"Cahoots"
by casualguy

Comment:
I like that this shot is like chaos, but each colour has it own distinct edges, without any blending into the other colours. Those lines really make this shot pop for me. There lis a little big of compression or something jaggies along the yellow pain near the bottle and I would have liked it if the yellow bottle itself were in focus too, perhaps a great DOF to capture it all? :) Great composition.

tea gear pattern
by kenbo

Comment:
I like the detail on the pottery and the simple composition. its very effective.

Blue Pot
by DennisF

Comment:
the flower pics are getting a bad rap, but I did one, and I love this one. The red is gorgeous, the blue balances and its nicely accented with the tiny bits of yellow. 10

Primary Colors in the sky
by bcncrazy

Comment:
I see what you were trying to achieve here, but I just can't say it worked. The cloulds look fake and totally digitized and over processed. Looks more like a doppler than a photograph, but I applaud your idea and your creativity!

Ryman Auditorium, Home of the Grand Ole Opry
by DougPaz

Comment:
Hello again from the Critique Club, Doug!

I think there is a conspiracy in the CC with me getting your pictures! :) I hope you don't get sick of me and my suggestions! At least I get the chance to expand on my original comments on this photo.



Colour, Composition and Contrast:

I like your choice of subject a lot. Architecture and buildings are naturally dramatic shots I find. I miss the top of the building though, and would have liked to get the peak in, especially if it is modeled after a church, I think it would be a good inclusion in the shot. I like the angle, and prefer it to a head on shot, but almost wish you were a little more to one side or the other to make the angle more dramatic.

All the colours seem a bit shadowed, though I think the contrast is just fine. I am not fond of the yellow font, I think it detracts from the building, but the size and place is good, and with a right justification as Paul suggested below, it would be bang on! :)



Focus and lighting:

I think your focus is crisp on the building and I haven't a word to offer you in improving that! :) I don't like the compression artifacts on the beige building to the right of our subject, but jpeg compressions are notorious for messing with fine lines.

On lighting, I think the whole shot appears to be in shadow due to the overcast day. As kiwi suggested, it would have been nice if the day was a bit sunnier to give you some interesting sky either blue, or even a few clouds and to give a little more light and brightness to the building.

Overall

I like this shot, its certainly great fodder for a postcard and I like the trivia behind it. A slightly brighter day and slap a thin border on that baby, and you've got yourself a fine postcard! :) Well done.

birthday
by salparadi

Comment:
why on the wood? The highlights are bit blown, causing loss of detail on the yellow ribbon. I like the textures though.

Primary Pegs
by sher

Comment:
Absolutely love this. The colours are vibrant and the composition is perfect with the cap off to one side of the rack. Noise is low and the focus is good. Well done!

Petals
by agwright

Comment:
Great presentation with crop and square framing. Would have liked the yellows to be a bit more saturated, but lovely nonetheless.

Primarily Peppers
by kirbic

Comment:
too bad the hue shift caused weird blue things on the base of the yellow pepper's stem. Great shot thought, and love the addition of the knife!

Dandy Primary
by adine

Comment:
great hue shift! very creative, I love the dark lines the grass creates.