Orange
by Gekker

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Gekker....

This is an excellent macro photo... the composition is good as well... it's nicely unbalanced... I wouldn't change anything about the composition here at all. The detail is well defined.

Your depth of field selection at F2.8 could be just a little shallow for this image. The orange quarter on the left is not nearly as sharp as the quarter on the right side of the image. I think that a little more depth of field... possibly F4.5 or F5.6 would solidify the sharpness in this image quite a bit.

More depth of field would also lengthen your exposure time, which leads me to the issue of the lighting in this photo. I believe the light is just slightly too bright in this photo. It's not way too bright, but just a little. Maybe an image exposure of F4.5 and a 1/16th shutter speed would soften up the light just a little also...

Keep up the good work :)

John Setzler

Angel Arch
by dacrazyrn

Comment:
This is a beautiful landscape... The sky is as powerful as the landscape itself... excellent capture :)

spider drops
by shutterfly

Comment:
Wendy, excellent shot... I really like how this works... these are huge fun to do :)

Ginger
by basia03

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Basia....

You have met the challenge here nicely with the angle of your potograph. I think the composition also works very well since the dog's head is not centered in the frame... the focal point is the face and it is nicely off center...

The exposure looks remarkably good for the Sony FD-81 camera. Working in the snow often causes cameras to over or under expose certain areas of the image.

The border on this image is a bit distracting. The reason it's distracting is because it is a 'loud' color that does not compliment any particular part of the photo. That color seems to draw my attention significantly. When you apply a border, you may want to keep this in mind. Don't let your border become the subject of the photo and don't let it distract from your subject...

Keep up the good work :)

John Setzler

Self portrait 7
by pitsaman

Comment:
An opinion is supposed to be biased :)

I am Anger
by Annida

Comment:
Interesting capture of emotion... The eyes can show volumes of words and emotion :) the makeup adds quite a bit as well in this photo... - setzler

Self portrait 7
by pitsaman

Comment:
A 'critique' is nothing more than the opinion of the viewer. If you can't take opinion on your photographs, I would suggest that you NOT check the box requesting a CC critique when you submit your photos.

Spring Time
by Dr Nick

Comment:
excellent work with the color and lighting here... this is a vey nice abstract and the shadows are great :) The 'bells' shadow without the actual bells in this photo really make this pop... great shot :) = 10 - setzler

Red Spiral
by GeneralE

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi General....

This is a nice abstract and it doesn't have any problems meeting the challenge at all. This image works very well with a centered composition but I think there are a lot of opportunities here for a skewed point of view that would create some very strong impact as well. As an abstract, this image is nice, but I think adding some object of interest, such as Isaac, into the center of this metalwork would create a higher interest focal point in the image.

The RED spiral works very well here.. I have an affinity towards red in a photograph because it usually grabs my attention rather quickly.

Keep up the good work :)

John Setzler

Now, everybody, look up here!
by kenbo

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Kenbo...

Nice work with the still life :) Your angle meets the 'from above' theme nicely. I also think you did an excellent job with the lighting on this photo. The lighting is very smooth and even... There are no hot spots and there is no detail lost in the darkness.

The photo composition is ok. There's nothing really wrong with it, but it seems to lack a strong and obvious focal point or point of specific interrest for my eye to come to rest on. My eye keeps wondering around the photo...

Why did this score so low? Hmmm... I'm not sure about that but I have a few theories that may or may not apply... First of all, the theme of the challenge was 'from above'. You met the challenge, but, I believe that you may have lost some points because the 'from above' angle and perspective of this photograph doesn't seem to be creating the impact in this photo. The angle of view is not what makes this a good photo. When it comes down to meeting the challenge, you have done so technically.

I think the photo is a bit underrated myself. Keep up the good work :)

John Setzler