Cobalt in the Mirror
by Alex_Europa

Comment:
Hi from the CC Club again!!!

Lovely car and you are spot on with your circle.

I think that the first thing that stands out is that I spot the car, then I spot the circle. A tighter crop , the same as you have at the top and bottom would have eliminated this and given it a different POV with interesting diamond patterns.

Your processing is spot on for this, sharp, clean cut lines, good colours. As someone else said " your invisibility cloak is working"

which is true, a lot of times it is hard not to get your reflection in these shots, so kudos for that.

Overall, a good sound shot, just a bit bland.

Down by the River
by jomerner

Comment:
Please put your other shot up here too, cos it looks AMAZING!!!

Mother floating on child
by tinkie2010

Comment:
Hello from the Critique Club.

For your first ever submission this is pretty good.

I think that there are several things about this shot that could be worked on.

A tighter crop would have helped this shot a little more. You have more plate on the bottom than at the top and the rest of flower is out of focus towards the top with a tiny piece of plate showing.

A different or deeper coloured oil would have made the oil or sunflower stand out more.

You are tack sharp and the focus is excellent on the flower. Your lighting is good as it brings out the true colours of the sunflower.

In post processing, maybe try flipping it around to see if that make the POV more pleasing.

I am looking forward to seeing more from you!

lubricate
by bvlindalou

Comment:
Hi from teh Cc Club,

Okay, not fair!! What am I supposed to say about a fabulous shot!!!

Seriously, the only thing I can see is that it is a little tilted!

that is IT

I think this is a great shot, well done a the placement

My kind of fuel
by olbol

Comment:
CC Club here!!

I had to study your shot and read your description several times before I understood what was happening. It is a very clever photo.

Unfortunately your second olive looks like it is a shadow of the first, which is a shame.. Your first olive is so centered, cropping a little would have helped with the perception.

If this was not an oil challenge I am not sure people would have got that it is in fact olives.

Play around with angles,

Sunset Over Lake Bridgeport
by Skedaddle

Comment:
Hi from the CC Club!

This looks like it was an amazing sunset.

1st impressions are that the colours are stunning, but your shot is very centered. I actually like centered shots, but this does seem to be cut straight in the middle. Show a little more water or sky so it isn't so. There is a lot of grain showing also.

In Post processing, a little bit of burning of those clouds would give them just a little more depth.

I look forward to seeing some more of your sunsets!

the kid under the stairs
by smardaz

Comment:
Hi from the CC Club,

Great shot of your boy here, very causal with an air of James Dean about it.

I like that you have done black and white here. First impressions are the fingers on teh right hand side, they look rather large and not connected to anything. Even though I know they are fingers the more I look at them, the odder it becomes. I think a crop on that side may have helped with the fingers and the centered subject.

The background is a little distracting to the shot, maybe just darkening the window sill would have helped nto highlight the background so much.

The face is fairly bright and I like that, but think that maybe a little more contrast in the woodwork to bring out some of the finer details would have made a bigger impact on this.

You are tack sharp and your focus is excellent and you have a gorgeous son!

Overload
by snaffles

Comment:
Hi from the CC CLub!!!!

Well, I am not sure what the closet of doom is, but I think I may have several of them in this house. Mostly under my kids beds!!!

I like your idea of an overflowing glass. I think what killed your shot here, was the darkness. Because the glass is black you would need a fairly bright light to see what is going on in the shot. Maybe a little more spot metering would have helped with the light. In Post processing, adjusting the exposure may have light it a bit more and then playing with brightness and contrast, but I still think this would have been fairly dark

Now if I tilt my screen, I can see your shot fairly well.

Your high ISO is giving off a lot of grain, you are a little tilted as well and the bottom bit of the glass is cut off and out of focus.

But the focus on the oil pouring in and the top of the glass is sharp. Your shot is very centered, maybe having only half of the glass showing on the right with the oil pouring out of it, would have given you more depth and POV.

I would retake this shot and see what you can do , cos I think with the black glass it could be stunning!

Rainbow Vinaigrette
by bspurgeon

Comment:
Well done, totally gorgeous

On the Run
by OmanOtter

Comment:
HI from the CC Club,

How utterly amazing to be able to see these magnificent animals in the wild, let alone take a shot of them. Gorgeous.

This really is an amazing shot, but as you know the clarity is not there. There is a lot of dust in the air, probably from the truck you where in. There are several ways to remedy this problem in post processing. Once you have the clarity cleaned up, some dodge and burn on their stripes would make them pop right out.

I have PM'd you