Watch out...
by xertion

Comment by kosmikkreeper:
Greetings from the CC!

First off great composition and shots!

FOCUS and LIGHTING: The focus on the 2 small shots seems spot on... the big shot eye seems a tad soft but nothing dramatic. Maybe it's a n illusion caused by the darkness of the eye. :) Lighting is good. It works well here and is balanced among all 3 shots. I personaly would have likt a more direct light to brighten up the eye but that's just me.

COLOR: Skin tone is great and your white balance is good. Nothing worse than yellow eyes! :)

COMPOSITION: Having the eyes going in different directions add a dynamic feel to the image and the big eye looking strsight at you should brig forth many motions in people. The top eye seems farther away which is a bit distracting and the bottom eye is just a little anoyingly dark :)

Great shot! Keep it up!

Yanik

Austin postcard
by xertion

Comment by pinback:
Good subject choice. Not sure about the flowers in the foreground though, and the text isn't quite central.

3D glass illusion
by xertion

Comment by Wes:
Great angle, fabulous shot! Too bad about that one lil spec on the top left, I think it's the only thing I could call a flaw.

My companion
by xertion

Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE

I think you have done an excellent job at composing and executing this shot. The cat fills the frame nicely, while at the same time it doesn't feel cramped or tight to me. Mr. Burns has done an excellent job of "posing" and his position really forces the viewers to engage in eye contact with him.

While part of him feels like it is slightly "soft" (no pun intended) the eyes are sharp and crystal clear, which causes the viewer to focus even more on them. Also, the shallow depth of field works well here to eliminate any distractions from the background. To make it initially more engaging, it might be helpful to "catch" him in a situation where the context could also add to the "story" of the picture. For example, perhaps crouched waiting for a mouse, etc.

Technically, this picture is very well done. While I did not have a problem with "domesticates" in this challenge (like you pointed out, in a city environment, this would be the fauna) if you read some of the threads, you can see that I am in the minority, I think. This shot is very well done, and in a challenge specifically for pets would do rather well.

Traveling by boat
by xertion

Comment by p_johns:
A levels adjust wouldn't have gone astray in this pic, but I love it. Well shot!

Austin postcard
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Comment by albright1:
Gee, could you have asked for a better sky? This picture is awesome, and I can't think of a single thing you could do to make this better. It's great!

Austin postcard
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Comment by paganini:
Is it just me or is the horizon slightly off? Anyway, nice details :-)

Austin postcard
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Comment by Antithesis:
Really nice pic, but too much text.

Austin postcard
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Comment by kiwiness:
When I looked at the thumbnail I thought those flowers in the foreground were crowds of people :-). This is a typical postcard shot, I like it. It would have looked amazing had you used a polarizer filter to bring out the sky and clouds more.

Traveling by boat
by xertion

Comment by casualguy:
Nice composition, a tad dark?, maybe not. Water like glass, nice.