Kate Chandler Morgan (1944-2009)
by mm767cap

Comment:
Congratulations on your new PB and the ribbon! This is such a great tribute to your aunt.

forecast
by nixter

Comment:
What a fantastic image! Congratulations on both posthumous and DPC yellows!

Melanie
by MAK

Comment:
MAK, congrats on the 4th and a fantastic image!

a spirale
by IreneM

Comment:
Beautiful image, Irene! Congrats on the 5th!

Dawn's Early Light
by ErikV

Comment:
Great job, Erik! Congrats on top 5!!

Waveforms
by IreneM

Comment:
Irene, congrats on a fantastic image!

Egg with a Side of Ribbon
by LadyK

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

First Impression: You really must love eggs! :) This is a really fun and a very original photo (and sounds like you had fun setting it up as well!).

Technicals/Processing: Although the composition is good, having the pan straight on (like your inspiration) or a tighter crop would have strengthened your composition significantly. I am not a big fan of your background, its texture and pattern seems to compete with the omelet. While your focus for the most parts is good, I really wish the focus was sharp throughout -- the slightly out of focus handle knobs and lower right of the omelet are a little distracting. I think a final pass of sharpening would have helped to bring out some texture in the omelet. The lightning on the top left of the pan is a little strong.

Final thoughts: Unfortunately, I think, your choice of background costed you a few points, as technical shortfalls are fairly minor. This is a fun and very original image and, as Jutildasaid, you really can't go wrong with Calphalon!

Please feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

Cheers,

Anna

Falling asleep
by MistyMucky

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club and congratulations on top 10!

First impression: It made me laugh, the faces are too cute. Fantastic image, very original and well done.

Tehcnicals: Your technicals are spot on, I love the selective desaturation. Your composition is good, although it feels a little tight for me -- a little more space on the sides would do it. Your focus is spot on and exposure is great, I love the wrinkles on the pillow.

Final thoughts: It is hard to critique an image that I like. The photo is really well done and everything works well. Great job!

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

Cheers,

Anna

Ribbons brings life to a photo...
by tinkie2010

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

First impression: What a cute face and such a fin photo! Unfortunately, you got penalized for not depicting DPC ribbons, as directed in the challenge description.

Technicals/Processing: I like the use of selective desaturation here. I like the tilt of the head and the shadows from the whiskers -- it actually looks like he is smiling! The light on the ribbons is a bit harsh, though, and composition is too central for me. The beauty of the advanced editing challenges is that you can spot edit your photos (some burning of the highlights would have helped). The face of this fun creature is too flat, I would have liked to see a little more contrast. The background feels a little cluttered for me. If you could not change your angle, a bit of vignette would have helped. Your focus is good; a pass of sharpening after resizing can help to bring out the details.

Final thoughts: Showing DPC ribbons would have definitely helped the score. While a fun shot, the image does not catch my attention for a very long time. Advanced editing is great as it allows you to explore different processing techniques.
Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

Cheers,

Anna

The Road to Brown is Paved With Good Intentions
by Senay

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

First impression: I remember this image from glancing through the entries and I love your take on the challenge and your creativity.

Technicals: The composition feels a little unbalanced to me, the camera position is a little off. While focus on the in-camera picture is great, I would have liked to see the framed ribbon was in focus as well. Setup similar to this has been done before and advanced editing would have allowed sandwiching different apertures. In addition, the photo looks a bit flat on my screen.

Final thoughts: I love the idea but I feel that execution fell a little short. The colors feel too muted; I would have liked to see blue and brown ribbon a bit brighter. I am not a fan of the table either, seamless background would have worked better, I think.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

Cheers,

Anna