Dog eye contact with photographer
by clickodak

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing challenge that contributes well to the challenge

What a lovely dog. You have captured the fur detail well and your chosen aperture enables us to concentrate on the eye and its reflections which works well especially in relation to the challenge brief. Your composition works well with eye well placed on the most appropriate hotspot leaving room for the lovely soft focus detail too. A great shot Marcel, well done

It is winter
by clickodak

Comment by kiwinick:
well thank goodness I don't live here I wouln't survive the cold Brrr thank heavens for summer .!!!

Dog eye contact with photographer
by clickodak

Comment by ButterflyGirl:
Beautiful capture

Clock Gear Silhouette
by clickodak

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes well to the challenge

I admire your creative approach to the challenge Marcel. The composition works well with the emphasis on the clock̢۪s lovely shadow, this is a very effective way to show the inner workings of the clock. The inclusion of the clock face works well and gives meaning to the shadow, I just wonder if your aperture was just a little too wide, perhaps a little more definition in the clock face would have given it a more instant appeal, especially here at DPC where there may be a tendency not to linger too long. A very appealing image, well done Marcel.

Clock Gear Silhouette
by clickodak

Comment by posthumous:
I like this capture.

Dog eye contact with photographer
by clickodak

Comment by kiwinick:
great idea very nice photo

Old Time Barber Shop
by clickodak

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes well to the challenge

A good choice of subject Marcel and well handled too. Those lovely old chairs look so comfy there must be a danger of falling asleep there! The chairs are what makes the scene work so your viewpoint is well chosen with the receding aspect of the room there is a sense of infinity to it. There is perhaps scope for more exposure but I think your exposure is preferable as the darker background enhances the distance. It looks good in mono too, preferable to colour.

Square Texture
by clickodak

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the critique club

An interesting image that contributes to the challenge

An interesting find Marcel, I like your diagonal composition it adds a dynamic but for this square crop challenge I̢۪m not sure its quite so effective as a deliberate use of the squares could have been. I̢۪m imagining using the square patterns as the squares they are going in closer on just a couple of them and cropping in a way that would have one square dominating to say the thirds horizontal and vertical with the remaining space filled with elements of a couple of the adjacent squares. Such a composition may have enhanced the square concept thus fulfilling the challenge brief even more effectively.

Christmas Decorations
by clickodak

Comment by giantmike:
This is a fine image, but it lacks pop. Have you ever tried a star filter for these types of shots? You can even make your own!

Old Time Barber Shop
by clickodak

Comment by Leo:
I like the leading lines and the repetition. However, I wonder if a lower angle and maybe customer and barber in maybe the third or fourth chair would have given this more impact. But that's my perspective...Still one of photos in this challenge that draw me in the most.