Great Sand Dunes
by daveham

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Gorgeous shot,

The only thing is the little strip of blue, it is distracting from the shot. You have done really well with this shot, with focus, sharpness and colours.

Not a lot I can add, as this really is an amazing shot.

Sunrise over the paddock
by Shadowi6

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This is a lovely morning shot with amazing morning 'fog'.

There are a couple things that I would address though, I would play around with the contrast in your post processing as you you are a little burnt out in the right hand corner,. you have several sun bubbles in that are really standing out that take away from the shot.

A little more dodging and burning on your trees would have added depth to this shot as well .

Your sharpness , and POV and DOF are excellent.

The Crossroads
by yermun

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this is an interesting choice of blue colours? Why did you go with blue and how did you do it??

Sunrise in Umhlanga
by tinkie2010

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Interesting shot, I think what is needed here is a little more contrast, you have some amazing colours going on.

In post processing, I think playing around with your selective colours could have brought more depth to this shot.

It really looks like a lovely place to be

Duck
by landon1013

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Interesting shot. You are sharp, clear, colours are good, subject reaches the rule of thirds.

But as you know on DPC, if it isn't right in your face and full of drama it will not do so well. To be honest here, I think that for once (on DPC) you where really voted on technique, because lets face it , it is a duck standing there.

So I think you should be very happy with the plaement on this shot as it is technically great.

The Sister Churches
by BJokerud

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this is an interesting shot.

I think what hurt you in this shot, is the over saturation of the colours and your leaning towers.

If you had made this black ad white, it may have had a more of an impact of the voters. It would have looked more moody and more drama added to it. As of right now, it kinda looks like a bit flat.

Between The Wave And The Rock...
by shadowdoc31

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Hi from the Critique Club,

You asked for your shot to have an in depth comment from a member of the Critique Club. This is an amazing image with such clarity and depth. YOur sharpness is excellent, the smooths on the fur is almost touchable. DOF and POV is spot on

There is nothing more I can add, as I really do think that this is a wonderful nature shot

The Launch
by Drake

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This is really an excellent shot, I am not sure that there is much I can add to this, your sharpness is amazing, your clarity is excellent.

I think maybe pushing the contrast a little of the water and background would have made this really pop.

An excellent image, well done

Clockwork Redux
by Pipe_Dream

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Hi from the Critique Club,

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This is one of those shots, that although it is excellent, will not score highly on DPC. I personally gave it an 8 when in voting. Here are the reasons why.

I think there needs to be a little more expression in your models eyes. Right now they are just black holes. A little dodging and burning in post processing would have helped here.

If you are going to go to this extreme with a man in make up , it needs to be totally perfect. The stubble n the upper lip throws this shot off as it is all different lengths. The hat is tilted, it may not seem like a big thing, but it throws the shot off adn makes it appear like your horizon is off, which will get you voted down as well.

the white shirt that is showing is off from the rest of the shot with the black, it either needs to be all black or an even white undershirt.

your horizon is also tilted with the shoulders, this could explain the hat as well .\

With a make up artist at hand, and the affect that you where going for, which was Clock Work Orange, you really need to make it work, and go almost overboard. Because as of right now, your colours are washed out. I presumes that you want the focus on the eyes and the smoke, then pop those eyes, pop that smoke, use dodge and burn.

Your sharpness and clarity is amazing,

Well done on this shot

Sunday morning:homemade pasta
by Rino63

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Hi from the Critique Club,

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This is really an excellent shot, well done on this, There is nothing that I can see wrong with this shot. The only thing is, funnily enough, I want a closer crop on this to the left and right. I am not sure why though.

You have an excellent shot and should have done better here, your sharpness, your DOF and POV are excellent!

Well done