Still Life
by rickhd13

Comment:
The pepper alone would have made a nice shot as well, though the green of the stem and the green of the apple ties the shot together well.

The Race
by GolferDDS

Comment:
Cropping to show just their feet might have been interesting as well. On a side note, it is hilarious how most of them are concentrating on their watches (I know why, but it is still funny looking).

Time for the Ball
by aimee_skittles

Comment:
Almost looks like a little too much NEAT IMAGE, but i think teh softness works well here.

Nuts to Butternut
by jaam

Comment:
Great detail, though I don't find the subject particularly appealing. You have done well at capturing this. I like your application of the shallow depth of field.

Orange water... Orange sky
by Yppie

Comment:
I really like how the land is breaking the two "oranges" up. It seems a little "blocky" going down the horizon on the right I'm not sure it is a compression or focus issue, because i have had shots do that on diagonal lines when the shot was full size and well focused. If you figure out what causes it, let me know!!

Purple Explosion
by pireland

Comment:
I like the subtle composition of the flowers in the background. They balance the main subject nicely.

B.R.M.C.
by KIKI

Comment:
This is a good band shot. It is grainy, so I assume you were using a higher ISO. Though the green is very obvious, the thing that catches my attention and focus is the bass. And though it looks orangy, it seems more red to me. Not a huge deal, though. 6

Lemon: from primary to secondary color. Naturally.
by deadbrain

Comment:
That's a good picture, but if that is real mold, you the the gross award!!! Good depth of field, and I like the simple background.

Flower of Secondary Color
by kaysriv

Comment:
I like the framing/composition of this -- it almost "teases" the viewer. Also, theat is a fantastic shade of orange!

Shattered
by Lustre

Comment:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

I think you have done an excellent job of lighting this. It really illuminates the "cracks" well, and I like how the skinny part of the neck is brighter than the others. The simplicity of the colors (bw?) are effective in making the eyes focus on the patterns in the glass. The curves of the vase are also very graceful.

I think something that would have added more drama to this shot would be to compose/frame it differently. As it is, the centered location and basically straight on shooting makes the shot a stable one, but it kinda makes the viewer look at it and say, "okay, anything else?" I find my eye wanting somewhere to rest. Maybe if you could have moved in closer and filled the frame up with the vase, even to the point of some of it "spilling" out of the frame, it would have added more interest. Perhaps you could have chosen a perspective that would have really accented the graceful curves.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to PM me. best to you in future challenges.
karmat