Surf's Up!
by lentil

Comment by Elemmennope:
To me it's really the surfer himself that is the subject, and with that in mind he looks too centered to be following the rule of thirds. I think the placement would have had a bit more impact if it was zoomed out a bit and the subject was in the lower right, facing into the frame instead. As he is here, the line of the surfboard leads your eyes right out of the frame.

Surf's Up!
by lentil

Comment by Bear_Music:
While the surf line lies roughly on a 1/3 horizontalline, the subject of the image is centered; does not answer the challenge to "use rule of thirds" Nice action though :-)

Branches are burning
by lentil

Comment by owen:
Great shot. Really nice colours and tones of the flames and the contrasting black really sets it off.

Sleepy Jaxon
by lentil

Comment by roadrunner:
what a little cutie pie... he makes me very clucky..

Sleepy Jaxon
by lentil

Comment by Portia_N:
precious little guy

Sleepy Jaxon
by lentil

Comment by art-inept:
white balance issues on this picture. overall picture seems to have an warm tone to it.

Fiery contrast
by lentil

Comment by HBunch:
*Critique Club*

Reminds me of a shot Konador did. I think this qualifies as High Contrast. We got bright brights and dark darks. The lines near the upper left of the flames are a bit of a distraction to me since they are so close to the face and actually go through the face in a couple parts. Was this challenge advanced editing? I can't remember. I would have cloned the lines out of this shot.
Focus is soft, which I'm sure is intended due to the slow shutter speed. I think it works here for what I think you were trying to achieve. Without much details, I'm not really sure if that's your intent, but I assume it was.
This kind of shot really isn't my own personal cup of tea, however, it is neat and does draw attention and also is visually appealing.
Colors are really nice. I like the brightness of the bottom half of the photo with the darkness of the top half.
The face showing through the fire creates interest, but the lines are quite a distraction, that they almost overpower the face in my opinion.
~Heather~

Higher Perspective
by lentil

Comment by zarniwoop:
There's too much stuff. This kind of shot is a lot harder to do than you'd think. Well at least I've always found them hard to get right.

Feeling Blue?
by lentil

Comment by jpochard:
I wouldn't change a thing about this one. I'm very surprised that it didn't finish higher. Nice soft color and lighting, I even like the shadow behind the flower as it separates it from the background. Great job.

Anyone for a "light" lunch?
by lentil

Comment by jpochard:
A nice idea and well done. For more impact, I think less would have been more. A closer composition down on the plate, without the silverware or candle would be interesting to see.