happenstance
by lobrin

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Nice work, Louie! The reflections of the trees and runners adds a dreamy feel to this very simple but textured shot. I wonder if that's vignetting on the left or just some light falloff? It does help draw attention to the girl runner, and almost threatens to envelop her. But no fear, he's running to her rescue! ;-)

At first glance the comp looks centred but a closer look shows in fact that everything is just off-centre enough to keep the dynamism and flow of energy through the scene going. Personally I probably would have gone for a lower POV but that's me.

Feel free to PM me

Susan

Beyond the pebble beach
by Pixelstate

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Wow, at first I thought 'iceberg', then read your location - so must be chalk cliffs. Looks like someone just sliced off a hunk of land. The horizon is a little too centred, but that nicely lit face of the cliffs is the saving grace here. I like the coombination of relatively hard-edged cliffs against the soft sky and silky water...tripods are handy things! :-) Nice muted colouring on the cliffs with the golden light cast.

Overall a very subtle and pleasing image, glad to see you placed very well in this challenge. Keep up the good work!

Feel free to PM me

Susan

The heavenly views at the end of the road
by arati_halbe

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

A shot with a lot of potential, and the comments already highlight the main problem with this image - the lighting is flat and gives everything a sodden overcast. More contrast and a hit of saturation would help your colours. The comp is very centred and thus just doesn't invite the eye to linger and explore. I'm guessing this is a handheld shot, whereas for landscapes (esp on such a drab day) a tripod is invaluable. Then you can increase the depth of field, open the shutter and not have to worry about handshake :-)

Feel free to PM me,

Susan

certifiable turbulence
by tanguera

Comment:
Gorgeous work Johanna!! Well deserved blue!!

Peace Bridge Photographer
by Lawton

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Very colourful and vivid shot, just wondering if it is indeed 800 pixels on one side, as it does look a little small. Straightening the horizon would have helped, possibly just enough to break 6. Love the luminescent bike symbol! Kind of hard to tell if your fellow photog adds to or detracts from the shot...but seeing that you finished in the top 50%, (s)he seems to have helped a little :-)

Overall, nice work, I hope you make the most of this structure in the future!

Feel free to PM me,

Susan

New, Aren't You?
by dtremain

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Cute shot of a painted turtle, I try to help them across the road whenever I see one making its determined waddle across the blacktop. They don't try to dismember you like a snapper will!!

Problem is, this shot has a very snapshot feel to it. Glad to see from the POV that you got down low to get the shot, but dare I suggest you try to get even lower, to give the turtle more size and dramatic impact, especially with all those ready-made leading lines on it :-) Lighting is OK but going by the shadows looks like midday sun; the hours between 11 and 3 mean pretty strong light, so it's best to shoot before or after to get better light. Or be ready to use a flash, reflector etc. The centred comp is just not engaging enough to make the viewer stop and look.

Overall though I do think you have the right idea, it just needs some work.

Feel free to PM me,

Susan

Orange Vermillion Upon Sunset
by prabjo

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I like the POV here, it is an interesting angle on such a historic structure. Some of the colours like in the upper right look a little off...smog maybe? The light is OK, the comp needs some work as the foreground competes with the bridge for the viewer's attention. So either crop out the bottom 40% and square the crop, or vice versa with the top half. Either way you have to choose!

Otherwise a nice non-postcardy image of the Golden Gate Bridge. Please keep on shooting and entering!

Feel free to PM me,

Susan

‎"Our Day Unfurls"
by Ja-9

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Very nice simple shot, elegant lines, good use of green on green. But I also wish that there was more dof here to show the detail of the main frond, at least the leading edges. Going by your settings I'm guessing you shot handheld and wide-open. Neither are bad unto themselves, but it's a risky combination, especially with a macro shot. A tripod will let you leave the shutter open longer and increase the dof (and free up your hands in case you do need to hold the tendril still). Also, wide open is rarely any lenses' best focal length; check www.dsoptix for that lens, and dollars to doughnuts, it's probably more like f4.0 or f5.6.

Overall a pleasing shot, and hope this critique has been of help.

Feel free to PM me,

Susan

‎"Our Day Unfurls"
by Ja-9

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Very nice simple shot, elegant lines, good use of green on green. But I also wish that there was more dof here to show the detail of the main frond, at least the leading edges. Going by your settings I'm guessing you shot handheld and wide-open. Neither are bad unto themselves, but it's a risky combination, especially with a macro shot. A tripod will let you leave the shutter open longer and increase the dof (and free up your hands in case you do need to hold the tendril still). Also, wide open is rarely any lenses' best focal length; check www.dsoptix for that lens, and dollars to doughnuts, it's probably more like f4.0 or f5.6.

Overall a pleasing shot, and hope this critique has been of help.

Feel free to PM me,

Susan

I know I'm gorgeous
by in2truth

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Yes, cute tiger cub in a zoo, which is always a bit tricky to work with as you are at the mercy of the light, the structure the animals are in and of course what the animals are doing. Glad that the big ol puddytat was awake during the daytime and gave you some lovely eyes to shoot. The dark bg helps to offset the tiger without detracting from him, which is important. Some burning on the vegetation growing up around the platform, and on the left side of the tiger, would have helped to bring the eye to him and keep it there. The border is a love/hate thing here on dpc; generally I'm not a fan of them either, but don't feel it has interfered with your subject.

Not a bad shot at all and with a score of almost 6 in a Free Study, you should be proud! Just work a little more on drawing attention to your focal point. Please keep on shooting and entering.

Feel free to PM me,

Susan