Snowscape
by Manic

Comment:
This is just beautiful. I really love the 'whiteness' of this entire scene.. I can see this one mounted in a black frame on my wall... great shot = 10 - setzler

hidden place
by annainthesky

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Anna, I really like your choice of subject for this photo... The lighting is also nearly perfect on this image. Your song title seems to integrate very nicely with your subject as well.

The diagonal orientation of your subject provides a nice composition in this image. There are only two items that I would possibly change here that would make this image stronger.

1 - The image is a bit too small. Your DiMAGE 7 should allow you to produce a larer image. In macro photos, details are very important and some of the detail in this one is lost to the small size of the photo.

2 - More depth of field would have kept the lower front edge of your subject from being in soft focus. F3.5 is a fairly large aperture setting. I believe that F8.0 or so would have solve this problem very effectively...

Keep up the good work!

John Setzler

Olympic Peninsula
by jimmythefish

Comment:
Excellent image! I believe the esposure on this one is perfect. The subtle rays of light above the horizon add a really nice effect to this photo. Your horizon line below the mountains is also nice and level... kudos on a fine shot :) = 10 - setzler

untitled
by FranziskaLang

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Franziska,

I like your idea quite a bit with this photo. The 'meaning' I see here is very intriguing. There are lots of 'strangers' in North America from all parts of the world. Mabye they are here 'infiltrating' our society for the purpose of good AND evil :) I think the elevation of the left side of this image could also be playing into your idea behind this shot maybe ? ;)

As I look at this image, I can see LOTS of opportunities for some creative lighting work. Those game pieces could cast some really strong shadows, which, IMO, could create some added impact to this photo. Maybe a slightly elevated light source from about 10:00 and 2:00 would create some joining shadows in the center? These are just some ideas that I had that may create some nice effects with this image...

The exposure looks just a tad on the hot side. Looking at your settings, I see that you chose to use a very small aperture to achieve this photo. Even though you chose a great depth of field, your foreground text on the map is still slightly soft. I think you may have needed to back up about 6 inches (I don't know if this is cropped out of a larger image or not) to stretch that DOF out just a little. I also think that about 1 or 2 stops less exposure (1/20" or 1/40" or close) would cool down the exposure enough to make the map not quite as harsh.

Keep up the good work! I always enjoy your submissions...

John Setzler

Another Brick in the Wall
by zadore

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Zadore...

I like this image quite a bit and I am also familiar with the song :) I believe you have done an excellent job of capturing the theme of that song with this photo. Your subject is just another pawn in the ongoing game. Maybe he feels left out with no individualism about him. I can tell that he wants to break free from the conformity and he may indeed be angry about it.

The low level of saturation here is also nice, but I personally think the strength could be even greater if it was fully desaturated. It would add even more 'darkness' to the theme of your song title. It *is* a dark song, after all :)

The hooded jacket is a nice touch here. It adds an element of darkness to the image that even further supports your song title choice. This photo is very strong compositionally. Subjectively, I think you may be singing to a small audience around here :)

Very nice work...

John Setzler

Angel - Sarah McLachlan
by crabappl3

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

I think this is an excellent 'abstract' image. I'm not familiar with the song involved, so I don't know how well the image represents that.

I think the blue cast in this image may be slightly overpowering. I think another improvement on this shot would be in the use of background. The one little dark spot on the right edge of the frame is somewhat distracting. I usually try to avoid this unless there are many contrasts near the edge of the frame. A single element of contrast along an edge will be considered distracting in a lot of cases.

The perspective of this image, IMO, needs some 'base' so it does not give the impression that your subject is floating in mid air. Ther is some element of 'base' here but it is not very strong. I have had good luck in situations like this using darker backrounds and use my lighting to illuminated the base area a little more.

One thing I can definitely tell from this image is that you have a great emotional tie to it. There is a love displayed here that only you know and understand. I hope that the commnents and score you received by posting this image here were not hurtful. You have to take these responses with a grain of salt and keep on plugging :)

Kudos on an excellent shot :)

John Setzler

Myin & Myang
by crabappl3

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

I really like the color in this image. I also enjoy the abstract nature of the shot created by the texture in the glass. The single red and single green pieces create a nice fit for the challenge. I also really like the way you titled this photo ;) It just makes sense to me :)

On a compositional note, I believe that creating a diagonal split between the glass containers would possibly create some more impact. Also to fit the title theme, offsetting the odd colored candy a bit would have been stronger also.

The combination of red and green work very well together in this image also. They create a nice element of contrast. I believe that contrasts are very important in most photographs. In a color or black and white image, the contrast is what usually creates the 'wow' factor, along with strong composition of the image. Color is a wonderful thing and it has been used very effectively in this image.

This image also shows me a nice 'thought' pattern from the photographer. You are thinking outside the 'box' and thinking like that usually leads to some impressive photos.

Kudos on a nice shot :)

John Setzler

Forbidden Snack
by amonteforte

Comment:
:) - - setzler :):)

Un-Forbidden Fruit
by autool

Comment:
touche! = 10 - setzler

High Jump
by imagesloyola

Comment:
I'm sure this would be a great photo if it was only larger :( - setzler