Rhythmic Curves
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by san62910:
I've looked at this several times and still not sure what it is, but I love the curves and the way it draws the eye across the photo. Great color. Not so fond of the background though.

The Circus in town
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by blackenedwhite:
From the CTP MkII
Disclaimer: The following crits are personal opinions, not photographic dogmas. Please see them as suggestions, not claims of mastery nor a show of hauteur.;p

First Impression: Haha, amusing.:) 6, disregarding the technicals, because it amuses me to no end.
Composition: 5. A wider crop, which would've showed more of the ring, would've worked for me. Didn't like that you clipped the ringmaster's feet and the whole thing feels a bit too heavy at the right.
Subject: 9. Because it's fun.
Technical: 5 or 6. The less than stellar focus has done you in, IMO. I'm not sure I like the light disparity between the subject and the background but it's nothing a little selective desat won't fix.
Improvement: Recompose to the left and below, some burning and dodging, and a bit of color tweaking, I guess.
Summary: It's not that hard to imagine seeing it in a small town daily and it does jolly one up so good work. I'm a number too short on screws in the head so please do not be offended.;p

Dusky Pulsating City
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by DefyTime:
great night shot

Rhythmic Curves
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by nlghttrain:
that background is not working for me, too busy

Essence of India
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by yanko:
Greetings from your own critique club.

First Impression:
Looks professional.

Composition:
Very good. The space is filled well and with purpose. Not much more I can say other than well done.

Subject:
She looks relaxed and comfortable, something that is often missing with a lot of other portraits I've seen at DPC. Again, well done in accomplishing that.

Technical (Colour and light):
The lighting is very good. The detail is captured without any harsh transitions. The light on the hair is sufficient. However for DPC purposes you might want to have a bit more contrast so those without calibrated monitors won't ding you because it looks too dark. That one area of the hair with the brighter light does seem out of place but it's not distracting to me.

Improvement:
I really don't have any. As I mentioned above, for DPC purposes maybe brighten the hair more so that it's more visible across the board for everyone.

Summary:
Great image. I thought it was one of the best in the challenge and really I should be asking you about portrait shots rather than me critiquing yours. :)

Good luck on future challenges although I don't think you really need it.

Edited to fix spelling.

Message edited by author 2006-05-08 21:59:22.

The Circus in town
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by Rebecca:
Greetings!

This isn't a bad shot for a small town newspaper. The elephants are in a good pose. I think this would be nice with a tighter crop to just the lower 2/3 of the photo, eliminating the too-dark background. We don't need to see the circus logo to know what's going on. Focus on the elephants. This will also help us to see the trainer, who currently is so small in the photo that he gets lost amongst their legs. I also wonder if a little sharpening might help?

Dusky Pulsating City
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by posthumous:
You're just describing a landscape photo, not imagining a movie, imho.

The Circus in town
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by Gunnsi:
Comment from a member of your own commenting club :-)
A well deserved "over 6" score.
Plus:
1. This picture is in good focus
2. Lighting on the elephants skin is good
3. The "blue guys" in the back are well placed
Minus:
1. IMO it would be better to crop differently. Crop below the band playing or over the sign. Also show a bit more of the bottom. More likely you didnt get it all in the picture. So you should maybe had to take the picture portrature.
2. Lighting on the left elephant "blue sign" is a bit to harsh. You could have darkened it a bit.
3. The wire in the top right corner distracts and would have been nice to clone it away.

Message edited by author 2006-05-10 20:24:21.

The Circus in town
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by alexgarcia:
really wonderful.
Like the composition, very dynamic and the crop is OK.
The colors and white balance is great, in a dificult conditions, I guess. The sharpness is good.
The subject is funny, you captured the moment very well and you include all the important things in the shot.
To improve: sorry, but I can't think of anything. like it this way.
Well done.

�lex

The Circus in town
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by margiemu:
This is a great shot... makes me want to go to the circus!
compostion: If you had panned out just slightly so that the crop wasn't so tight, I think it might have looked a bit better. As is the feet of the trainer are cut off, and the elephants look slightly off balance.
suject: this is great. You caught the elephants at a great moment.
technical: I'm sure the lighting was tricky, and this turned out pretty well. I know nothing about PS, so I can't make any comments about post processing.
This shot does a great job of capturing the 'essence' of the circus, which is what photojournalism should do.