The Castle
by ineedauniquename

Comment by luvmyaussie:
I don't feel the silhouette is working as well in this composition, as it's difficult for me to discern the structure without the title. Perhaps a simpler silhouette would have worked better...

The Castle
by ineedauniquename

Comment by BrianR:
not for this challenge, keep trying.

The Castle
by ineedauniquename

Comment by Ja-9:
for me this is to much shadow and not enough detail...it's like it's neither shadow or detail...

The Castle
by ineedauniquename

Comment by p2jvr:
Not enough contrast for me. I would like to see more detail

girl with orange
by ineedauniquename

Comment by Nadine_Vb:
Shame her hand has been cut of.

girl with orange
by ineedauniquename

Comment by Ja-9:
this would be a really neat B&W picture too

girl with orange
by ineedauniquename

Comment by the99:
nice portrait

From the Summer
by ineedauniquename

Comment by sfalice:
GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB

Wow, am I glad I got to see this one. We are nearly at rollover, and I don't know how much longer this batch will be up. In a word: I really, really like your image.

Yes, DPCers tend to grade on a curve, and there was some stiff competition in this Best of 2009 Challenge. Your comments already tell you you were over-saturated, under-saturated, and on and on. It's a perfectly adequate image and a fun one to enjoy for its splash of color.

The one nit I might pick, (and that's why I'm here) is the crop. If it was mine, I might remove the left section that has the few stray petals in the upper corner. this tightens up the composition and saves a viewer from trying to fill in the missing pieces.

I love the explosion of color and the shine on the undeveloped sections of the seedpod.

Fun image. (I also took the opportunity to enjoy a bit of your portfolio - there is surely some very nice work in there.)

Alice

From the Summer
by ineedauniquename

Comment by Ja-9:
how can you not love sunflowers....they are so bright and happy...great colors and focus...super clear shot

From the Summer
by ineedauniquename

Comment by NikonJeb:
Crisp, clean, vibrant, pretty. It's too busy, but that's what a riot of daisies is about, right? LOL!!!......7