First Bloom
by PAlbrecht

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Beautiful looking Clematis. Unfortunately I think the lighting is a bit flat and slightly underexposed. A boost with a levels adjustment layer could really have helped in this regard.

Concerning the composition, I do think the two petals to the left of the frame are a little bit distracting. I personally would favour a square crop for this specific flower, I think the flower would suit that kind of framing.

First Bloom
by PAlbrecht

Comment:
Deleting this comment as I entered it incorrectly. Will resubmit

Message edited by author 2009-06-10 14:22:22.

Golden City
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Very surprised to find this score below 6. I like this image very much, the subject is interesting. The tones and colours are excellent.

The only thing I may consider changing a little bit is the crop. I personally find the foreground rocks to be a bit redundant. I think the image would be stronger if you cropped those out.

Judging by the comments you have received, I think the border possibly hurt the score a bit.

Unique
by aprudhomme

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Well you were pretty bang on the money with you prediction.

I didn't vote in this challenge, but would likely have given it a 6. I am not sure why did not score higher than you did. The image is well composed and the technicals are fine apart from the blown out bit in the middle.

I am wondering if this was just not that unusual?

Best friends reliving the days of horse as war machine
by snaffles

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

I swear the script is working so that all your images come to me!

This seems to have placed well for you. Very good subject for the challenge topic.

The composition is quite strong, but somehow I wonder if it could have been improved slightly by not having such a tight crop. Perhaps a little bit space to the left of the frame would have helped.

The sort of sepia toning is quite effective. The sky appears quite blown out but I don't think that matters too much. Probably cost you a bit in the score though.

Life: Shit happens.
by SaraR

Comment:
Sara, this is fabulous. Such fun.

In Tandem
by SaraR

Comment:
Sara, these are great. What are they?

Flower Remains
by IWhispered

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Congratulations on your top twenty placing.

I liked the bright cheery feel of this image, although I do wonder if you could possibly have brightened it a little bit. It may have made the whites a bit whiter and the colours would have popped a bit more. Not a biggy and I know how hard it is to get it right!

I think the centered composition is quite fine, but I wonder also if perhaps a slight change would have pushed your score over the 6. Possibly moving the flower to either the left or the right may have helped a bit.

Overall though, a very nice image.

Just a bit
by snaffles

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

I'm starting to think that the script that selects the images for critique is set so that all of yours come to me! It's actually starting to be funny now. I have had 3 of your images in the last 24 hours.

I won't give you a very long critique this time around! You probably are tired of reading the same things.

In this image, the subject matter was I guess reasonably unusual, certainly a much better choice than some of the others! Composition is a OK, probably could have been a bit more creative, perhaps taking the shot at the same level as the bits, rather than looking down on them.

The lighting is a bit flat, and that could have been fixed simply in PS. I did a quick levels adjustment and the difference was quite marked. (PM me if you want me to show you). Looks like you may have used the on board flash as there are some shadows. Again, I think if you cranked the ISO to 400 you could have done this without the flash and perhaps got a better overall exposure. Trial and error I suppose with this.

OK, so much for a short critique!

I thought this was quite a good one for the challenge, could have scored better with a slightly different composition and slightly different processing.

Glass tornado
by Melethia

Comment:
Way to go Deb. Wow, you had a good week. Congrats on the 5th place.