LA LA LA LA LA
by PennyStreet

Comment:
Best in this challenge by a long way

Burlesque Baby Blue
by simplerlife

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

You got a quite decent score for this image, but of course, it probably could have done much better. The idea was great but as 21.gif FromDaRock says, the execution isn't up to scratch. Having read your notes, I understand this was a candid moment and not staged, so it explains the lack of focus. For an image on DPC to do really well, it needs to be very sharp and I think this is what is missing here.

The lighting is quite good, but the left side of the frame is a bit blown out which is distracting attention away from the model.

Overall, well done image, but could have been better with a few minor adjustments

Burlesque Baby Blue
by simplerlife

Comment:
double post

Message edited by author 2015-07-05 06:42:38.

Jake
by clickodak

Comment:
greetings from the critique club

Just short of the coveted 6. I found this to meet the challenge well. The composition is a bit dull, it's a portrait of a building. The images that scored better had a bit more space to let the image breathe.

If you had waited until later in the day to take this picture, when the was just about to set, I think it would have scored a lot better. The lighting is harsh and very contrasty. I think you've slightly underexposed the frame (probably deliberately due to the bright sunshine), but a slight tweak to the highlights would have made the image stand out a bit more.

You did pretty well with this image, I personally gave it a 6 as it clearly met the challenge. Had the lighting been softer, it's probable I would have scored it a bit higher.

sunset
by sidpixel

Comment:
Quite a lot of sensor dust on this one.

Down time
by nygold

Comment:
pity you chopped the top off the bridge

counting sheep
by Neat

Comment:
The heavy handed editing kills this for me.

herfotoman
by herfotoman

Comment:
Nice to see this do so well Herman.

Urho
by Urho

Comment:
Ihana kuva Juha! Onnea.

The Old Coal Plant
by TommyMoe21

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

We have run out of fresh images to critique at the moment, so catching up on some older ones from the queue.

For the challenge topic the building hits the mark, no question there. I find the composition could be improved a bit. The dull colour of the Chicago River does not really add any value to the image. It's not very interesting and I would have cropped a bit tighter to place a bit more emphasis on the building yet still retaining Similarly with the trees, I would have cropped some of those out.

I'm not sure about the grain (and neither I think were most of the voters). I totally get why you added it, but it feels a bit too artificial. Main thing for me is the flatness - I think a contrast boost would have helped a bit, quite often after using HDR software images tend to look a bit "flat" and I think this is one of those cases.

Take this with a pinch of salt, just one person's point of view, but maybe explains the 5.2 score.