castle view
by gazdi

Comment by macrothing:
5 - Good framing - but needs some tweaking, just not sure what to suggest. Perhaps b&w/toning and some sharpening/blurring, not sure - just to give this some drama and an edge.

castle view
by gazdi

Comment by asmithphotos:
Very Nice!

castle view
by gazdi

Comment by redeemer:
I love castles. -6

castle view
by gazdi

Comment by EarlBaker:
Great subject. Good lighting and color.

castle view
by gazdi

Comment by DefyTime:
Nice exposure

castle view
by gazdi

Comment by behindthescenes:
this would work better if the castle was more prominent in your picture..

castle view
by gazdi

Comment by nheilweil:
beautiful picture but I think it would have benefitted from more castle less sky.

my profile for a peanut
by gazdi

Comment by yanko:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Technicals:
The lighting is adequate and the color is good. Since the challenge ran under advance editing I think you could have done more in post to bring out the subject more (i.e. brighten up the body, eyes to strength the focal point).

Subject/composition:
You probably already know that choosing this subject was the main reason you scored so poorly. Voters were expecting to see a human portrait in their working/living environment and you gave them something completely different. The composition is ok but could have been better (more off-center).

Summary:
A cute photo but one that didn't meet the challenge. If this was an animal portrait challenge this probably would have scored in the mid-5s in my opinion. Overall it's good but it lacks that something extra to score better than that. My suggestion there is if available work on this some more in post processing to bring out the subject. There's some detail there that could be enhance in photoshop or equivalent.

Message edited by author 2006-05-26 22:51:11.

"Lenscape" - Canon Mountains
by gazdi

Comment by JunieMoon:
I think the lens cap was too close to your lens. It came out way too blurry and lacking in detail.

"Lenscape" - Canon Mountains
by gazdi

Comment by boyhuntsforbliss:
good job on making them slightly out of focus so they appear far away!