Screen Door Portraiture
by greenem2

Comment:
This shot has a lot of 'wow' factory for me... this is a great child portrait... congrats on a great shot!! = 10 - setzler

Two Classics
by Jacko

Comment:
very nice work! Excellent clarity and the reflection/refraction in the water tower is really neat :) = 10 - setzler

Beach, Sun, Sand and Silhouette
by Paige

Comment:
excellent shot.. this should go on some sort of greeting card :) = 10 - setzler

Curves
by Natasha

Comment:
beautiful execution on this shot... the lighting is excellent... great work :) = 10 - setzler

All Sides Equal...
by Davenit

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Dave...

Technically, this is a very good shot. I don't know what kind of lens you used, but whatever it is worked well. F27 seems a bit drastic :) I believe you were going for strong depth of field, which you achieved.

I believe the 'sharpness' could be a little stronger in this image. Maybe a quick pass with the photoshop sharpen filter?

The color of the light reflecting off the metallic surface is also picking up a yellow glow from your light source. A little desaturation on the yellow/red channels may have brightened this up a little also :)

The image is very strong technically... that is good work for sure. Subjectively, I think it's a little weaker maybe. In the past, I have always strived for technical perfection in my images also. I am in a stage now where I'm trying to integrate technical excellence with subjective 'wow' factor at the same time...

Keep up the good work!

John Setzler

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