Reality rips out. And Waldo feels lonely.
by MArteSi

Comment by J-Me:
Very artsy and well done!

Reality rips out. And Waldo feels lonely.
by MArteSi

Comment by kandykarml:
way cool....... love this one.

Reality rips out. And Waldo feels lonely.
by MArteSi

Comment by KarenNfld:
Quite interesting and alien-like. Can't tell if it's a reflection I am looking at or if I'm looking out through something. I see Waldo walking on the left.

Sisters
by MArteSi

Comment by MArteSi:
Thank you so much for your comment and for your suggestions! This is really helpful to me, I'm starting in this field.

Thank you!!

Maria

Originally posted by JulietNN: Hi from the C Club You asked for an in depth comment on your shot! I was one of your 7's in this shot and here is the reason why. I liked that you thought out of the boxx in this one, it is just not the shell or the cup. you saw two objects and realized that they complimented each other. The round smooth curves of each of them lend the selves to this shot. There are several things that could have been done a little differently though that may have helped your score somewhat. In post processing, boosting the exposure, brightness will have helped with the white that is a little grey here. Unsharp Mask would have made this a little sharper. I see that you ISO is very high and this accounts for the grain that can be seen. A faster shutter speed of more natural light would have helped this . You did well with the shadows they are soft and inviting, well done!

Sisters
by MArteSi

Comment by JulietNN:
Hi from the C Club

You asked for an in depth comment on your shot! I was one of your 7's in this shot and here is the reason why.

I liked that you thought out of the boxx in this one, it is just not the shell or the cup. you saw two objects and realized that they complimented each other. The round smooth curves of each of them lend the selves to this shot. There are several things that could have been done a little differently though that may have helped your score somewhat.

In post processing, boosting the exposure, brightness will have helped with the white that is a little grey here. Unsharp Mask would have made this a little sharper. I see that you ISO is very high and this accounts for the grain that can be seen. A faster shutter speed of more natural light would have helped this .

You did well with the shadows they are soft and inviting, well done!

Sisters
by MArteSi

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Neat comparison.

Sisters
by MArteSi

Comment by sonyalphausr:
YES, OPERATOR, IM LOOKING FOR SOME PINK????

Sisters
by MArteSi

Comment by EL-ROI:
Great lighting, no harsh shadows are cast by the objects. You have great vision, but to me this is just not very interesting as a photo.

Beer&Balloons
by MArteSi

Comment by MArteSi:

Originally posted by Ecce Signum: Greetings from the Critique Club Maria. First off welcome to DPC and congratulations on entering your first 2 challenges, its quite a step to parade your work to the dpc masses (we are a fickle bunch sometimes). I didn't vote in this challenge but would have probably voted this a 4. I like the perspective, the bikes, balloons and the group at the table, but, as a single image its a little messy. Your focus is a little out for my liking and as another commenter mentioned this might work better in colour? Of course, I don't know what lengths you went to in order to take the shot but feel a closer crop on any of the 3 main subjects might have worked better. That said, you scored a 4.8 on your first challenge so thats a full 0.6 better than me lol. Good luck for the future here at DPC and above all enjoy your photography!

Ciao Andi,

thank you so much for your comment! I really appreciate your suggestions and, above all, thank you for encouraging me. I hope that you will take a look again to my pictures in the future, and tell me what you think about.

Write to you soon!

Maria

Beer&Balloons
by MArteSi

Comment by Ecce_Signum:
Greetings from the Critique Club Maria.

First off welcome to DPC and congratulations on entering your first 2 challenges, its quite a step to parade your work to the dpc masses (we are a fickle bunch sometimes).

I didn't vote in this challenge but would have probably voted this a 4. I like the perspective, the bikes, balloons and the group at the table, but, as a single image its a little messy. Your focus is a little out for my liking and as another commenter mentioned this might work better in colour? Of course, I don't know what lengths you went to in order to take the shot but feel a closer crop on any of the 3 main subjects might have worked better.

That said, you scored a 4.8 on your first challenge so thats a full 0.6 better than me lol. Good luck for the future here at DPC and above all enjoy your photography!