Half Dome from Glacier Point
by chayes77

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This is a breathtaking scene and well captured. Very good detail throughout the image and dead on exposure.

The image needs more contrast as it is a bit of a wash of middle tones. A light and selective touch, either with masks and curves or selective color tool, could deepen some of the tones here without obliterating much of the finer details.

I see your post challenge comment about the colors appearing much less saturated - this appears to be a black and white image so I'mnot sure what you mean by that.

Nice work!

From Dusk to Dock
by Ubersteiny

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The lading lines work well to draw the eye towards the model, though the model is very dark and hard to distinguish in the scene. Very pleasing contrast of the blues against the darkness. One thing that knocks the shot down a bit is the bands in the sky - looks like the processing got a bit heavy on the blues and the smooth transition of tones was lost.

Overall, the lighting is very tough to deal with here without using something artifical (remote flash near the girl jumps to mind immediately), so it was a difficult scene to work with. Overall, I think you made something nice out of it.

Wild Flowers
by psart

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Your subjects are very pretty. Trying a different crop/composition would go along way towards making the overall shotmore visually appealing. Also thisparticular shot seems to be out of focus. While flowers often look even better when soft focused and lit accordingly, I think this scene really calls for a crisp view.

Good luck!

Phantom Run
by izadoodle

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This shot scored quite well given the nature of the image and the general reception of such images on the site, particularly in a highly competitive challenge such as a Free Study.

The tones in this image work exceedingly well with both the subject and the manner in which you executed the photo. I do find the lower right portion of the photo to be a bit of a drawback, as the presence of a large glaring white spot in the overall scene is extremely jarring.

Very nice work.

Levitate
by lovethelight

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You regularly submit well executed, creative shots and this is no exception. The lighting is very nice and the amount of effort you put into the shot certainly paid off. I'm actually puzzle as to why this didn't score higher as it pretty much delivers everything the 'typical' DPC style shot should. Who can predict the fickle tastes of the masses...

Very nice work!

Tintern Abbey: Through The Eye
by obsidian

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It is difficult to critique HDR images because I have a hard time telling what came from the camera and what came from the computer. so, ifsomeof these comments are way off base I apologize in advance.

Three things hold this image back and keep a wonderful subject from really catching the viewer's interest.

First, the tilt. While architectural shots are tough due to perspective warping, it is often best to make sure that prominent edges within the scene are level. here that would be the horizontal line about half way up the frame. Itwould also help to bring the crop down slightly to hide that bit of sky that creeps in and emphasizes another bit of tilt there.

Second, all the haloing and fringing. The purple fringing makes me think this is a lens quality issue from shooting such a high contrast scene, but it could also be from the HDR processing as I have seen it on other such shots. In either case, it is worth removing via history brush if the editing rules allow as they do in this case. Nothing screams 'photoshop' like haloing around the edges.

Finally, the ever present desire for sharpness in challenge entries. I think in a detail filled image like this, a desire for sharpness throughout the imageis both desirable and warranted.

Hopesome of that is helpful advice. Good luck!

Dark Realms
by Atlantis

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Very creative image and you've done a good job portraying the classic 'warlock' type of imagery. The only nitpickwould be the oversaturated areas of the flames which have turned into unsightly blobs of yellow.

This picture scored well so your efforts paid off and rightly so!

d a w n
by hotpasta

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Wonderful lighting and great capture of the reflections of the ships. Regarding the horizon tilt comments from the Flat Earth Society - what is tremendously reinforcing that perception is the tile of all the masts. Many vertical lines tilted to the right - the eye is tricked.

I have no other meaningful commentary. This is a very beautiful image and it score quite well as you would expect.

Very nicely done.

1929 Studebaker
by dtremain

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I have to laugh and admit that as soon as I saw this I thought to myself 'looks like one of dtremain's images' before even seeing the name below it.

I think the tones work well with the subject and certainly acheive the sort of look you were going for. Obviously a straight-on shot of a car is not going to fare as well in a free study as other subjects, simply from lack of excitement. This is nice for what it is, however.

Thanks!

Muncaster
by Sweetlittlepixie

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This is a very nice landscape and it works well in b/w. The range of tones is nice and the balance of the darkness below with the lights above works well. The overexposed bit of the sky doesn't work quite as well, and given the editing rules this might be a candidate for some selective masking to try and salvage that area if you are so inclined. Another thing to consider would be not splitting the image in half with the horizon, but rather emphasizing either the sky or the ground by lining the horizon up on the lower or upper third of the image.

Finally, looks like some sensor dust up near the top! Damnable dust bunnies.

Nice work!