down time
by margiemu

Comment by gusto:
great shot, I seem to be only commenting on womens shots this challenge... The lighting is perfect exposure and focus are great 8

down time
by margiemu

Comment by samanwar:
Nice shot ..

Queen of the Laundry Pile
by margiemu

Comment by MTPixels:
Well done!

down time
by margiemu

Comment by Ragga2000:
But remember... if you are down, things always tend to get better :o) Good luck with this one.

Driving People Crazy
by margiemu

Comment by yanko:
Greetings from CTP2

I like the idea. Very over the top with the number of cameras and badges he has on. For some reason perhaps due to the blur and him tilting forward, I keep thinking he's on rollerblades when he's not. If this is someone you know maybe if you decide to reshoot this idea in the future have him wear a pair of rollerblades. If you do that try out some landscape framing with him off-center to really enhance that motion and crazy feel to this subject. Or go really crazy with the composition (diagonally lined subject) to really play up the crazy theme.

In terms of the technicals, I like the choice in blurring the background a bit. However, as gazdi said, make that selection a bit tighter to avoid those sharp patches left behind. I know sometimes I make those same mistakes. It usually happens when I am too caught up in a differet part of the image trying to fix that I don't notice other things wrong. What I find helpful is to allow enough time before the deadline to revisit my edited entry so that I have a fresh pair of eyes looking at the photo and a lot of times I end up re-editing it to good results.

Other things to consider in terms of improvement would be contrast and sharpening boosts. I think there is room for more of that here. The main thing I would probably do here is make the blacks a tad blacker either by using curves or selective color if you use photoshop.

Overall, I like what you captured. The subject has very good detail and is sharp as is.

Edited for clarity and spelling.

Message edited by author 2006-05-19 14:26:46.

Queen of the Laundry Pile
by margiemu

Comment by ladyhawk22:
Lighting on this shot looks pretty good! I'm not a big fan of the downward angle of the shot--I might prefer something straight on at the model's level, with the washer and dryer behind. Good work on meeting the challenge description!

down time
by margiemu

Comment by Nald:
Love the tones working for you here against the leather and your hair. Lighting is very nice and I get a relaxing feeling viewing this. Beautiful work.

Seattle Temple
by margiemu

Comment by alexgarcia:
From the CTP MkII

First Impression: Nice shot of a too modern church for the people.

Composition: a bit too centered for me. I don't know the place, but maybe another perspective, not so in ront would have helped.

Subject: It meets the challenge, but maybe people was looking for more intimate images or not so modern churchs...

Technical: Colors OK, but it lacks a bit of more punch on the lighting. Maybe with the sun nearer to the dusk... The subject is on focus, but it seems a nit oversharpened. Maybe you used too much USM?

Improvement: change a bit the composition and try it at other time of the day

Summary: Not bad shot that DPCer's voters didnt like. Sorry for the score, but keep trying.

�lex

Driving People Crazy
by margiemu

Comment by alexgarcia:
From the CTP MkII

First Impression: My first impression was, I've commented this photo before. Then realized was another one with same title...LOL. The first impression is "that boy has too many cameras".

Composition: Good, but would have improved IMO if you cropped tighter to the boy on the left.

Subject: Nice, as this was a very difficult challenge IMO.

Technical: You achieve a really good DOF with your subject on focus and the BG blurred. the colors are a bit washed, I would liked more saturated colors.

Improvement: More contrasted colors, there's a bit of halo around the boy

Summary: Nice take and good score.

�lex

down time
by margiemu

Comment by Nitrox:
Great lighting and composition. Good job.