Sparkling Traces
by eloise

Comment:
Eloise, greetings and welcome to DPChallenge. I noticed that you are new and I have read your profile information. It's great to have photographers in the family. My dad was a professional photographer for years and he is an invaluable technical resource to me.

I think your skills will develop nicely as you continue to participate on dpchallenge. I notice that you leave a lot of comments, which, in my opinion, is one of the best ways to improve your own photography. Giving critique seems to stick with me better than anything. My 'critiques' roll around in my head when I'm out shooting... It helps keep composition and subjectivity in my thoughts.

A couple of quick tips for you that could help you get started...

1 - subject choice is everything. the amount of interest level your subject has will be directly reflected in your scores on this site.

2 - literal straight-on views of most interesting subjects don't usually perform as well as some non-literal view would. once you choose your subject, look for an interesting perspective and interesting lighting.

3 - have a good time :) Don't get discouraged... keep plugging :)

John Setzler

Monterey Bay
by smellyfish1002

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Smellyfish...

This is a beautiful scene... the composition is also excellent...

The text on this postcard seems to 'blend' just a little too much with the colors in the image. My personal preference in a situation like this would be to make that text stand out just a bit more if possible...

As for the photo, I think it's pretty good, but it just feels a tiny bit flat in the color/tonal ranges. I'm not sure if a level adjustment or a minor saturation bump would help this, but it would be worth a try. I would also make an attempt to sharpen the image just a tad also.

Excellent shot...

John Setzler

Museum of Civilisation
by kosmikkreeper

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Kosmik...

This is a great shot... It was one of my favorites of the challenge... I think it makes an excellent postcard by highlighting a nice architectural element of the community.

The composition of this photo accents the curves nicely and leads my eye right through the scene in a smooth way. The direction of light in this image also creates strong contrasts in the architecture that continue to accent those curves... You should take this image an try to sell it as a postcard photo to this museum...

Great work :)

John Setzler

Come Visit the Mer Bleue Bog in Ottawa!
by ursula

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Uabreasch...

Cograts on an excellent finish :) This is a beautiful landscape scene... well composed and well exposed all the way around. It looks like you chose a perfect time of day for this shot and the weather conditions certainly were working in your benefit as well.

The reeds at the bottom of the frame are a bit of an issue for me, and I'm glad you decided to put the text over those. These reeds aren't really a distraction, but I think that there should actually be MORE of it in the image. The offer a nice element to the foreground of the image, but their presence, as shown, are just a bit weak. It may have been possible to compose this shot slightly differently by lowering the camera about 12-18 inches to bring more of the reeds into view.... It's just something to think about...

Excellent shot and keep up the great work :)

John Setzler

Got Till It's Gone
by arnit

Comment:
way to go arni :) It's long overdue... congrats :)

Last Cast of the day
by brenquig

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Brenquig...

This is an excellent photo... I love the warm feeling of the sunset... excellent job on exposing this to highlight the moment.

The boat is a really nice element in the way you have integrated it with the sunset. I'm a little disappointed that this photo didn't score better than it did.

Compositionally, I think there possibly were some alternative opportunities to make it stronger... Obviously, I dunno what exists outside this frame, but first of all, I think there is a little too much empty space at the bottom of the frame... I think the boat is running a line too close to the center of the frame for my own personal taste. A simple crop seems to make that disappear and create a slightly stronger image for me.

Excellent work and I look forward to seeing more :)

John Setzler

italian soda
by jblharshaw

Comment:
= 6

Tiffany Lamp Shade
by bgmorris

Comment:
= 6

Cupola
by zeuszen

Comment:
= 6

Iris of Glass
by dexter2

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= 6