Fertility
by LeeD

Comment by malenki:
very very cool! wicked!

Fertility
by LeeD

Comment by cowbird123:
Not enough here to figure out what we're looking at

Fertility
by LeeD

Comment by talmy:
This doesn't appear to be a reflection, although it is close.

Fertility
by LeeD

Comment by oklodhi:
what is the relationship with relfections in this image?

Fertility
by LeeD

Comment by tate:
wierd enough to make me spell wierd like weird ... not digging the lack of contrast range or the frame. 7 nonetheless.

Tiny Hand
by LeeD

Comment by davidx76:
Love the lighting

Little Red Riding Hood?
by LeeD

Comment by taterbug:
Very cute pic. Good job on the selective desat. I think it really helps draw attention to the girl. I agree, seems like the shot could be a little sharper, maybe just some light usm could help? I really like how the girl and the puppy are caught both looking in the same direction, it adds some interest factor and I keep wondering what they are looking at.

Starbucks... After Hours
by LeeD

Comment by sfalice:
Greetings form the Critique Club

You have a fine and funny image here and your score reflects that. Good to see some humor among the entries.

Eschelar has given you a better critique than I can, so I'll just mention one or two things that struck me as I examined your image with considerable care. Something is wrong where the "snow" comes up to meet the bag of sugar. Whether you were supporting the "snow" with torn paper, or something else, the edge just isn't smooth. I realize you couldn't feather it because of Basic rules...

And to be really picky,the shadow of the snowman just behind that torn edge is a bit strong.

But the story you tell is a good one and comes through nicely through your very good photography.

I wish you continued success in your DPC experience.

Starbucks... After Hours
by LeeD

Comment by eschelar:
Really well done there.

Praise: Creativity... Reflection in the coffee mug - outstanding... Lighting - meow. Sugar on the runners of the sled give it a "used" look.

Criticism:

Missed a spot just behind the bag of sugar. I assume you saw that before.

Would have been nice if you could have lit this to highlight a few more shadows and provide a bit more depth in the sugar snow. Particularly to bring out a "snow angel" made by the one human bean.

The snow angel could have been brought out a little more also by using something to create rifts. You can sometimes make sugar stick together by using moist air and dry air. That's getting pretty tricky though. This isn't a major issue, it could just be lying there. I've done it (in snow, not sugar)

The snowman comes in a bit of a different colour. I wonder if you tried making it more snowmanlike by rolling it around in the sugar. You might have considered adding some white flour or baking soda to the mix as well if you were having problems with making stuff stick to the balls of styrofoam.

Super idea guy! I wish I was that creative :)

Starbucks... After Hours
by LeeD

Comment by Strikeslip:
Love your creativity! Should have finished higher.... DPC philistines!