Giorgio Armani
by sangeeth

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

This is definitely an interesting photograph and well executed considering it's a basic editing challenge. I like the whole concept you present here, but I don't think it really meets the challenge. I do, however, believe that the challenge title and description for "Fashion" are a bit ambiguous and contradictory. In my personal experience, fashion photography usually involves models (people) being used to showcase clothing, jewelry, and accessories. What you have presented here is more along the lines of product photography than fashion photography. The score you received is not bad though.

Nice work :)

Sailing Away
by garrett14

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

If you request a critique from the critique club, you should always fill out your 'Photographer's Comments' field when you submit your photo. When you don't include your own thoughts on the image, you can't really expect someone else to give their time and effort to give you a critique. It makes me think that you don't care enough about your own photo to take the time to post your thoughts on it...

This photo scored rather well, but I don't think it's the greatest scene for a black and white. The sky and the water both blend into a rather dull gray. The boat does stand out fairly well against this but I think it could be stronger. A polarizer (if not already used) would likely improve this contrast...

John Setzler

Birth of the Cabbage Patch Kids
by ladpupmoe

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

If you request a critique from the critique club, you should always fill out your 'Photographer's Comments' field when you submit your photo. When you don't include your own thoughts on the image, you can't really expect someone else to give their time and effort to give you a critique. It makes me think that you don't care enough about your own photo to take the time to post your thoughts on it...

A new pastime
by beggs

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

Hi Beggs :)

There is nothing particularly wrong with this photo as far as composition and execution is concerned. It also meets the challenge. Where I think this photo failed is simply by the fact that it doesn't show any particular strength in the realm of photography itself. There is nothing about it that has visual impact. It doesn't stir any real emotion in me as a viewer. I find myself using this type of comment quite frequently. I may start to sound like a broken record, but I believe that meeting the challenge alone is simply not good ground work for building a great challenge score.

I never owned an Atari. Lots of my friends had Atari and I really wanted one. I managed to bypass the Atari craze and I got an Intellivision. At the time, Intellivision was much better than Atari, but that was soon followed by Colecovision, which was better yet :)

Been there done that..........Lost the T-shirt
by PhotoRyno

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

This photo, as a sitll life, isn't particularly well executed. It's lacking sharpness. When shooting a still life where you have total control over the environment, there is not much room for error. I can only guess at this, but based on the settings you posted and the lens choice you used, I'm assuming that you didn't use a tripod. That probalby contributed to the softness of the image. It does look like camera shake.

As for meeting the challenge, I think it's marginal. Everything in your image is indicative of a wider time frame when viewed by most. Meeting the challenge in a specific way is always the best route.

Coke Whore
by Photiques

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

I believe the first paragraph in your post challenge comments probably sum up your result. Drug use is also not limited or specific to any particular decade in time. You can't expect much from any particular image when it's a rush job. Every now and then you will get lucky, but you can devise a weekly challenge plan that will improve the quality of your work. You may want to try something like this:

Day 1 and 2: Brainstorm the topic and throw out the first 5 ideas you come up with. Look for a unique idea.

Day 2 and 3: Think about how you want to make your photo happen and visualize what you want it to look like.

Days 4-7: Execute your image. If it doesn't look like your visualization, keep trying.

Working Girl
by anthonyczaja

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

I think the few comments you received sum up the image fairly well. The image doesn't show the challenge topic in a way that comes to the viewer quickly and concisely. I personally don't care for the curtain on the left. I understand it's role in the image, but it creates a bit of competition with your subject, and the role it plays does not support the theme of the image. I like the method and perspective you chose for this image though.

"Kiss"
by Judi

Comment:
I think there is a retard in the mix of your comments... :)

Spider Beauty Orchid
by artvet

Comment:
I'm giving this photo a 10, but I think it needs a little more breathing room between the edges of the subject and the border. It's a bit cramped... it does make an excellent b/w though.. nice work :)

Moving Rock
by rd_325

Comment:
This is an excellent photo. I remember seeing something on TV about these rocks in Death Valley... the phenomenon is quite intriguing! Excellent work... 10