Where is Home ?
by lucid-

Comment:
Hello from the Critique Club,

I think that reading the description of the challenge would have helped you out here somewhat. IF you had titled it, Empty home, most people would have got that the snail was dead.

Sharpeness is an issue with this shot, also the foreground. I actually like snail shells and think that this easily could have been a better shot for you.

It is a good position of the snail in this shot

Keep shooting snails, I want to see some more!

Even the Beautiful Must Die
by danculwell

Comment:
CC Club here!

Nice shot. A little busy though, play around with your items when you have them on the table. The dead rose could have just had one or two of the live roses with it. At the moment it is being swamped by the others. The two blurred in the background are just out of alignment with the rest of the photograph.

Different heights of the flowers would have made this a more interesting shot, instead of them all being on the same eye level. More emphasis on the dead flower would be a good idea.

Your ISO is fairly high for having a light working too, this could account for some of the grain I am seeing.

You placed well with this shot

Stranger to None and a Vision to Some
by Senay

Comment:
Hi from the CC Club.

A powerful image you have going on here, the black and white is very good. Nicely sharpened, good clean lines. It does need straightening out though.

I read on the comments where it said 'only death is represented here, but he did rise up, so death adn life is represented.

Nice choice in black and white. If before you go into black and white, twiddle with some of the contrasts adn selective colours, then turn into black and white, this will give you some amazing contrasts to your shot. YOu have a natural darkness from the clouds in the bottom of your pic, these could be brought out a little to make teh white in the top very dramatic.

sweet death
by pauleeart

Comment:
HI from the CC Club,

This is an amazing shot, reminds me of something i have seen before, just not sure where or what.

I love the tones and colours you have going on here. The pig is sublime, not sure what the other white things are, they sort of look like eyeballs gone wrong.

I am presuming that you laid the cloth on the pig, if you did it really makes this image surreal and full of impact. It almost seems like it is being tucked into bed.

The only thing i would change in this shot is a closer crop, make a tube with your hand and look through it and you will see a closer crop that sometimes works and sometimes doesn't.

Even though the pig is dead or very fast asleep, i do get a sense of peace from this shot.

I am certainly looking forward to see a LOT more work from you, this is a stunning image

Message edited by author 2009-08-05 10:58:34.

Another Day Passes By
by Alex_Europa

Comment:
CC CLub here

1st Impression. I am immediately taken to the sunset adn that is drawing my eye, it actually took me a bit to see that there where grave stones in the shot. The sky is very dominant. The title is fitting though on this and does explain it. A tip that I have used at sunset when I am shooting from the top of my car. I turn on my fog lights or low beams ( and cover them with a white sheet , sometimes!))and it give you the fill light that is pretty delicate and illuminates , what in your case would be the front row of stones.

Your horizon is a little tilted so straightening that out would be a bonus. WOW I just noticed you used your shutter at 88 seconds that explains the clouds moving. I do not see any sharpening in your notes, that would have helped as well.

You did a great job on this and placed well, well done

It's Heads......YOU LOOSE!
by ASTONishing

Comment:
Hello from teh CC Club!

This is definitely a different POV and you did a good job on that

1st Impressions, too dark and too grainy. The grain and darkness adds to the picture to give it a dramatic edge, but there is too much. Your ISO was well up there at 1600, I think if you had some more natural or side strobe or even a table lamp it would have helped a tad with the wifes figure, hands and grain.

I am not sure if in Post processing you bumped up the reds or if this is from the grain, but in hue and saturation you could have brought it down just a tad. The red does add more drama, as it gives the overall feeling of impending doom, but it is way too much on the coin,

The point of view is excellent, it makes the viewer the one behind the hands and turns them into the aggressor. Your DOF is also good with this and the position of the hands in the shot fills the whole shot.

Remember to use up all of your allocated space of 640, as it important to have a bigger show.

You did good on this shot, well done

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me

Leaving Intensive Care the Last Time
by Stringfellow

Comment:
Hello from the CC Club

1st impression. A very cold and lonely photograph, the blue tint that you have going on here really emphasis that.

It is slightly off kilter, the right side has more wall than the other. I think that if you are going to do a dead straight centered focus, you really need to be standing in the middle of the hallway.

Your ISO was right up there and I am surprised at the lack of grain, good job on that. In post processing, I would sharpen it a little to bring out more details and make it as sharp as a tack.

I think you have captured a photograph that speaks volumes to people that have been in this situation. well done

Ghost
by Rino63

Comment:
HI from the CC Club

Well, wow you scored really well with this shot, nicely done.

1st impressions, to me the chair is annoying and is drawing my eye to that first. Other than that, there is nothing else I can say.

Good positioning, great DOF, clean sharp lines, very nicely done, but try it without the chair!!

Well done

Ceased To Bee
by kingskingdom

Comment:
HI from the CC Club!

Well, looks like you so did not bomb on this shot, well done.

Your DOF is great, your sharpness is sharp, you have good clean lines, good choice in the background. Not many would have gone with the black on black, but this really worked out well for you here.

There is not a lot to critique here as you pretty much nailed it to the board! I would love to see what you could do with this in Advanced Editing!

Impaled DEAD bee, LIVE worms
by HarveyG

Comment:
HI from the CC Club!

Well, these little worms look like they are Cinnabar moth Caterpillars!

Well, for your first ever challenge you did amazingly well! You read the rules and used crop and unsharp, there is also a lot more that you can do in in Basic.

You captured a great shot that was just right for this challenge. In post processing, a couple of thing you could play with is, contrast, saturations, selective colours.

Prickly pear have very flat oval shaped pads and can range from dark green to a yellow green colour. A little selective colour may have brought out some more green to really offset the insects on here.

Overall you did a great job, well done