I Am Not Going To Get Up Today, published 1987
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by liberty:
Nice clear shot. 7

Tulip Triptych
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by timfythetoo:
Greetings from the Critique Club -

Hi Gayle! Funny that I pull your image to comment on.

Well I will first tell you that I voted a 4 on this in challenge. But I was obviously in the minority on this one. This shot didnt grab me. While it easily met the challenge, the filters used were a bit over the top for my tastes. It felt more like a painting than a picture. Now I can see that you were going for somethign maybe a bit more surreal - just not my cup of tea.

That said - the triptych is laid out well. Good use of the overlapping squares to isolate the parts. The colors in the boxes are nice, though I am not sure if there would have been a better background color than the blue. Hard to give you any feedback on any of the technicals of the shot from a focus, detail point of view as your filters covered up most of that detail.

Now looking down at your other comments I can really see that people connected with your image. 22 comments almost all praising the shot is awesome! And your score is a great gauge as well. This might be a good image to post as a print. You could draw some good attention from it.

Hope some of this helps. Keep up the good work and we look forward to seeing you at Hocking Hills!

Tim

Tulip Triptych
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by emh11:
creative and lovely

Tulip Triptych
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by karmat:
The picture of the tulip is nice, I just don't care for the filters or whatever it was that you used. I think it takes away from the "photography" of what looks like it was a nice shot.

Tulip Triptych
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by birkin:
Great job, like it very much!

Tulip Triptych
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by mist:
Clever work.

Ducky Does the Dishes!
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by ursula:
Greetings from the Critique Club

This is a fun image, one that brings a big smile to the viewer when you first look at it.

In my view, the image is well exposed, and the colours are nice. It meets the challenge (there are bubbles in it), but it doesn't "sell" the idea of bubbles.

The weakness is in the composition. First, there's too much information, too much stuff. Less is more in many cases. Second, what information you present needs to be presented cleanly (beautifully). Even with cropping, the background would still look a bit messy.

In other words, I think what would have really helped this image is to set it up a lot more carefully. Go closer, have a hint of dishes in the back, a ducky floating on bubbles in front, a hint of the edge of the sink, and you might have yourself a good image.

I hope this helps. If I can be of further help, please let me know.

~Ursula

Tulip Triptych
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by bmartuch:
Absolutely excellent. I'd like to pick out what I like about but I like it all. 10

Tulip Triptych
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by cassilda_terry:
This is so artistically amazing! It would look sooo good on my living room wall. you should make a print!

Laundry the 1880's Way
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by JunieMoon:
Like the vintage style. Too much house, though. A better crop to just focus on the laundry, with a limited amount of background would have worked better.