Inside A Lilly
by katlyn

Comment by ursula:
FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB

Hi, Kathy,

I was out of town during the "Inside Looking Out" voting, so this is the first time I see this photo. I like it.

Composition: I think your composition is very good, the close crop is excellent. At the same time, for this particular challenge the close crop probably worked against you, because without the context it is a bit hard to see what the little frog is in, what he's looking out of. I like the bowl like feeling at the bottom of the picture. It's interesting that the frog is centered, yet the picture uses the rule of thirds quite well.

Focus: Pretty good. It looks a tad on the soft side, low light probably had something to do with that?

Colour/Light: You used flash, right? The greens are beautiful, but on the frog they look like they got a bit too much light and thus lost detail. I think it's interesting how the whole picture is tones of black to white, greens and a little bit of brownish/yellow. The flash (light) spots on the frog's nose, eyebumps, and right above the head take away a bit from the beauty of the picture. I think that given the circumstances in which I imagine you took this picture, this is actually quite good - it would be great if you could do the same picture under different lighting circumstances.

Overall - a good entry to the challenge, a great pose - good work!

Take care,

Ursula (uabresch)
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Before Ford
by katlyn

Comment by ttreit:
Poor lighting and focus problems hurt this shot. Also I'm not sure what all the stuff in the front of the wagon is...

Before Ford
by katlyn

Comment by MrAkamai:
Image is quite blurry.

Before Ford
by katlyn

Comment by muckpond:
the focus is kind of soft.

Before Ford
by katlyn

Comment by JC_Homola:
Focus is off, could have been a more interesting shot w/ a different angle.

Lost Soul
by katlyn

Comment by Imagineer:
Border overwhelms this shot, which is too soft and lacking in context or involvement with the subject to communicate desolation. [3]

Lost Soul
by katlyn

Comment by bsalu:
the shadow is a little bit pronounced but its a nice subject...

Lost Soul
by katlyn

Comment by Olyuzi:
I like the shadow and the expression on the subjects face is effective, but find the soft focus for this much of a close up to be distracting. In addition, I think I would have liked different lighting, maybe a darker key...this is just too bright.

Lost Soul
by katlyn

Comment by imagesloyola:
the image is not so sharp...just want to knw if the shadow is intentional?
unusual border, quite big...but its okay...Rating: 6

Lost Soul
by katlyn

Comment by marbo:
lol, that is one chunky border.