Sam
by thommo

Comment:
This is absolutely precious.. lol.

A hero in his eyes.
by parrothead

Comment:
This is such a cute picture, and well taken. Slight over-exposure in areas, and a *little* weak on the challenge (aside from the personal), but a good job. If this isn't parrothead, it really reminds me of his work.

Dragon Slayer
by fisheye

Comment:
This would be a much better shot if it had a more forgiving, and OOF background. As it is, it's far too cluttered, and he looks like he was impaled on that tree.

The witch
by Mad-D

Comment:
unnecessarily large border, hurts the shot.

Zorro was a Woman
by Winterberg

Comment:
I like this. Good composition (could have used less crop on the bottom), and I love the eye being centered.

Super Dog
by Wildpurple

Comment:
I like this. The style this photograph is in works really well, composition is wonderful, and the look of the dog's face is brilliant.

Three Weeks New
by jenesis

Comment:
Being out of focus really hurts this otherwise precious photograph.

Mr. Incredible
by Jason

Comment:
While toys aren't exactly the most .. inspiring subjects ever, you've really pulled off a wonderful photograph here. I love the soft lighting, and the color matching. Great work.

ABSOLUT SUPERHERO
by skylen

Comment:
I like this photograph a lot. Your use of light and shadow is extremely effective, and the idea is creative, original, and humorous. Great job, and thank you for daring to be different.

November
by sfalice

Comment:
Hello from the Critique Club.

Initial Thoughts

Very interesting point of view, and what the heck is it?

Composition / Content

Composed nicely, I like how the lines merge with the clouds in the background, complementing each other, and giving that "sweeping" view. The content, however, is a little lacking in my opinion, with not enough there to really tie in to the Month of choice.

Background

Great use of the background, having the cloud lines match up with the stalk, and the general direction of the plant itself.

Camera Work - Technical

A little underexposed, if you were going for detail on the plant, and a touch overexposed if you were going for a full sillhouette. Focus is hard to tell, but looks ok. DOF is good. My feeling is that showing the background in focus works for this piece.

Digital Processing

The first thing that jumps to mind is the over-sharpening halo around the plant. Could have used a little more work to either get some more detail in the plant itself, or to silhouette it fully, but that's just my subjective opinion.

Fits the Challenge

As I said, I find it a little weak on the tie-in to the month of November. (This feels more September/October to me), but not hugely so. I'm sure other people in other areas of the world would feel the monthly connection better. As for the connection to the challenge itself, "Calendar", this definitely looks like something that would be seen in a good botany calendar.

My Opinion on the Photo

A great perspective, and the sweeping lines are quite dramatic. I just find that I would have liked it better in either a full silhouette, or with more detail. Either/or.