"It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air" (W. T. Ellis)
by talj

Comment:
I love composition and the bokeh in this is gorgeous. (Not voting)

Right Before My Eyes
by toddhead

Comment:
What a stunning portrait.

It's Over
by hellfish1066

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

First of all, let me say, I did like your title. I thought it was quite fitting for this challenge.

The concept is very nice, the dying flowers silhouetted against the sky. However, there are a few things that may have contributed to you lowish score. Hopefully, my comments will help you.

It looks very much like the horizon is actually a few degrees away from being level. You can see this if you look at the water, it has an appearance of tilting to the left. A quick rotation adjustment in Photoshop would have helped this. The fence posts in the foreground of the picture do not really add anything to the composition and make it feel quite cluttered. Another potential reason for the score is that voters possibly felt it didn't really portray a sunset (some people literally want to see the sun!).

Overall a good image that probably could have been improved a bit with a little bit of editing.

Sarah

Cow at Dusk
by posthumous

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

So, I get to critique a Posthumous image - good job these are randomly generated. Don't shoot me :)

I am pretty sure you are aware of the reasons why you did not score higher, even without reading others comments or mine. I actually scored this a 6 because I loved the light captured on the trees and it was refreshing to see something other than a landscape for the subject. I do find the area just behind the cow to be a little too dark for my taste, but difficult lighting at that time of day.

I could add to others comments that the positioning of the cow was too central, or that the top of the tree was chopped off etc, etc, but really I believe those comments would be superfluous. It is a pity the trees are slightly out of focus too.

I haven't figured out if you were genuintely going for the brown or not.

Sorry I have not added any substance to this critique, but you know, it's pretty challenging to to critique this one!
Sarah

View From the Valley Floor
by Nforsberg

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

The first thing I notice with this picture is the wonderful reds from the sunset. Absolutely gorgeous. However, as somebody once commented on one of my photos, you do also need to have a subject, it is not enough just to photograph the sky. In a challenge with so many wonderful sunset/sunrise pics, you would really need to stand out by having an interesting subject and focal point. Here there really is nothing.

From a technical point of view the exposure is good, as are the colours. I am not sure I agree with the sharpening comments, I think the clouds look good as they are. Focus looks quite soft.

I think the main reason you did not score very highly in this challenge, is the lack of a real subject.

Hope you find this useful.

Sarah

Change in seasons
by Melethia

Comment:
Deb, well done on the top 20!

Dad and dad....
by Iraklis

Comment:
Well done on your ribbon. Great score!

#2 - The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood
by bobonacus

Comment:
Ah, you have that nice wide angle lens. I couldn't quite get the whole canal and the Church in one shot! It's such a beautiful city, isn't it?

Week 38 - Yet Another Flower
by Ken

Comment:
The background has a very painterly feel to it. I would actually very much like to see this in colour.

Week 37 - A Simple Flower
by Ken

Comment:
Interesting look to the blur in this image. I was going to say, how strange to see this type of flower at this time of year, and then I noticed you shot it in August! :)