explosion
by goc

Comment by jfriesen:
Hello from the Critique Club!

This image proved to be a little hard for me to critique.

The composition is very nice and the exposure on the match itself is excellent (you pulled a lot of detail out) but there is something bothering me.

The big white blob in the middle of the flame is overpowering the composition area. And the fact that there is no detail in that area makes the blob ever bigger to the eye. Don't get me wrong here you have a potentially excellent image here, and I could read all your post- processing remarks and tell you worked hard on this image, but in my opinion, it barely misses to present itself with full power.

Maybe there could be something done with the crop, (maybe shift it to the left just a tad) Or shoot the same shot with a slightly smaller flame.

The colors are nice and the background fits to give emphasis to both the match and the flame. I also like the shape of the flame. It fits the challenge perfectly.

Overall good job because I have found that working with fire isn't always easy.

:)

Steve who ?
by goc

Comment by Judi:
Oh this is too cute.

Steve who ?
by goc

Comment by Elaine:
Good DOF, but it doesn't show me where Steve is.

Dreamer
by goc

Comment by redmoon:
really like this one. the bluey greys in the background really sets it off nicely. the white shirt, though an obviously blown highlight, also works well and doesn't distract too greatly. the focus seems to be a mix of softness and noise reduction, which is a little odd, i think. but i like it in that you get a sense of motion, or the feeling that there is about to be motion, like the girls attention is very precisely focused on somthing she's about to grab. very nice. 8.

Steve who ?
by goc

Comment by Kelli:
So the little bird wouldn't talk, huh? Well, you tell him "we have ways of making you talk"! LOL. Really nice shot!

Butterfly effect
by goc

Comment by Judi:
Great work.

Steve who ?
by goc

Comment by BeckyT:
Great DOF. Like how the bird is justing looking at you.

Dreamer
by goc

Comment by junior_z:
soft, softer, the softest

Butterfly effect
by goc

Comment by levyj413:
The title doesn't connect to the image, and neither connects to mystery or magic for me. The butterfly effect relates to butterflies flapping wings and creating tiny winds that affect things around the world. Not caterpillars.

That said, the focus is nice on the caterpillar's head. However, the dim lighting there, combined with the harsh highlight on its back, yields a pic that isn't so great. 3.

Dreamer
by goc

Comment by Toniann220:
10....