Myst
by Cory

Comment:
Lydia-ish

dazed
by pearlseyes

Comment:
maybe Lydia's

Abridged
by giantmike

Comment:
another possible Lydia

Blue
by Mona

Comment:
definitely maybe Lydia's entry

Fifth Dimension
by Alex_Petrini

Comment:
this could be a Lydia

The Surfer
by denisspray

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This is a fun shot and I like to play with studio splash stuff too sometimes, and make my own props, so this resonated favourably with me. Usually I have a helluva mess to clean up afterwards but that's part of the fun! Exposure is well done, blackfield is always fun to play with and your settings are pretty much bang on.

There's no doubt that it's a liquid in motion, so it meets the challenge, but I think it's the odd appley little surfer that threw a lot of people off, possibly the oof spray of water on the left top too. Unless a figure is indisputedly 'there' in the shot, and easy to see as a surfer, it's a hard sell. May I suggest looking at some of Ecce_Signum's work, though his shots tend to be much more controlled, you can indeed see figures in the water.

Hope this slightly late critique helps draw you back into the DPC fold!

Susan

Naked Waters
by Dr.Confuser

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Now this is a somewhat freaky image, with all the unusual textures going on, but it all seems to work somehow. The oddball metallic look of the water is worth the price of admission. Exposure is great, though I side with Lydia on the water on the butt cheek :-) Amazed that you basically have no glare at all on the statue, and the hint of another figure on the other side helps add to the story.

If you want to get really nitpicky, I'd say clone out that one little blodge of sensor dust at the very top. Otherwise, pretty decent finish overall and did meet the challenge description.

Susan

Just when you thought you had everything figured out...
by Dennisheckman

Comment:
Talk about a standoff. Who won? Oh and congrats on the red!

Just a Girl
by grahamgator

Comment:
Just gorgeous. Glad it did so well, congrats on the yellow!

Homestead Fireworks
by IbisJeannette

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Nice enough fireworks pic, especially with the purple, so why didn't it do better? I am guessing that the puff of smoke to the upper left of the burst is part of the problem; the smoke underneath helps to support the burst but that puff there just seems to detract and I look for more happening in that area, but there is nothing to see. The pole at bottom left isn't very intrusive, but it's there and noticeable enough that it should be cropped out or cloned out.

Finally I think the title isn't helping. When I read it, I expected to see a house or farm over which the works were exploding; you can't assume that people are going to see the words 'homsetead' and 'fireworks' and think, 'Oh this was shot at the Homestead Speedway'.

Hope this helps

Susan