OOF Square and Triangles
by amateurboi

Comment:
Hello and greetings from the Critique Club-

Firstly, congratulations on your new personal best!
On to the photo though- I like where you went with this. It’s an interesting contrast to a lot of the photographs on DPC. Firstly, you’ve somewhat downplayed the colors in a photo with a butterfly, and muted them. I think this is a good choice, and fits with how the background looks in general. Your placement of the butterfly in relation to the background elements is also very good. You didn’t do the same sort of lighting effects with bokeh that many others did, but this doesn’t mean it’s not a good choice. Your overall editing and scene fit together very well, and having the illuminated circles in the bokeh would have gone counter to the generally somber mood of the photo. It’s very sparse, and your editing works with that instead of against it. Looking at your outtakes, I think this and img_1846 were the strongest. The other subjects suffered some from an awkward control of depth of field, where the subject itself had bits that trailed into and out of focus in a somewhat uncontrolled fashion. In the highlight of the background, immediately behind the butterfly, you’ve got some weirdness going on. I’m not entirely sure it’s just noise, it almost looks like its bits of clipping too, so lowering exposure, or using curves to specifically tone that down a little, might have been a good option, as well.
Overall, a good entry.

Expedition 7
by hahn23

Comment:
Dragon's Tail Coulior I believe? Gotta be Hahn.

Nice shot; looks like you got some glorious weather.

(not voting)

B I R D I E S
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
I like the photo, but the edge doesn't really do much for me. It doesn't feel like a natural addition, border wise. But this is a cool use of a lensbaby.

Message edited by author 2010-05-15 14:00:37.

6687-ed.jpg
by SaraR

Comment:
There's something peculiar with puffins, and how their faces encourage our personification of their existance. Nice photo of one awaiting take-off.

Shadow Swish
by scarbrd

Comment:
I gave this a 5. I probably would've voted it lower if it hadn't have been a slight departure from the train that many others were riding. I liked that it was conceptual, but honestly, I think my vote on yours was decreased by the order it was voted upon. I was very tired of this same scene. I liked the composition and the concept and the processing was decent... I was just... sick of seeing the same permutations of elements. Same thing happened to me for the whole softball/baseball + glove. Boy that got old fast.

The Backstop
by mpeters

Comment:
Congrats on the ribbon. You've got some other excellent shots in there for the outtakes, too. I'm really liking 3424-3web and 3431 as well. All awesome shots.

a p p e r c e p t i o n
by rooum

Comment:
Points for using a word nobody else did, that is also a cool and fun word.
Points for a great creation of a creepy portrait. Almost film noir to me- there's a lot that's brooding here and unsaid.
Points for... well... being my favorite of the challenge.

Adrenaline!
by basssman7

Comment:
Definitely a great band photo. Very good processing and the moment of capture is perfect.

"Mighty oaks from little acorns grow"
by 4trtone

Comment:
Would be good for a stock photo. Nice shot.

Ascension
by littlegett

Comment:
That sky is just a bit insane for my taste.