Flight
by Frank Beckman

Comment by inspzil:
Greetings from the Critique Club
By Inspzil

Composition - This is a really neat capture. I like the colors on the left duck. They seem a little underexposed but I don't think that's the case. I think they are just slightly out of focus due to their movement. They are really well framed. Both being in roughly the same position is a great touch and the biggest selling point of this photo IMO. The downside to this pic is the branches being out of focus. I think you probably would've been better off if the branches were moving a lot, then it would convey their motion better. You kinda got stuck in the in between, between a panning motion shot and a stop action motion shot where the background has to be a blur or crystal clear. Personally I think its pretty good as is, but could definitely improve if the background fit into one of the "approved" techniques on DPC. The panning shot is still under review (according to my shots anyway :) ).

Technical - This image lacks a little of the crispness that it needs. I don't feel it needs to be the clearest image we've ever seen on DPC but for the most part, voters in these parts generally frown on any less than crystal clear. The slight "underexposure" of the birds heads is probably not correctable within DPC rules. Some of the function might be a little bit due to the DOF if the camera is close to the subjects. I don't believe this to be true in this case.

Overall - I think this picture is pretty underrated. It's not a bad picture and I think it deserves a little better score. I think you took a lot of hits for the background not being totally focused which I don't think is totally justified. Unfortunately I can't change your score but I hope you found at least one thing in here that will help you on a future picture. Good Luck with your photos - Inspzil

Flower
by Frank Beckman

Comment by Becky:
I like the texture in this photo.

Flight
by Frank Beckman

Comment by shirleygirl_71373:
This is a beautiful picture.

Flight
by Frank Beckman

Comment by kiwiness:
I like how you got both those ducks in synchronisation, it is the main charachter in this image. The trees look as if it is very windy. Good crop here but maybe the´focus could have been a tad better on those ducks. Good capture.

Flight
by Frank Beckman

Comment by ChrisW123:
Pretty good capture... that's hard to snap flying birds like that.

Flight
by Frank Beckman

Comment by DougPaz:
Great capture, the colors on the mallard are really super. You might have cropped this just a bit more at the top.

Flower
by Frank Beckman

Comment by mariomel:
Nice composition. Flower seems a little overexposed, though.

Be Mine
by Frank Beckman

Comment by FranziskaLang:
MMMMMMMM... my favorite chocolates. That alone should give you extra points. ;) I like the composition, the chocolates and the rose are cropped, the rose has a beautiful tone of red. I am wondering whether you took this photo too close up though, because it doesn't seem quite focused, and focus gets better towards the back.

Flower
by Frank Beckman

Comment by casualguy:
That's kind'a pretty.

Flower
by Frank Beckman

Comment by Crafty Sue:
wonderful arrangement