Underwater Deja Vu
by Breeee123

Comment:
Wow, really nice capture of this tiger! A Very nice emulation of the original. The left paw is extended up and with the ferocious look on the tiger's face it looks very much like it is coming to attack us. Look at that dangerous look on his face! While this IS a wonderful capture there are a few areas that need some improvement to REALLY make this image POP. First, is the timing of the capture...there is something odd about the nose of this big cat. It looks like it is mashed up on the glass - and now that I look closely that left paw looks a bit darker than the rest of the cat as well possibly because it too is pressed to the glass. I could be totally wrong about the pressed glass issue but if I am right than than the timing is everything. I know that timing must be hard as well as getting the focus just right but I think if you captured the big cat in more free floating water it would look better. Next the sharpness is not even across the whole of the main subject. Again, I know it must be a challenge to effectivately capture this big cat when you are shooting against a glass cage filled with water backdrop. I cannot see the stats listing the photo info but checking what jblaylockrayner had it was an aperture: f8, ISO: 800, and shutter: 1/2500. The high aperture setting is key because the higher the aperture the greater DOF you will get. The front paw all the way back to the tail should be in sharper focus. You may need to play with shutter speeds to get the right exposure due to whatever the lighting conditions may be. Lastly, the blue color cast just doesn't compliment the image as a whole. Yes, it does show that this is taken underwater but you want the tones and contrasts to really pop and the blue cast appears a bit flat. Playing around with the contrasts to the image should make the differences between the light and dark areas really pop. Converting it to B&W Methods of B &W conversion or a adding a duo/tri/quadtone look How to create Duo/Tri/Quadtone Images could really make this big cat *spring* off the page.

Fragranced II - Tribute to Sahko
by -Bec-

Comment:
A very nice emulation of the original. Love how both capture the spray of perfume with great clarity. While this is a great emulation there are two things that I think can be improved to increase the visual 'wow' of the image. First is the lighting. Always a tough thing to master but the lighting can help set the mood by illuminating all the right elements. The whole mood of both compositions is for the feel to be steamy, sexy, and a bit erotic without revealing much. While the lighting illuminates the spray, the perfume bottle and the curves of her face and neck it fails to fully accentuate the curves of her chest. The other element that contrasts in color tones can increase not only the dynamic range of the photo but the visual wow of the photo. The original has a white bra while your recreation has a dark one on which does not contrast at all with the rest of the dark tones in the photo. Adding that punch of contrast is greatly increase the visual impact of the photo.

Another Tasty Treat
by bdenny

Comment:
As much as I find the thought of a cricket/grasshopper as unappetizing I do appreciate all the fine details and the technicals of this composition. Those red tones really pop off of the white background. Reds are vibrant and bold and immediately capture the eye. Details are really sharp even on the grasshopper. The one thing that I would suggest to improve this image is to cut down on the gleam for it is a little overbearing and distracting. A good polorizer will cut down on the glare and reflection (problem is I don't know how much as that it just might eliminate all the sheen which is not what you want to do). Hmmmm, perhaps a selective editing in toning down the brightness/contrasts, gamma adjust or possibly the use the clone tool with a transparancy of say 10% so that you don't entirely cover the sheen up but just tone it down.

Smiling Right At You
by Nobody

Comment:
This is an average shot but there are some nice and wonderful details that can be seen on the frontal view of this butterfly from the antenae down to the 'hairs' on its legs. But what makes a butterfly so beautiful to look at is the side view with all the lovely colors and patterns on the wings. The difference between the original and your composition is that the 'smile' of the insect is much more evident because of the pattern on it's 'face'. It pattern looks like it is flashing a big smile with a full set of teeth. The butterfly here in this composition has no such recognizable pattern for it's 'mouth' is vertical not horizontal. To capture the beauty of a creature you need to show us what makes it look so beautiful - in the case of the butterfly that is a side view with it's wings visible. Or if you are trying to show off a unique feature that 'humanizes' it like the original does you have to capture it at an angle that would spotlight that feature.

E L E V E N
by liberty

Comment:
This is a wonderful emulation of the original. Composition is really good with the one egg in the foreground dominating the lower half of the frame. Lighting is good but the contrasts could use just a wee bit more of a boast to increase the dynamic range of the lights and darks. That is easily done in playing with Brightness/Contrast levels.

"Eleven" (Original by connie for Curves)
by sh0rty

Comment:
A nice emulation of the original. Lighting is good but the contrasts could use a bit of a boast to increase the dynamic range of the lights and darks. That is easily done in playing with Brightness/Contrast levels. The other thing I think that would increase the visual impact is to bring the viewer closer in to the main subject. The original has the one egg in the foreground dominating the lower half of the frame. Zoom in closer to that middle egg and bring it front & center to our field of vision. Other than than this is an above average shot.

Macaw Study by Seanachai
by JuliBoc

Comment:
Wow! Absolutely wonderful details on the textures of the plumage to the white & black portions of this Macaw's face. The colors are wonderfully bold & vibrant. An excellent emulation of the original.

librodo "Eyes"
by Chinabun

Comment:
Love the bright and vibrant color of the veil/head covering that is characteristic of Librodo's portrait shots of exotic looking ladies. The lighting is spot on illuminating all the beautiful features of this exotic beauty. The play of light on folds of cloth is exceptionally nice too. Color tones of the skin is wonderful. Well done.

Tribute : timj351's "Needle in Red" : Curves Apr 2002
by Dr.Confuser

Comment:
A wonderful emulation on the original! Love the flow of shapes and colors in both this one and the original. Love how you got the angle just right to replicate the sweep of the curve that cuts diagonally across the image from left to right. Colors are bold and vibrant and sharpness is spot on! Well done.

Yellow Ribbon, Textures III, July 2005, Western Gray Squirrel by brianlh
by Shaman

Comment:
Nice details on the textures off the hair and whiskers of this gray squirrel! This is also a good close-up portrait of this wild creature. My main suggestion to make this image visually pop more is to increase your dynamic tonal range of the B&W. Just off the top of my head this one DPCer's tutorial Methods of Black & White Conversion gives some good pointers on how to boast the dynamic ranges of your light and dark portions of the image. Playing around with different levels or mayhap you could adjust the contrast levels in your camera will greatly boast the 'wow' factor of the shot.