Lost Wilderness
by gyaban

Comment:
Lovely work, Christophe, and I really had to look to see that this time you're morphing into a spider...like others I thought 'alien' off the bat. Still a very poignant shot, and of course congrats on the blue :-)

At night
by GeorgesBogaert

Comment:
my only 8

Crystal Lake: where it all went wrong
by RyanW

Comment:
where what went wrong? there is no sense of story here, and a challenge like this screams for a story.

a steamed shrimp
by flaherma

Comment:
I'm surprised that this one didn't ribbon...but then, omg, there is implied nudity...and we all know how DPC feels abut nudity! ;-) Good work on 7th place finish.

Grandpa with grandson
by Pompouspete

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I gave this a 7 in voting and am glad I did. There is a lot of story here, with the size and obvious age of grandpa's hand in a firm but loving restraint on the grandson's shoulder. I do find the processing on the hand might be a tiny bit on the hard side. Not that I favour skin-smoothing, which can be done to a ridiculous extreme, but perhaps just a touch less of what you used. The dark tones make this look like it could have been taken at a funeral, with the downcast eyes of the child, as noted by some commenters. If it were a pic from a wedding I'd expect to see some colour and lighter tones.

The juxtaposition for such obvious age and youth may also work against you, though, as the current batch of voters don't seem to care for images that reflect the realities of life like age and wrinkles. I like the composition, but there is a sombreness to the mood that some may find tough to swallow.

Hope this helps, feel free to pm me with any questions.

Susan

Euphoria!
by JayneRyan

Comment:
Why did I never see this image before?! This is brilliant!

Mechanical Clock
by ladpupmoe

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This is a very nicely done that meets the challenge, a pleasing shot of the innards of a mechanical clock with all the inner cogs and wheels exposed. Love the complementary colours, the play of light off of the machinery in foreground and mid ground especially. The background bits just don't show up quite so well, though, and the loss of detail means that the eye is looking for something more - and then it goes to the odd back-right area of the shot where there is an unexplained light wash on the blue, whereas on the other side of the pic everything is dark. It just throws the viewer off a bit.

Something else that isn't quite working in your favour is the portrait orientation. Generally it's best to go with a square crop or horizontal orientation, because if voters have to scroll down to see the whole image, the impact tends to get lost.

Hope this critique has been of help, feel free to pm me with any questions.

Susan

Up in Smoke
by yiannis723

Comment:
Welcome back with a great image! And congrats on the ribbon :-)

Lost Wilderness
by gyaban

Comment:
What a wonderfully freaky animal. Great work as always Christophe!

Rumba Morena
by EstimatedEyes

Comment:
looks like a mural, therefore not your artwork