Amish Triangle
by MeMex2

Comment:
Copy of my response in the forum:

I gave this a 5, but I tend to be a generous voter, so I figured others would slam it and they did. Here are what I see as the problems that brought it down:
-Noisy, or grainy image. Weird pattern is visible in the background foliage. Perhaps an extreme crop?
-objects on the left edge of the frame that don't add anything to the scene.
-Subject slightly off center, but not enough to seem intentionally composed that way.
-Just an overall lack of clarity.

Message edited by author 2010-09-15 11:21:27.

Popcorn- Day 14
by Brent_S

Comment:
Just the thing for when I settle down to enjoy a good debate in the forums.

Lysander
by Lutchenko

Comment:
Totally overcooked, and it would get creamed in a challenge, but I like it.

Whatever I missed, It was pretty darn funny.
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:

Originally posted by bergiekat: And that sunburn just makes it even worse, lol.

You should have seen how red your face was before the selective editing.

Alone
by Kenrossow

Comment:
Very moody in feel. Nicely done.

Posing
by Adz

Comment:
One of my favorites so far in this challenge. In fact, I think I will fave it.

Lake
by Miep

Comment:
The motion blurred boat in the foreground adds something magical to this scene.

yin yang
by oldbimmercoupe

Comment:
I've been fairly flexible on peoples judgment of what is an underexposed photo, but this is clearly OVERexposure, I'm afraid. Plus a bit of camera shake.

Steel, Concrete, and Graffiti
by Korriban

Comment:
Congrats on your first ribbon. Well, it's the brown, but there is some (debatable) triumph in it. Abstracty blur shots often have a hard time outside of abstract friendly challenges.

I'm quite proud of my own brownie, BTW:

metal, glass,stone
by tgbooklover

Comment:
A nice finish for your first challenge, Tori. Take the critiques as what they are, and that is well intentioned feedback. Keep in mind that when leaving comments and suggestions (Such as "use curves to add contrast and make the triangles stand out better") people do not know you are a beginner and that you may not understand those adjustments yet. They also don't know this was almost straight out of the camera, shot with a compact. You did VERY well for a first challenge and if you look at the challenge results, you will see that you came in above a lot of more experienced photographers with far more expensive gear. Looking forward to what you follow this up with.