I, Despair
by Nebularus

Comment:
Great use of vertical framing and composition

Alone In Glory
by Shiiizzzam

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A powerful story here. A little more contrast between the flag and her lap (right now it kinda runs together) would have made this a perfect pic. Still awesome!

"Never Get My Way"
by smellyfish1002

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Great capture. these kinds of shots are always difficult for me, because I think it is cute, but I hate to let them keep crying! :-)

despair: n. Complete Loss of Hope
by ChrisW123

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The lighting, composition and contrast of white vs black really makes this a powerful shot

Dreams of having a house & family
by gigi922

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Great capture, and I like the sepia tones

help
by imagesloyola

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Excellent photojournalism shot. This pic really tells a story. Black and white works wonderfully here!

Implosion
by stephan

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Awesome effects. The colors really build a feeling of urgency. I can't wait tofind out how you did this!!!! 10

in the bleak midwinter
by maudlynne

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CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

COMPOSITION
I think the composition of this shot is both interesting and strong. It is not everyday, you see "summer" flowers laying around in the snow! Great idea about not setting it back up. You definitely captured it in a much more interesting fashion. Also, have a flower in the top left, and in the lower right gives the shot a well-balanced complete feel to it. My only suggestion would be to crop it a little closer in the upper left, so that no snow was showing there either, and a little tighter on the upper right so the greenery isn't showing either. Overall, move the crop down and to the right so that less of the upper flower, and more of the lower one is showing.

TECHNIQUE
The overall picture seems a bit dark, but that could easily be my monitor. If the inside of the flowers could show a little more detail, I think it would be more effective. And it seems to be an outside shot, which would be primarily natural light, but the shadows make it look more artificial.

OVERALL EFFECT
I think you have a great idea here. The flowers in teh snow really add interest and show nice contrasts. One minor nitpick -- are those artificial flowers? Obviously, they aren't growing in a lot of people's flower garden right now, but I have found that real flowers do better than artificial ones, generally, if they can be found.

Good luck in the future.

Lean on Me
by jayg

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CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

COMPOSITION
The composition of this is wonderful. The curves of the yellow are so graceful and "flowing," and the stem of the flower leads into the shot nicely. It almost looks like the stem of the flower is pushing the glass.

TECHNIQUE
Great work. I like that the flower is primarily silhouetted. This helps to really boost the contrast of the picture, and I like the simplicity of the colors in the shot. Very nicely done.

OVERALL EFFECT
This is the kinda of "abstract" that I like. It is different enough so that it doesn't just look like any old picture, but at least part of it is identifiable. This would look good on the wall of a townhouse or modern apartment, I think. Maybe a series of them in different colors, even.

Good luck in the future.

Rhythm in White by Mother Nature
by OneSweetSin

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CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

COMPOSITION
A neat idea for subject matter here. The lines in the snow help to draw the eyes upwards into the frame. That said, I almost think you could have cropped just the patterns on the left and it would have been a bit more noticeable. As it is, the drifts compete for attention.

TECHNIQUE
You have done well at getting the snow to be a pure white. The drifts though are just kinda gray. If you could have taken it at another time of day, maybe the shadows would have been more distinct or darker. Also, if there had been some way to show the scale, right now this could be a mountain ridge from the air (okay, maybe not really), or your front yard.

OVERALL EFFECT
This is a pleasing picture to look at and the drifts create a very graceful pattern that is relaxing to look at. Good work, and good luck in the future.