Study
by Rego

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

Hi Rego...

I think the composition on this particular image is not bad. The primary problems you have here are related to the focus most likely. I can't really offer you any suggestions since you did not post any information about the photo. In the future, when you check the box to get an in-depth critique, you should consider posting the requested information and providing a photographer's comment to go along with it.

Juicy apple
by mecfcosta

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

This is a decent attempt at a popular theme with the apple. I believe there is a bit of room for improvement overall though. It appears to be just a tad underexposed. I would like to see that red color pop out with a bit more strength. The color, overall, is just a tad dull because of this. You may also want to work on some alternative compositions to help enhance this theme as well. This is one of the drawbacks I have when viewing photography... I have seen so much stuff that, when I come across an image like this that I have seen many variations of, it makes me compare them mentally with those from the past.

If I were you, I would work on this particular theme until you feel you have mastered your own vision of what you want it to be. Try some variations in the direction of the lighting... sidelighting usually works well with a theme like this.

Welcome to DPChallenge :) I look forward to seeing more of your work in the future :)

John Setzler

Dim Bulb
by adine

Comment:
beautiful work.. = 10

Sweeping it clean.
by doginroom

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

I can't say much about this photo other that there is plenty of room for improvement :) My general view of this is:

1. It's out of focus
2. The subject is a bit on the boring side.

You have posted no comment to go along with it so I have no idea what your intent is. The topic doesn't really fit as a 'still life' because the motion of the broom is understood.

Better luck next time :)

B. (D.) C. - Before Digital Camera
by vadvirag

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

This still life is decent, but I think your depth of field may have been too shallow. The exposure level on the black camera is also a bit weak. A lot of the detail in that area is lost. The film canister on the left is also a bit out of focus. The 'depth' of the setup is fairly flat also. There is not much 'dimension' to the image. Maybe a different arrangement would have worked well. Your lighting is good.

Keep up the good work :)

horizon
by jbruno1397

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

This is a nice cloudscape. Photographs from airplane windows often suffer the same problems this one does. The lens flare and the contrast probably contributed to the amount of post processing that was required to bring it back. The noise level in the sky is quite heavy. When I find myself in a situation like this, I usually end up trasing the photo.

infinity
by kenbo

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

I have no real idea what your intention with this photo is since you have not provided any photographer comments to go along with it. I think it meets the challenge in a very simplistic way with the illusion of perspective. I can't tell from the photo if this is a blue paper with markings on it or possibly a set of wires connecting to a building or something. The photo seems to have a nice appeal in the color aspect, but it seems to leave me uninterested overall. It carries a decent abstract quality, but it's just not to my personal taste.

Spiral
by GeneralE

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Paul...

Your subject choice here is interesting. The detail in this macro is good and the color adds some interest as well. There are a couple of things that could possibly make this shot stronger. 1 - A darker background would help create a higher level of contrast against the subject, which would make that detail stand out even more. 2 - It may have been possible to create an even tighter view rather than a straightforward photo of the entire subject... the rotation/spiral of this subject is more interesting, IMO, than the entire subject itself.

The vignette border, in this case, doesn't add much for me because there is not enough space surrounding the subject to accommodate it. My personal taste in borders for posting photos online is simply to separate the image from the background of the page it's displayed on and create a contrast for the image edges. Certain types of borders can become distracting, especially if the viewer finds himself asking why a particular border type was chosen.

Based on your description, I know you didn't have the options of creating a strong light scenario or changing the background, but I do see a lot of different and more interesting composition opportunities here :)

Keep up the good work :)

Stadium Benches
by nathaliedoo

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

The 'infinite' theme is definitely present and dominant in this photo. In my personal opinion, the overall theme of the photo is just missing something. I'm not a big fan of the high contrast in this particular photo either. It makes it seem too 'busy' for my taste. The part that is missing is some specific focal point or point of interest. As this is, the overall theme of the photo is the curves and contrasts with no supporting subject. This is one of those photos where I would love to see a person off in the distance that becomes a minimilastic 'subject' of the photo :)

Path to the infinite sea...
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Bobster...

As I indicated in my original comment, this was one of my favorite photos in this challenge. I think, after I had the chance to view them all, this one still stood at the top of my list. I'm a big fan of well done black and white photos, and this one is no exception. The tonal ranges here are superb and the long, slow flowing curve of the walkway just leads me right into the scene. It makes me feel like I'm standing there with you smelling the salt air and hearing the seagulls in the breeze.

The only thing I see here that I would have maybe tried differently would have been to not let the horizon and the walkway converge. I think this could have been achieved by getting down on your knees to make this photo and bringing the camera closer to the walkway surface.

It takes a good eye to catch a scene like this... great work :)