Apple Pi
by SoulMan1978

Comment:
Nice pi... not sure about the b/w choice here... makes the apple look very unappealing to me.

Roman Pi
by Danniejean

Comment:
Nice simple setup and well done. It's hard to find the breaks in the numbers after the decimal... is it 3.1415 or 3.2549? I'm glad I don't have to write like this!

III:XIV
by Les_Feck

Comment:
Ok, took me a while to make the connection to pi... the title was helpful, but I think the III:XIV is a bit too small and blends in too much to be easily seen. You'll probably get a few DNMC comments or votes from folks who don't take the time. I like the variety of circles and flow of the water line which moves your eye around, but the lighting seems a bit dull for this one. Good luck!

Giant Pi in the Park
by cajay

Comment:
What a perfect spot for the challenge! Were you the one who suggested this one? ;) It looks as though you tried to hide a sign behind the statue, but it's still sticking out a bit. The shot could use just a bit of a clockwise rotation too to level up the horizon. Nice use of the rule of thirds for such a simple shot.

TT
by SDW

Comment:
Took me a second to find the pi... it gets lost a bit in the shadows. I like how it repeats though in the next layer back.

Cherry Pi
by cook86

Comment:
Nice carving of the pi(e)! For me, this one would be a much higher score if there had been as much attention to cleaning up the pie plate and wrinkled background as their was to the great pie cutting. I can picture the pie moved to a clean plate, set on a smooth background, with a soft light placed off to the side.

Transcendental Pi
by haydawlin

Comment:
Like the high key treatment here, I think it works nicely. I also like how you kept the top cross pieces just above the horizon line. If there is anything I might change, I think it would be the coloring... the reddish-brown makes it look like muddy water to me. Nicely done!

In the Setting Sun
by WickedB

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

My first impression of this photo was that it was difficult to focus in on the focused stalk since it is so small.

I'm a big fan of shallow DOF shots, but this one for me isn't as effective. I like that you've chosen to pull out one particular stem to highlight the textures, but it's so small in relation to the whole shot that it gets lost. Perhaps focusing in even closer from a slightly different angle would have really allowed more detail in the top of the stalk without losing the feel and setting of the background? Or, maybe using an even larger aperture (f/1.8 or f/1.4) to create a shallower DOF would have been enough to separate the stalk a bit more from the background? Just a few ideas.

Also, this seems that it could benefit from a slight rotation since the horizon feels tilted. As far as the rule of thirds, it meets the challenge requirement with the top of the plant, but you also have the horizon and the stalk which are almost on the lines of thirds... perhaps cropping this slightly differently could have allowed you to take advantage of those lines as well.

You've done a nice job at bringing out the warm, golden tones of the sun in contrast to the lovely blues of the water. The whole shot overall has a nice feel to it... makes me want to be sitting there on that dock.

I hope this has been helpful! Please feel free to PM me if you have any questions. Best of luck to you in the following challenges!:)

Bubble
by DeniseL

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Well, I don't know what I can say that the other commenters haven't already covered. First off, congrats on the top 20 finish! It's well deserved.

I love the flowy feel of the bubble shapes, the variety of sizes in the bubbles, the variety of tones in the background against the blue edges of the bubbles, and the textures. You've given the bubble just enough room around the edges without making it feel cramped or empty. I do have to agree with the one commenter though who said that they weren't fond of the border. I see where you were trying to pull in the color from the bubbles, but the blue line just puts it over the top for me. I would have gone with a simple black (or maybe b/w) border I think.

I love when such simple concepts turn out so beautifully, and this is a great example of that. Nicely done!

Hope this critique was helpful! :)

mudboots and flowers.
by fourstardaydreem

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

While this shot does meet the challenge for rule of thirds, it isn't incredibly interesting to look at for me.

I like the contrast of the dried flowers and the mud, both in texture and color. The imprint of the shoe tread is a nice touch too.. gives the viewer something to look around at. The other part I like about this is how part of the water you can see through, but the other part is reflected.

I don't necessarily have any suggestions about post processing, besides possibly a slightly different crop to make the flowers more precisely on the rule of thirds area. They sort of trail off the side and get cut off. I think this shot suffers from a general lack of creativity/uniqueness. Most of us have seen this kind of scene at our feet, and while I like the idea of capturing the small bits of beauty you might find in your world, it just doesn't seem like something I want to have saved for eternity.

Hope this has been helpful!