Naturally Textured - Take II
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by alexgarcia:
Hello from Álex, CTP MkII

First Impression: wonderful texture
Composition: very nice simmetry
Subject: quite interesting shell
Technical: good focus, nice lighting (maybe a little dark on the upper left of the shell.
Improvement: the BG in red is a bit too strong, I prefer the black one
Summary: very good shot. It seems clear you move very well on the studio environment

Álex

Enlightening
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by alexgarcia:
Hello from Álex, CTP MkII

First Impression: very clever idea but IMO the realization could be improved
Composition: good, in this case the centered composition works well
Subject: very good concept for the challenge, with an original idea
Technical: the main flaw IMO is technical. If you had achieved a good silhouette, this shoot will deserved a very high score.
Improvement: a better lighting to make the silhouette more perfect
Summary: very intelligent idea.

Álex

City Architecture
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by alexgarcia:
Hello from Álex, CTP MkII

First Impression: wonderful wide shot
Composition: good, like it
Subject: OK for me, but probably too wide for some people on this challenge. By wide I mean that some people, for comments I've seen in others shots, including mine was expecting more shots on details. But I think this shot is perfect for the challenge.
Technical: very good: great DOF, with everything in focus, very natural colors.
Improvement: I'm not sure if correcting the deformation in the perspective of the lateral buildings would help or not, just an idea...
Summary: Well done, maybe chicago deserves a visit...

Álex

Enlightening
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by blackenedwhite:
CPTII

Actually, the shot looks better the longer you stare at it.
It was a great idea, albeit not very obvious e.g. the low DNMC scores.
The subject was, honestly, still a bit too dark. A 30-second expsure with a 1-second exposure for the light would've looked better, I think.
Just a suggestion, though.

City Architecture
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by blackenedwhite:
CPTII, oi!

Dude, this one's more of a cityscape than an architecture entry.
That isn't to say that it doesn't meet the challenge, though. Actually, it does. Quite deviated from the norm, however.
I quite like the buildings in the BG (OMG the subjects's the BG hehe) and the general feel of the whole thing borders on melancholia.
Nice work, Shailesh.

Self
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by blackenedwhite:
CPTdos, ayos!

Not very creative or gimmicky, but still a well-done SP. The red background hurts my eyes and you would've been more guapo without it.
Flash-lit? A diffuser in front of that white light source would help, IMO.

Strawberry Banana
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by blackenedwhite:
CPTtoo, only later!

OKay, I'll keep it short:
(+)
Nice subject -- or subjects, rather. The subtle vibrancy of the colours do take the cake for this particular shot. The choice of BG's not really that great, but works nonetheless,
(-)
The shallow DOF was very detrimental as I bet a lot of people took of points for it. It was very distracting and compositionally unhelpful. A deeper DOF would've worked better.
The shadows under the banana don't help as well. A diffuser in front of the light, or maybe a repositioning, would've lessened (or eliminated) said shadows.

Good luck on next challenges!

C.H.I.C.A.G.O.
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by blackenedwhite:
CPTII, oi!

Wow, nice cityscape. Flip it horizontally and you'd've got "DPC" on them lights.;p
The colours are amazing, the exposure dead on, but it's the sharpness (or un-sharpness, rather) that hurt your shot, placing it where it is now. So mebbe a little more sharpening next time.

Dusky Pulsating City
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by blackenedwhite:
CPTII, oi!

This shot burns the eyes, yeah?;p
It doesn't really fit that well in this particular challenge but still, it's a nice cityscape.
Wouldn't have the composition any other way, ang I guess a little sharpening wouldn't've hurt. Nice sky as well.

Leaving the City
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by GuGi:
I very seldom browse dpc, I can see that I should! This is an excellent capture my friend, would have done great in a challenge, but maybe there was no challenge that fit. :) Some dpc'ers would just have entered any challenge, guess you're not that kinda guy :-))