king kong
by visaksen

Comment by eiffel:
Will look most likely very nice in larger print than permitted by dpchallenge.

king kong
by visaksen

Comment by moonjeong:
Barely see Mr. Kong... but ok...

library in backlighting
by visaksen

Comment by Zigomar:
what an interesting building

library in backlighting
by visaksen

Comment by MochaNova1987:
not pleasing to the eye

library in backlighting
by visaksen

Comment by Kris287:
this photo is a bit dull...

library in backlighting
by visaksen

Comment by adine:
This image lacks color (or contrast) and detail. The imposing building is a good choice of subject - more huge and imposing backlit. I wish the texture of the bricks and ivy were more of a focus - get closer in to the building and compose the picture with the ivy filling the foreground, and the texture of the bricks highlighted by the light?

at the frontdoor
by visaksen

Comment by Dseale:
Wow great focus, it's kind of like an illusion.

at the frontdoor
by visaksen

Comment by Sammie:
This is a nice picture for the challenge. To me, if the DOF was deeper it would show the pattern more.

for the birds
by visaksen

Comment by HBunch:
*Critique Club*

In response to your request for an in depth critique, due to the lack of photogrpaher's comments, I can only offer my critique based on my own personal opinion alone, since I do not know what your personal intentions were for this photograph.
I really like this. At first, I wanted to say 'I wish the one green leafy thing wasn't ON the apple, but then I tried to picture it without the green leafy thing and it seemed a little boring, so I'm thinking that maybe you made a good choice by leaving it in.
The one distraction that I do see is the dark leaf in the forground. It doesn't seem to fit with the bright colors of the rest of the photo and kind of draws attention to itself.
The focus on the apples is nice in my opinion, and also the DOF really makes this photo. Very nice for the challenge.
The color and lighting really make me want to look at this for a long time. So why did it finish in the lower 1/2 of the entries? Cause it doesn't jump out and slap you in the face. There was a lot of strong competition in this challenge, and it seems like the more outrageous shots took the top. I really do like this though. It's a very relaxing image.
~Heather~

at the frontdoor
by visaksen

Comment by outland:
For me, the narrow depth of focus actually obscures the pattern rather than features it.