Crying Eyes
by BigSmiles

Comment by justine:
Boohoo! makes me want to cry she looks so sad. Good Luck to ya!

Crying Eyes
by BigSmiles

Comment by clues56:
Good acting, if it's not for real. Good photo

Crying Eyes
by BigSmiles

Comment by Geocide:
Too bad the image isn't a bit sharper

Falconbridge is falling down...... falling down...
by BigSmiles

Comment by DougPaz:
Greetings from the Critique Club };-)

Initial thoughts
A real stretch for the challenge, not your best work technically.

Composition/ Content
OK, you took a chance with the name. I'm sure you got a few laughs and didn't really care about the score so it worked. I felt it was a bit of a stretch for the challenge as apparently did the voters. The tower seems to be leaning to the right but not enough to validate the title. If you had more of an angle, it might have worked a bit better.


Technical
Focus seems a little soft and seems like it could use some sharpening. The whole shot feels unbalanced. I think I would have cropped it above the fence so that the legs of the tower would lead you to the Name on the tower. As it is, the name seems lost in the shot. It seems a little washed out as well, perhaps and little more contrast and some saturation in post processing may have helped here.

My Opinion On The Photo
I think you were probably just having some fun and it works that way. I think you could have improved it technically and still had a much better score. There are great technical shots that are way off the challenge that score pretty well. Keep on shooting!!


I would be happy to talk further about this shot if you would like to contact me.
DougPaz

A rose
by BigSmiles

Comment by DennisF:
Nice soft lighting. Center is well focused. Background is pleasantly blurred (I be you have received comments that you should crop it out - I like it. I think it should have been more from above to fully meet the challenge. But good.

A rose
by BigSmiles

Comment by dsidwell:
Lovely, soft, and the lighting is terrific. Even though you've got the veins sharp, It still looks just slightly out of focus for some reason. Still, high marks from me.

Roman Numeral 6 (VI)
by BigSmiles

Comment by DougPaz:
Greetings from the Critique Club };-)

Initial thoughts
Beautiful shot, meets the challenge, may be a touch over exposed.

Composition/ Content
One of my favorites of the week. A nice subtle natural number in High Key. Composition is excellent as the cattails seem to sit just perfectly in the frame. Nice eye to find the number.

Technical
Focus is excellent, especially with the light. The only thing I might have done was boost the contrast a little to make the plants stand out more against the snow.

My Opinion On The Photo
I originally scored this shot a seven which was on the high end of your scores. I think that it meets the challenge well and was probably misunderstood by some of the voters as I feel it should have finished even higher than it did. Good job, and keep up the good work.


I would be happy to talk further about this shot if you would like to contact me.
DougPaz

A rose
by BigSmiles

Comment by briphoto:
It's a very nice photo with nice colors. I am wondering how many comments you are getting on how it is not demonstrated by the photo that you have taken the shot "From Above"?

A rose
by BigSmiles

Comment by Budweezer:
Hmmm... Your flower shot is much better than mine. I must learn from this one. Thanks!

A rose
by BigSmiles

Comment by e301:
Beautiful colouration - and one of few macros that have kept a sense of looking down as well as the depth of field.