Manhattan Beach January
by spiderman

Comment:
beautiful photo... i think this composition is about perfect and the color is phenomenal :) = 10 - jmsetzler

Room With a View
by Alecia

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Alecia :)

I think you did a good job with your photoshopping in this image. The transition between the pasted image and the actual window is very smooth... I'm not really qualified to comment much on that aspect because I never mess with that sort of stuff myself :)

I like the off-balance lighting on this image as well... I believe that it makes a nice amount of impact. The only possible suggestion for improvement that I could make on this image would be to crop a little tighter on the left and the right. There is not a good way to put this window off center because of its shape... that being the case, I think a square frame would work well in this case. Clipping the left and right would make this not look so dead centered and possiby create higher impact by making the detail in the scene through the window a little more visible...

Keep up the great work :)

John Setzler

It Never Gets Old
by Chuckie

Comment:
This is a really nice image... i love the black and white, but the jpeg artifacting here doesn't really seem to do much for me... i think this image would be a lot stronger without it... - setzler

Waiting for Romance
by Harz_Joerg

Comment:
This is a nice setup but the focus is too soft for my taste... The shutter speed may have been a tad too long on this one? - setzler

Playtime is over after 6 months
by Frank Beckman

Comment:
This is a beautiful sunset photo. I love the silhouetted playground as well. The title leaves me wondering what the before/after theme of this photo really is... = 7 - setzler

Stetson Silhouette
by Gordon

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Gordon...

Gordon, this is a great shot... The silhouette is very strong and sharp. It stands out nicely against the background. Your long lens and focal length choice really makes this photo pop. For some reason that I can't really explain, I like the blue hue on this image. It just seems to work really well with the silhouette.

I can't really offer much suggestion for improvement without significantly changing what you have in this image. I understand that the window/door concept of this shot is strengthened by the window in the top portion of the image, but, toss the challenge conecept aside for a moment... I like that part cut out completely. Making a square shaped image from the bottom portion of the frame seems to be equally strong. Cutting off the top third or so of this image really makes the 'cowboy' become a much stronger part of the image.

I like your alternative view of this challenge as well. This was probalby my favorite shot of the week where a window/door was not the subject of the photo.

Great shot and keep up the good work :)

John Setzler

Before ..................... and .................. After
by dimitrii

Comment:
very nice quality on the photo but I don't understand it :( - setzler

Door In The Floor
by magnetic9999

Comment:
I like the digital manipulation on this shot quite a bit. The surrealism here adds nice impact to image. The maniuplation is clean enough to make it look real :) - setzler

Puzzling Door
by DougPaz

Comment:
very interesting use of digital manipulation. The cut of the puzzle piece is a little rough though.. .maybe cleaning that up a tad would help a bit :) - setzler

My left foot
by av8orboy

Comment:
Interesting alternative view of the challenge... subjectively, the photo lacks impact for me... maybe if you shaved first it would make a more appealing image :) - setzler