Transformer (Box)
by Dr.Confuser

Comment:
someone else's artwork, not yours

Into the light
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
*note to self...get back on bike!!*

Snow Rider
by CameliaM

Comment:
wish the crop were different but still like this. 7

Reboot my nature photography
by vawendy

Comment:
Congrats on the HM, Wendy! Curious to know, what were your settings? I get wing blur at even 1/3200 on fast little birds.

Chasing more storms!
by Alex_Petrini

Comment:
One of my 7s and pick for the blue, well done Alessandro!

Get better than gyaban
by Sisto

Comment:
Yep you and me both!

Imminent Arrival
by giantmike

Comment:
Wow, you are just killing it here now that you're back! Two ribbons in a row, you'll have to change your handle to Minimal Mike :-) Oh and of course congrats on a fantastic entry.

To The Caves
by giantmike

Comment:
Woohoo Mike, what a way to welcome you back eh! Great image, hard to believe it's handheld. Well done and congrats :-)

Winter's Grip
by darnok

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Easy to see why it's called Dream Lake, if there is scenery around like this in wintertime! Magnificent setting, very promising with tons of potential for great shots here. Very simple and appealing image with some mist/blowing snow? going on too and the dark evergreens offset by the solidity of the mountains in the background. I think the main problem it didn't do well is partially due to the safe composition and also largely in part due to the vertical portrait orientation, as opposed to the much more appealing horizontal orientation.

Reason being, some voters will see images on a phone or device and have to scroll down in order to see the full image; I feel that this robs the image of its impact. Even a square crop would have worked well here and helped eliminate minor items like the bits of shrub in the foreground.

Hope this helps, feel free to PM me with any questions

Susan

Ladies and Gentlemen • This is Your Pilot Speaking
by Ja-9

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club, Janine!

A very sweet and whimsical capture, I can see why it resonated so well with the viewers. It was one of my 7s. Simple capture, I love the expression on your subject's face - nothing else matters but that tiny biplane. So extra marks for artistry! Technically I can see a few of my pet nitpicks hanging around, like the bleached-out fleece inside the chinstrap area of his flight cap and that slightly distracting patch of green to the left in the background. But it did quite well in a Free Study so nothing to sneeze at. Keep up the good work, please keep on entering!

Susan