Feeling Blue?
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Comment by Chez:
Like the shot, not sure about the blue tones, and looks like it could of used a tad more sharpness

Hibiscus
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Comment by Zoomdak:
Wet Hibiscus! Lovely raindrops! I would personally like a deeper DOF to get the stamen (the front stuff) in focus as well as the petals

Hibiscus
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Comment by mrmorris:
Very nice. But, the background is a little distracting

Hibiscus
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Comment by traser:
gotta love em' when they're covered in rain liek this..

Do you stand alone in a crowd?
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Comment by nfessel:
Kind of dull and lifeless. I do however, like the composition.

Do you stand alone in a crowd?
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Comment by cpanaioti:
Great idea however I think a wide angle shot would work better to show more of the crowd. Good colour and exposure.

Hibiscus
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Comment by Diana:
Just beautiful 7

Do you stand alone in a crowd?
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Comment by bell:
Great color 9

Extreme Action for Oldies (highest death rate in sport in Oz)
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Comment by christinamtodd:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This was indeed a funny and clever idea for the Extreme Action challenge. I really like the various stages of action, from planning the throw, throwing, recovering from the throw, and waiting to throw. This variety, and that fact that the action is concentrated in the portion of the frame behind the foreground subject's extended arm (which directs our eyes to the other action) makes this in interesting shot to look at for longer than the usual 2 seconds.

The one problem I see with this shot is that I'm not sure where your focus is because no particular subject seems to be in focus. I imagine the man in the foreground is the main subject and I wish he was more in focus.

I'll also add that this was a difficult lighting situation--given the shadows I'm going guess the sun was directly overhead--and could have been very under or over exposed because of the contrasty light.

Apart from the focus issue, this is a great shot with nice composition, and interesting subject matter.

Nice job!

All the best,
Christina Mallet

Do you stand alone in a crowd?
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Comment by mamaesme:
Interesting...subtle poliical statement?