Sunspots
by Melethia

Comment:
Gorgeous Deb. Such a classic. I love it. Driving past again and still love it Deb. :)

days end
by Ecce_Signum

Comment:
Hope this is doing well for you Andi.

All Alone
by talj

Comment:
T, I still love this one.

Baltic Town
by kolasi

Comment:
Looks like Riga :)

Sunset with Bike
by zeuszen

Comment:
Really like this. Did you use one of the pre-programmed B&W settings on the camera or is it done on the computer? I quite like playing with the camera settings, they are quite cool. :)

Giggling girls
by Melethia

Comment:
Pity it didn't tip the 6.00, but good score nonetheless. Well done, glad this one worked out.

Automatic Transaction Machine
by pawdrix

Comment:
I sort of figured this maybe yours, the urban scene seemed to fit in well with your style. I also happened to be one of your 10s. This one worked very well for me. And glad to see you got some Don bling :)

Resting
by Melethia

Comment:
Deb, this is lovely. Like it a lot

Nine Spirits
by MaxFinger

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

I noticed this is only your second entry on DPC, takes a few challenges before you start to get the hang of what works and what doesn't around here.

From a conceptual point of view, I think this is good. It is quite interesting and slightly unusual. However, the execution does let this down quite a lot. It is a very busy image and there is no main subject for the viewer to focus on. Your eyes are drawn to the "incense" and yet this doesn't really feel like it is in the right place.

The rest of the lighting is a bit flat and uninteresting. The image largely looks out of focus, mainly due to the uneven lighting I think.

The composition is way too cluttered and is very tightly framed making it very hard to look at.

As I said, I think the idea was interesting, but the technical aspects and the composition really let this one down.

Girls prefer nine best friends
by mbish7373

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

I didn't actually vote on this image (I only managed 20% in the 9 challenge) but had I done so I would likely have given it a 5/6.

I do like the subject and the composition is great. The centered composition with a square crop was certainly the best way to go with this one. The depth of field was a good choice.

For me though the lighting seems a bit flat. I think you could likely have corrected some of this in post processing. I dragged the image into Photoshop CS3 and noticed that an adjustment (using Adobe Camera Raw) in the white balance settings brightened the image up a lot, made the background whiter (without having to adjust exposure, brightness or levels) and overall the image had a bit more depth.

I also agree with Ericwoo about the border, I feel the black doesn't enhance the image at all.

Still, overall I think it was a nice idea that fell a bit flat in the execution.