Soft Radiance
by Neil

Comment by shavenwalrus:
Greetings from the critique club.

Firstly I'll start by saying that the score you received is WAY too low. There were many shots that scored above this in the challenge which IMHO didn't break new ground in any way and weren't even as pretty to look at.

This shot is a beauty, it has that impressionist feel to it (it may have done better in the Impressionist challenge for that reason as someone else suggested). I love the way blue in the background contrasts with the yellow of the flower and the sense of movement created by the motion blur.

The cropping is spot on, it is so easy on the eye I could look at it all day.

The only thing I can think to say that I don't like is the title which doesn't seem to go too well with the image. Maybe something related to movement would have been better.

Perhaps some viewers didn't consider this to be 'breaking new ground' which might explain the low score. A lot of people probably thought, 'Big deal, he's just waving a flower around' without actually trying the technique for themselves and realising just what a great capture this is.

Soft Radiance
by Neil

Comment by Zoomdak:
Hey Niel, I was one of 8 people to give this 9. Awsome job!

Van Gogh Sky
by Neil

Comment by Gallatin:
Beautiful

Van Gogh Sky
by Neil

Comment by Armadillo:
sunset meets icecream, i can almost taste this shot.8

Soft Radiance
by Neil

Comment by scalvert:
Nice sense of movement- I like the way that the entire surroundings have blurred away to silhouette the flower. Unfortunately, it looks like a lot of people took a motion blur approach, which could impact your score. 8

Soft Radiance
by Neil

Comment by graphicfunk:
A cool soothing effect with tender colors. Bumping up.

Soft Radiance
by Neil

Comment by AJFI:
very soft, very pretty

Van Gogh Sky
by Neil

Comment by agrimace:
Very inovative. I like the effect but I don't think it would do as well without the title

Van Gogh Sky
by Neil

Comment by Skip:
absolutely exquisite. you'll get a 10 from me, and i hope you are getting many more! isn't it amazing what you can do with a camera...

Van Gogh Sky
by Neil

Comment by notonline:
What an interesting way to shoot a fire. I'm not sure I like it but then again I've been looking at it for about 5 min. now and can't quite graps it. Nice motion blurr and excellent colors and despite there being nothing or very little to look at I am drawn to the photo. Well done and keep up the good work in 2005. <7>