Simple Beauty
by GolferDDS

Comment by qachyk:
Far too much green to capture the point elegantly. Better might have been red blooms in that vase, though of course the leaves themselves count -- maybe a neutral vase? But a nice, arty shot, I suppose.

Simple Beauty
by GolferDDS

Comment by W.R.Miller:
Very nice color. I really like the border use with this picture. I think it adds a lot. Good luck with the challenge!

Confusion. Which Shall I Choose?
by GolferDDS

Comment by Toddh:
Critque Club

First impression of this image, well executed. It is well balanced, though I will go into the cropping shortly. And as you have no doubt been told, the border is a bit distracting.

This definately meets the challenge and you have found a unique way to represent the primary colours. It's a shame the yellow pills were not a little more yellow, but they are still clearly yellow. I would say more saturation would bring the yellow out but that would be at the expense of blowing out the yellow on the pill bottles.

I think the thing that could improve your image alot is the composition, I think a tighter crop would have made for a more visually appealing shot. It is often tempting to show the entire subject within the image, but look at alot of the really strong visual images and they give you enough of the image to identify it but not the entire subject. I think this shot would have more impact if you cropped out alot of the pill bottles on one side of the image and spilled the pills out the other side of the image. But still maintained the diagonal, which I think works well.

Technically you have executed this quite well, perhaps it could be a little brighter in order to give it a little more punch. But otherwise it seems technically well done.

Overall I think with a little more work this would be a really strong image and I think it was an excellent idea.

Good luck and keep shooting.

Todd.

Simple Beauty
by GolferDDS

Comment by pitsaman:
i would put whole in focus 9 from me!

The Race
by GolferDDS

Comment by Journey:
Oh boy, did you get screwed here with the score. Good thing those scores don't mean a lot! Can't believe that people call this a snapshot!
What WOULD they expect to see from a picture of runners getting ready for a race? That they would prettily pose for the photographer? Anyway, you captured the moment and the action. Be pleased!

The Race
by GolferDDS

Comment by karmat:
Cropping to show just their feet might have been interesting as well. On a side note, it is hilarious how most of them are concentrating on their watches (I know why, but it is still funny looking).

Simple Beauty
by GolferDDS

Comment by sherryk471:
Beautiful=9

Simple Beauty
by GolferDDS

Comment by Gordon:
you've got the colours and a good subject but the lighting seems a bit flat and uninteresting. The border enhances the final result too.

Simple Beauty
by GolferDDS

Comment by justine:
This is very nice.......lovely.

Simple Beauty
by GolferDDS

Comment by moodville:
The title is very true. I dont normally like large borders, but with this image I think it works well. The composition is clean and simple, the lighting looks good. The only real problems I have is the strange 'outline' effect toward the bottom of the vase, and the possibly creases of the background cloth, most noticeably on the right hand side. It's likely a monitor calibration thing, but it's a little distracting on this monitor.