Half Mast
by boyte1

Comment by zadore:
...from Critique Club...

Hi Anona :)

FIRST IMPRESSION:
nice...but that border's gotta go

COMPOSITION:
Wonderful composition. I think you should have left it w/out a border, it is way to harsh and distracts from the subject. :)

TECHNICAL:
lighting is great. I like your selective DOF. nice sharp focus on the flag...great job :)

ARTISTIC:
It's just another flag shot...i think that's why you finished 38th. I'm sure you realize that this is an international website, and with what's going on in the world you might lose points for a shot of an american flag...it's just reality.

Interesting how jmsetzler jumped to the conclusion that you were going to get 'nasty remarks' when in fact you got NONE... :)

Cheers and good luck in the future challenges.

Organized Chaos
by boyte1

Comment by DougPaz:
Good eye for this one. It is AWFUL busy though. Maybe a bit too much.

Organized Chaos
by boyte1

Comment by mariomel:
Very busy picture. Barbed wire should have been cropped out. IMO.

Knot Yellow
by boyte1

Comment by thatguy:
good closeup, i like this image

Knot Yellow
by boyte1

Comment by bod:
Excellent. Nice strong, simple image with great detail & colour. Well done.

Organized Chaos
by boyte1

Comment by wingy:
Unfortunately, this shot ends up just looking like chaos. The numerous lines in this picture don't form any strong patterns or structures (even though I'm sure they do in real life). Perhaps the subject is just too cluttered to come up with a good clear shot from, or perhaps another angle would have yeilded better results. I also think the barbed wire and lightpost don't add to the shot, but instead add to the clutter. Good luck. 3

Knot Yellow
by boyte1

Comment by kellie:
good job

Knot Yellow
by boyte1

Comment by casualguy:
Mixed feelings on this one, a little split....

His and Hers
by boyte1

Comment by muckpond:
I think the paper heart just gets in the way of a pleasing and simple image.

Knot Yellow
by boyte1

Comment by nds:
Nice macro shot with an interesting perspective and perfect DOF. Personally I dislike the black edge on the top of this shot. Probably it would be better to open the zipper a little bit and then cut off the black part. In addition I would have positioned the yellow part of the zipper (dont know any english word for this pull strap) a little more to the left side. IMHO it would be helpful, if it doesn't disrupt the line of interesting texture of the zipper.