Phlox
by spydr

Comment by wkoffel:
Great centering! And the DOF really keeps the eye in the center. Well done.

Phlox
by spydr

Comment by awpollard:
I think a little less dof would have gotten you higher marks. I might have masked the center flower and used gaussian blur on the background just enough to make the center flower start popping out. Very nice shot, the colors and lighting are wonderful. In this particular challenge I might not have used the frame you have choosen at it is interesting and draws my attention outward.

Phlox
by spydr

Comment by Brooklyn513:
Great shot, I am not crazy about the frame though.

14
by spydr

Comment by Tranquil:
Haha! :)! Whata geat cow image, I love 'em!

14
by spydr

Comment by Sammie:
Very nice cow! The composition is just right. The focus seems a little soft but the colors are nice.

Tumblers
by spydr

Comment by BikeRacer:
Hello from the Critique Club.

I like this shot. You met the challenge perfectly. It has good composition, strong and subtle color, and interesting lines. The muted lighting really evens out the overall shading. My first impulse was to want brighter or more light, but I think that would defeat the nice low-contrast color variations and ruin the subtle shading.

Some suggestions:

I wish the focus was either sharper or more diffuse; I think that either would compliment the wavy low-contrast texture. I can't decide if the lone specular highlight near the middle adds or takes away from the picture; I'd probably either want to see additional highlights on some other edges, or not see any at all.

I am not familiar with the 828, but the shot seems a little noisy for 64 ISO even with a 1 sec exposure. I wonder if this is an extremely tight crop of a much larger image. If so, could it have been re-shot to get in tighter without such a severe crop?

Finally, I truly like the overall image, but the fuzzy border reduces its impact substantially for me. When the smooth and flowing lines and colors meet the harsh texture of the border, it feels like an abrupt transition that leaves me trying to figure out what the border means rather than simply enjoying the subject of the image.

Feel free to critique my critique,
Ara

Rust Bucket
by spydr

Comment by alisasaur:
The sky looks absolutely amazing. The subject is perfect.

Rust Bucket
by spydr

Comment by banmorn:
Great colors and nice scenic baclground..a bit more of it would have been nice.

Rust Bucket
by spydr

Comment by nikon_girl:
Awesome color -- I predict a ribbon... 10!

Rust Bucket
by spydr

Comment by beckettboots:
What beautiful lush colors. I think the texture you've captured on the side of the barrel is wonderful and the composition is very nice with a good sense of proportion and detail.