Lemon Drop
by photomikey

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

I like the composition of this pic, the subject is well placed and you have made some good use of the negative space. The graduated yellow background also works well.

I don't think you are going to be surprised to read my comment concerning the focus. Other people have identified this as a problem and you, yourself have said you had a hard time focusing. The image really needs to be very sharp to be effective and this really is not. With some images you can get away with a slightly soft focus, but not with this type of shot. One of the reasons you may have found it difficult to get everything really sharp is the aperture you have used. Using a 1.8 will make it very hard to get the whole subject in focus. Stopping down a few stops should have helped (say around F8). I know this would have affected the shutter speed, but an ISO adjustment could have helped that too.

I think your score was pretty much where I would expect it to be given the subject was not in focus.

Keep trying, I'm sure you will get there.

Sarah

Pink to make the Boys Wink
by glennc

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

First of all congratulations on a good score.

I think this is a very well composed photo. Choosing to turn the flower upside down (whether it was flipped in PS or not doesn't really matter here) makes it stand out. The use of negative space works extremely well.

The lighting here is effective and certainly creates some nice backlighting. Personally, I would like, as somebody else has commented already, to see the front of the flower a little brighter, but overall I think this is very well exposed.

One small thing I did notice, and that is perhaps being a little bit nitpicky, but the border you have used appears to be unevenly placed in the frame. The top margin is slightly wider than the other three. I think I would prefer this image without the border.

I got a kick out of the title too!

Overall, a very nice shot and certainly worth the 6+ score you got.

Well done.
Regards
Sarah

TAG - your it!
by Ecce_Signum

Comment:

Originally posted by andrewt: Looking at the image , it seems like you applied a gradient from the top left corner down.

BTW, did you?

Fire Power
by Daybis

Comment:
From the Critique Club

First of all, congratulations on the top ten spot.

You don't really need me to tell you that this is a strong image, the voters have done that already with your high score and some good comments.

I think the composition is spot on, the negative space to the right leaves you wondering what is lurking in the background.

Technically this is also a good shot. Yes, the highlights are a little blown and it's possible that may have been the difference between a 6.2 and a 6.4 from a scoring point of view. Aside from this small point, the lighting is excellent.

Overall, a very creative shot that totally met the challenge.

Well done again, for the 10th place.
Sarah

The Sunrise before his wedding
by shetland

Comment:
ha ha, that must have been fun to do..... did you have a crowd watching? I used to use Piccadilly Circus tube everyday for 10 yrs, so I know how busy it gets.... Fun shot (not voting right now)

Looking from Crosby Beach, Merseyside
by pffree

Comment:
Not voting right now, but just wanted to comment. This is my home town, pity I wasn't able to take advantage of the wonderful sunsets this time around.

Rose copy.jpg
by Alicia

Comment:
Wow. Looks like it's in a plastic bag or something. Really interesting processing

Whatever 4
by Alicia

Comment:
Amazing processing. I love the way this is now not a photo and yet......

Whatever 5
by Alicia

Comment:
Well, if I would have looked here first, I guess I would have had my answer about the filter! Such a lovely candid shot. (Hope you've passed them to the parents).

Two Triplets
by Alicia

Comment:
Assume the use of a Nik Color filter here? Anyway, whatever it is it worked. That's a lovely pic