Last Chop of the Day
by sanandan

Comment by DennisF:
Wonderful combinations of color. The facial expression is great. The soft lighting in the canvas is a perfect backdrop. 10

Last Chop of the Day
by sanandan

Comment by dsidwell:
Super work here. Putting her right center implies that she and her work are of supreme importance. 9

Last Chop of the Day
by sanandan

Comment by casualguy:
Very short DOF... like the subject, lighting, and background. Nice.

Last Chop of the Day
by sanandan

Comment by sagestudio:
Great shot, her expression is classic. Fits the challenge well. 8

Last Chop of the Day
by sanandan

Comment by CLarson557:
Very nice photo! Definately someone at work. I'm curious as to what she is cutting. I like how she is smiling, like she's proud to have her picture made. The yellow tapestry in the background is a little distracting, but other than that, a well put together picture. 9 Good luck in the challenge.

Last Chop of the Day
by sanandan

Comment by sylk:
Absolutely beautiful color! Great composition and (I assume) natural light. Nice capture of the mood and sense of motion in the hand. Love it!

Last Chop of the Day
by sanandan

Comment by ambaker:
Picture appears a bit dark. The meat is well lit, but the dark clothing tends to blend into the dark background a bit much for me. Otherwise a very good and interesting photo. 8

Last Chop of the Day
by sanandan

Comment by FranziskaLang:
Simply beautiful. I like that she's smiling while she's working. Beautiful worn knife, great focus on the meat she's chopping and her with unobtrusive background. There's nothing I would change.

Sun Buffs
by sanandan

Comment by autool:
Critique Club Critique

Title: Sun Buffs, by sanandan

Composition: Yours is a perfectly balanced and composed shot. I only wish everyone had thought about the fact that you could not repose your subjects and probably had a limited amount of frames to capture them in.


Technical: In some parts of the world the sky really is that blue, and if you used a polarizing filter you had it set just right. When I look at the feathers on their chest it looks as though you might have softened them with Neatimage or the noise filter in Photoshop, and then brought the picture back with unsharpmask. None the less it turned out very nice.


Challenge: It is composed just a small amount more centered that most voters would have liked, but the challenge doesn't say, "how much out of center it had to be" so it meets their requirements just fine.


Suggestions: I would have liked to see some information about the picture, your conditions, and possible problems that you might have encountered while making the picture. You have done a fine job with this picture and I thank you for sharing it with the DPC crowd.



You have contributed many wonderful pictures and through them I consider you a statesman, and look forward to seeing more of your beautiful country.

By the way I gave it a 9.

Disclaimer:
Bear in mind that I am here to learn, just as many others and any comments that I have made are not intended to be offensive in any way, and are only constructive criticisms. If you wish to comment or discuss this critique please feel free to do so at any time.
Thank you,
Dick Pattee (Autool)
Autool@attbi.com

Last Chop of the Day
by sanandan

Comment by justine:
I like this shot, not crazy about seeing meat in a shot...still the shot is very nice if only a bit dark.