorange002
by vtruan

Comment:
Um, O.K. as much as I find the thought of a cricket/grasshopper very unappetizing I do appreciate all the fine details and the technicals of this composition. The composition of element is sound and it is framed good, but the lighting needs to be toned down quite a bit for many areas are overexposed washing out details and the richness of color tones. The colors of the red lips, the grasshopper/cricket, and most especially in the chopsticks are very washed out. The overexposure is most evident in loss of detail in the chopsticks - they appear blown out and portions almost disappear against the white backdrop. The skin around the lips is also overexposed with no skin tones visible at all. It almost looks like the skin is the same color as the white background. The overexposure washes away any fine details that might be seen in the 'texture' of the lips. As it stands in the composition here there is very little texture to showcase the lips because they look very flat. Toning down the amount of light in your photo by either adjusting the aperture & shutter speed for correct exposure or, if used, scaling back on Brightness/Contrast levels in PS would bring back the richness in color tones and the details/textures of the objects seen within.

5th day of christmas ----- (Larus- 12 days of christmas)
by Rino63

Comment:
This is a good attempt at emulating the original. You have all the major elements present in your composition. While a good shot there are several areas that need attention for this to catapult into the exceptional category. The tones and contrasts of this composition appears a bit flat. There is a dull pinkish cast to the hands. The first thing I would recommend is to try another light source to illuminate your subject more strongly. Not only would it illuminate the differences between the light and dark areas of the skin more but it would put a nice sheen on those rings making them really shine. In addition to adding another spotlight, you might need to play around with the Brightness/Contrast levels - specifically to increase the contrast which is what Larus said he did in the original. He also mentioned he decreased the saturation which most likely decreased or eliminated most of any pinkish tones present. You might even have to do some dodging & burning to further increase the contrasts of light and dark areas on the main subject to really make it pop off the page.

Larus' "Given To Fly"
by senor_kasper

Comment:
Wow! Absolutely great composition capturing the moment of 'flight' as this basketball player soars to slam dunk that ball into the hoop! While the player is in silhouette (as opposed to the original) the clarity of his poise and the details of the outlined shapes (including the ball) is wonderful! Love the colors of the sky - there are nice rich tones in the sunset seen here. While I realize that it would be impossible to fully remove those posts seen in the background of your frame (unless the other side of the court is clear of the posts) I do have one easy remedied suggestion to improve the composition. I think it would FURTHER increase the visual impact of the photo if the there is only ONE hoop visible in the shot. This would invoke the idea of the location being a lone court where this basketball player shoots the hoops. Off to the far right hand corner we see another basketball hoop. Cropping out the bottom portion containing that hoop to just right above the top of the hoop is the easy solution.

Tribute to gaurawa's "1400°C"
by Limbo

Comment:
Wow! Wonderful details in the match head! And the colors are absolutely STUNNING. Love the bold and vibrant hues of the orange and yellow tones. Love the curves we see in the shape of the flame - it undulates and sweeps upward. My only critique on this composition is that I wish you did not crop it so close. You cut off the bottom and top portion of this flame. Including the flame flare in it's entirety would phenomenally increase the visual impact of your photo.

"Deja Vu" of a briliant idea. The painter, thanks ibkc
by RUEDISCHMUTZ

Comment:
You did a good job on emulating the original. I like how you differ yours with having the painter in bright & bold color on the desaturated side while painting the scenery with color. In this way the painter really stands out from the scene and becomes a more visibly important element within the painting of the scene. Good job in matching the shape of the roller in that portion of the 'painting' where it looks like the roller just went over it. There is one element that I wish one or both compositions had in the photo to increase the visual impact: one or several paint cans.

Tribute to aimeethetoo's 'Cirque de Stickee Notes'
by JeniY

Comment:
Absolutely love the colors in this composition! The colors are vibrant and bold much like what one would expect in a Cirque de Soleil performance. Love the make-up job for it also helps invoke the idea of your model being a Cirque performer. Lighting is wonderful for skin tones are great and the model is evenly lighted throughout the composition to showcase all the lovely details. Even the color of the eyes with the higher saturation and catchlights make her look magical and mysterious. I gotta hand it to you and Aimeethetoo for having the utmost in patience is arranging the sticky notes into a 'feathered' crown. Well done!

Cheers! (original by pidge, 2006)
by Nuzzer

Comment:
Wow, image clarity, details, and composition are all spot on. Great presentation! This is a very close emulation of the original. The only critique I have is that the wine in the glass looks flat. It looks more black which is not characteristic with red hues of a deep burgundy or red wine. Perhaps shining a spotlight or adding another light source to shine specifically on the glass with showcase some of the lovely red hues in the wine that are not present in this composition. Adding that punch/touch of red in the wineglass will really help improve the visual appeal of the image.

Evolve II
by ZeppKash

Comment:
Great job in lighting, tones & contrasts and level of details in this composition. Love how you really made the effort to have the finger bones match up closely to the position of the fingers holding the device. My only suggestion on how to improve the visual impact of this photo is to introduce some color into it to give it more punch. The original had the x-ray illuminated in an electric blue tone. Adding that color similar to that tone into your composition would give it a bit of variety in making that portion stand out from the regular B&W tones of the rest of the image. Adding color to a portion of the image that is a main element or feature will immediately call the eye's attention to it.

The Whole World On A Spoon
by imagesbytlp

Comment:
Wow! Way to go on a really close match to the original. Lighting, colors, and details are wonderful! My only observation on this is that the difference between the two is that your sphere looks like the whole globe in entirety while Techo's looks like a reflected vision of the globe through an 'eye' resting on the spoon. Not sure which I like better both are really good but for different reasons. Yours gives off more of the world resting on the spoon ready for the eye to 'feast' on. Techo's gives us a reflected vision of our eye looking at another eye showing it's vision of the world.

a fear of being touched
by rodgers_le

Comment:
Kudos to you for attempting what I am sure must have been a very challenging composition! You captured some nice details in the face, the expression, and the 'nails' extruding out from the face. As always, lighting is key in effectively illuminating your subject to showcase all the elements and project a mood. While I do like that there is the deep shadows off to the left because it looks like he is emerging from the safety of the darkness to face the world with his 'defensive' mask - it obscures quite a bit of details on the left side of his face. By evenly lighting the whole face you will heighten our awareness of this subject's fear of being touched by showing his 'defensive' mask in it's entirety. Lastly I think the choice of long nails or screws doesn't work to well with them showing as sticking straight out from the face. Because of the weight distribution and their length a few look like they are drooping or in danger of falling off. A shorter nail length and a larger head surface on the nail (like what you see in the original) would work better for them to stick straight out and appear more menacing. Nonetheless good job here.