Dreamless Phantom Creature
by nborton

Comment:
Very good. Original name and the photo really works as an album cover. I don't think the DPC at the top was necessary. I like the font you chose for the bottom text.

Delicate Pinnacles Celebrated
by dr rick

Comment:
Interesting photo. I'm not crazy about the band name. It seems shoehorned to fit the photo. IMO, the band name should have determined the photo content, rather than the other way around. I could be wrong in my assumption--this is just how it seems to me. The text is decent but I think "hoodoo" should not be resting right on the edge of the frame.

Da Prince Charmings
by MotoCycleBoi

Comment:
This seems a bit shoehorned into the challenge. The lack of text hurts, IMO. It doesn't really feel like an album cover. The photo is good.

Desert Preservation Company
by Brad

Comment:
I really liked this a lot until I scrolled down to the bottom and saw the corny album title and rather cheesy looking text. That ruins it a bit for me. Still, it is a great photo and the band name is good. The text at the top works great.

Denver Polka Cheetahs!
by ConcreteDonkey

Comment:
Your funny and effective band name makes up for the fact that this photo looks shoehorned into the challenge. The photo is really good and the font works well. Ordinarily, I would like to see some detail in the cheetah's eyes but for album cover art, it really isn't as important.

Defiantly Pure Cascades
by Maverick

Comment:
This one doesn't work too well for me as a name or album cover. It seems like the band name was shoehorned to fit a photo that was taken during the time frame. You were probably unaware until entering, that text could be added for this one. That probably would have helped convince me this was an album cover. I almost missed that too, but I had a couple of hours left to work on it. I sympathise because this is probably hurting you in the scores.

The photo is quite nice. The composition is great and the blurring water is very effective. It's all over a bit contrasty, especially the rocks on the right side of the frame. The middle values are a bit dark and there is very little detail in the shadow areas. This is a shot that could be heightened dramatically with some highlight dodging.

Daniela Plastic Child
by frumoaznicul

Comment:
This is excellent! I think I can guess who's this is but I won't say until the voting is over. The two different fonts are great! It shows really good graphic design sensibility. The photo is great and manages to be kind of dark without being creepy. Interesting. The name is interesting and original. The title is excellent! Great job toning down the highlights on the plastic.

Dusty Psychedelic Cowboys
by photom

Comment:
Very good! I'm not crazy about the font you chose but it all fits together pretty well and the name is original. The prism area is a little blown out in the lightest part but for an album cover, it's not really detrimental.

Nature's Balance
by melismatica

Comment:

Originally posted by enigmania: The composition works well. I have to admit the subject matter makes the image a little difficult to appreciate. I think it would have worked really well as a black and white photo. This would enhance the textures and shapes.

I thought of that but then I thought, "Then you wouldn't be able to see the bloody eye socket!". Maybe this would have been a good candidate for selective desat? Just kidding!

freedom of expression!
by theodor38

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

This is a very good self-portrait. It's striking but has a light-hearted feel. I'm not sure if that was the effect you intended but that's how I see it. It could be because I've grown familiar with your self-portraits which generally seem to be done with a certain amount of humor.

The greys have a pleasing, warm tone. I particularly like the warmth and detail of the skin texture that you managed to capture on the left arm. I'd like to see a bit more detail in the left arm. Perhaps a bit more detail to the darks at the top of the frame so that the hair isn't totally absorbed into the black background. I think perhaps a little bit more light on the left side; not so much as to lose the mood--just enough to bring out a bit more of the eye. Looking at it in PS, it is not quite as dark, so it might just be the differences in monitors. What I see on DPC is a startling highlight in the eye but much of the rest of the detail is lost in darkness.

Really, this is a pretty great photo. The things I've mentioned are just nitpicks after carefully perusing the photo for an in-depth critique. I'm not really sure how much I'm supposed to discuss how well the photo met the challenge. When I saw this during the voting, I felt it met the challenge in a creative way but was perhaps a bit challenging for the average voter. I don't think that has much bearing on the quality of the photo, which is quite good.

Thanks for sharing it.

Melissa