Dirty Laundry (Don Henley)
by alanfreed

Comment by PTLParsons:
My best suggestion would be to spray the socks with "shout" before washing them, and some bleach in the bleach cup. Otherwise looks like a good load. Also a good pic. Nice focus, cropping, content, lighting. Good job. 8 PTL

The Burnout
by alanfreed

Comment by RedRuthann:
I like this - not too sure why, but I do. Good use of dof. Good job 8
Ruthann

Dirty Laundry (Don Henley)
by alanfreed

Comment by Gekker:
never mix darks and whites, not good for the whites you know.

Dirty Laundry (Don Henley)
by alanfreed

Comment by dimitrii:
Good song, the picture might've been done with a bit more creativity; I think. Just an opinion.

Dirty Laundry (Don Henley)
by alanfreed

Comment by catpixel:
the sock seems way out of proportion. (unless your tub is way small, or you have really big feet.

Ready for the Outback
by alanfreed

Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Composition
I find that overall the composition of this works well. It fills the frame nicely (maybe a touch too tight, even), and the boomerang helps to serve to pull the eyes down and in. Her location in the frame is good, an effective use of the rule of thirds. My only complaint is that her pose looks a little stiff. Maybe changing the pose so that it looked like she was just holding the boomerang and not pretending to throw it.

Technique
It is very well focused, and the lighting works well in that it is bright and "illuminates" her features well. However, the brightness of it bothers me somehow because of the plain backdrop. The lighting says, "Outside, sunlight" while the backdrop says "Indoor, studio." Does that make sense? If not, contact me, and I will try to explain further. It would have been awesome if she could have been standing in front of an outback looking scene (but I understand that there are some things that are not possible), or at least out side somewhere.

Overall Effect
I live under a rock and have never watched this show, so I didn't know if it was an actual contestant or not. That is cool that it was. I don't think it hurt you to have her in both challenges, I think it was a good idea. Though I thought it met the challenge, I wonder if some of the lower voters questioned it. It does seem to show more the result of travel than actually travelling, and though that works for me, there are some for whom it doesn't!

Good work, and good luck in the future!

The Burnout
by alanfreed

Comment by Swashbuckler:
Nice use of narrow DOF (just to be opposite of the majority of your comments!!!)
While I "get" your shot, honestly I had hoped for more out of this world strange from this challenge. Well taken, nice use of narrow focal range. 7 Swash

Amber Brkich of Survivor II: Australia
by alanfreed

Comment by mnewman:
nice shot, but i wish you would have gone with the third show you put on focus.inputout.net.

The Burnout
by alanfreed

Comment by aussie:
Nice composition and dof. Great work.

Dirty Laundry (Don Henley)
by alanfreed

Comment by johnny_justjohnny:
that's a hanes sock, right? i got a batch of six at the grocery store like three weeks ago. you have good taste in socks.