A Legend in a Building of Silence
by boyhuntsforbliss

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Interesting shot here. You sharpness is excellent, you coped with that very well, your ISo was a little high but I fail to see any grain at all, good control there. Your colours are good. The angle is odd though, this would have done a little better with a less sharp angle, this one is extreme. The FS record is a classic, but it looks like it was just put there. When setting up a shot like this, change angles and height.

Solace
by brentg3

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Very dramitc statue here

I would say that your post processing is spot on for this shot, you have the sharpness, clarity and colours very well. I think what is hurting you with your score is that it is a statue and not a real 'live' scene.

This really is a wonderful statue, maybe you could show us the whole statue, i would like to see it

Night Lights of 101
by samchangular

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This is an interesting shot, when i first saw it, I thought it was from an old Motorola juke box.

You read the challenge description and used lighting to make a dramatic shot. Unfortunetly it is not that dramatic

Your focal point is in the top let hand corner, maybe if it had been centered and lower on the pillars this would have had the more dramatic impact that you wanted.

post processing, sharpening would be good, but bar that I really like your colours and think you did well with this shot

Where There is Little Hope
by sparkly

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This an emotive and stunning shot, very compelling.

The composition is excellent, the lighting is very well controlled with natural and ISO. Obviously it is grainy, but it only adds to the shot. POV is powerful, DOF is good, angle is excellent, leading lines spot on.

The only thing that I would say is to crop the top off, so the eye isn't drawn to the light area in the back.

well done on a fabulous image

Fear
by LMA128

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Ohhhhhhhhhh come on,,,,,,,,,,,, how am I supposed to critique this shot. It is a ribbon winner and a stunning image!

What can I say, POV is excellent, DOF is spot on, tack sharp in the eyes, fabulous sepia tones. Title fits, fits the challenge to a T

Congrats!!!!!!!!

Rochester Rhino
by Digit3

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Rhino's always seem so lonely to me in zoo's adn the mud seems to enhance this affect, so you have a nice powerful image here.

The focus is not on his head though, it is more along his shoulders. Try focusing slap bang in the middle of his head so his horns and ears are in focus too.

In post processing, there is not a lot I can see that you could have done differently.

Great emotive shot, well done

Fly-by
by glad2badad

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Cool shot!!!! an added bonus to the soccor match!

Your rule of thirds is fairly loose as you stated but it is there, kinda. I think what hurts this shot is the fact that it is 150 and 640. I am seeign the jaggies in this shot, that could also be the jpeg compression. It is difficult when you have a great shot and little things like the size hurt it.

The details that you have are good, sharp good colours. you have a high ISO but I can not see grain,

this is a good solid shot

One Week to Wedding...
by 777STAN

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This is a lovely family portrait shot. There are a couple of things here, the shirts are a little blown out and the faces are dark. Your sharpness is spot on here, your DOF is great and the colours are really good.

Next time , maybe use a darker shirt and a reflector to bring out the faces a little more.

this is a lovely family shot that I am sure is treasured

Swim in the pools within the oceans.
by Mitzenfauker

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wow what a hotel this is, that has to be the largest pool I have ever seen!

This shot has a slight horizon tilt going on and in the right hand top corner you will see it is also pretty grey. Some selective colours could have brought out some more of the greens that you have in the sea. Your sharpeness is good, POV and DOF is good.

well done

The wedding ring
by ak2007

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first impression is that is very dark. If it werent for your title then I would not know what this was. A little spotlight on the rings would have been good. IT does look sharp and in focus , just a little hard to judge. Good use of rule of thirds