chaos of the colors
by oskarak

Comment:
Hi from the Critique Club,

You asked for your shot to have an in depth comment from a member of the Critique Club.

I really like the simplicity of this shot, very nice to see.

You did very well on the saturations of colours, the colours themselves, the DOF and the POV. I think what is hurting this though is the blur that you have going on in the front of the shot. Cropping it right up to the in focus dribbles would have been more pleasing to the eye.

Your sharpness is tack sharp, this is a very good shot and one i can see hanging on a wall, well done

Snap
by Shadowi6

Comment:
Hi from the C Club

YOu asked for an in depth comment on your shot.

1st impression, it is very out of focus. try moving back from the subject when you have to go macro with your lens. you can zoom in in Photoshop to get what you are after. Some contrast to separate things would have helped as well. Flipping the canvas so that it was on the bottom looking up would have been more pleasing the eye

good try,

~ Scales ~
by Ja-9

Comment:
Hi from teh C Club

You asked for an in depth comment of you shot in this abstract challenge.

First off, well done on your top 20 very nice score indeed. you have a compelling image here. You are tack sharp, clarity is good. Your angles are pleasing to the eye.

I played a little with this shot and found that adjusting the contrast gives it some more interesting depth, neutrals in the selective colours brought out colours that where hidden as well. Just playing around sometimes to see what can be done with these tools makes for some amazing results and downright terrible!!

You did really well on this well done

Explode
by bonjovi

Comment:
Hi from the C Club

Cool blue shot here!

my 1st impressions is that it out of focus, my eye is searching for the focal point. I am not sure if the bubbles where moving or static, but try to focus on just one bubble next time.

Your shot is coming across as a little flat, play around with the brightness and contrast in your post procession to give it some depth. Also in selective colours play with the neutrals, you will be surprised at what a difference that could make.

A good try

Silent Observer
by snaffles

Comment:
Hi from the C Club!

Now I gave this a 9 when it ws in voting, here are the reasons why. The challenge description reads "Use compelling lighting or subject matter to create a dramatic photo."

I found in this shot that you did use compelling lighting. The lighting is excellent and in turn makes your subject more interesting. The lights and darks of this shot are spot on. I think that most people didn't read or understand the description. You did.

Maybe without the head piece it would have given you a point or two more. Your post processing is excellent, maybe just drop out the top above the ears to get rid of the white bar.

I am and was very happy when i saw this shot. well done

Hey, Buddy!
by freakin_hilarious

Comment:
Sweet shot dude, very deserving of the ribbon, well done

thoughts of a walnut tree
by posthumous

Comment:
Hi from the Critique Club,

You asked for your shot to have an in depth comment from a member of the Critique Club.

I don't know a lot but I can give you what I think. It is not macro enough, and I think in your comments you even know that. Now if there was something huge like a tiny section of the bark (walnut trees are smooth bark though) then that would have given the viewer an idea as to how small these things actually are.

My eye is searching for one focal point, and i am getting three of them, one south, one west and one north. There are also some sun bubbles that direct your eye straight to them.

You are sharp in your 3 areas though which is good, the background is a little busy but there is an attempt at bokeh in there (I think). Some contrast to give it some depth would have been helpful as it would have popped the web out

I gave you a six on this shot when i voted, as I did like it

Inside the mothership
by keriboi

Comment:
Hi from the Critique Club,

You asked for your shot to have an in depth comment from a member of the Critique Club.

Nice shot, an interesting shot.

The greens are very vibrant here which is a nice contrast to the little darkness that peeks out. I think that this shot would have been received better if you had cropped right into the weed. There is too much weed here and needs to be less.

In post processing, boost the contrast this will give it some more depth, even playing with the neutrals in selective colours would have given you a totally different picture.

You did really well for the camera not being a macro

69
by scooter88

Comment:
Hi from the C Club

you asked for your shot in the abstract macro to have an in depth comment from a member of the Critique Club.

First off, great shot. It isn't really macro enough to be called a macro though. Maybe really zooming in on the twisted metal would have achieved this. Also, your first peg is not in alignment with the other pegs and makes the eye go up and down, which does not help the composition.

Your POV is good, and your DOF is good. The only thing I would have done differently in this is the crop. Post processing is great.

i put this in my mouth !?!
by alpharich

Comment:
Hi from the C Club

Well, I had no idea as to what it was even with reading you title. To me it looks like planks of wood, so very well done on this shot! I have this a fairly high score in the challenge.

I think it is a great picture, I like the black and white of it, i like your details and sharpness. I really don't think that there is much more you could have done with this shot. Maybe a little more sharpening to get those amazing grooves really to stand out and a tiny crop of the left hand side to get rid of the blown out white on the prong. Bar that it is a brilliant shot well done