Thinking
by Rackat

Comment by Gallatin:
A little doll, nice shot.

A Splash of Color
by Rackat

Comment by RLS:
Wonderful shot... My highest rated shot for this challenge... Congratulations Rackat and I agree with PTL's comments earlier you are just getting better with each challenge!!!

It's hard for me to believe that a member would be so callous as to score anything that was sincerely attempted a 1 much less give something as nice as this a 1.

Good luck in the upcoming challenges.

PS... I would love to see a tutorial on this shot. I love this type of photography and would love to be able to reproduce this stop action.


Bob

Message edited by author 2002-12-20 02:27:53.

A Splash of Color
by Rackat

Comment by grandadtexas:
I'm brand new to this site, but I made your colorful photo as my desktop background as soon as I saw it. It's ourstanding. Hope to add a few shots as time goes on.
GrandadTexas.com

A Splash of Color
by Rackat

Comment by joanns:
Kate, you are amazing! Congratulations! Again!

A Splash of Color
by Rackat

Comment by zadore:
I don't know who gave you the 1 (i'm not a member, so it wasn't me) but I wonder if that person would have given you the same critique as mine :)) ...and mean it!

Kate, I personal congrats on this fabulous photo. I think it would be worth doing a 'How To' for this one. Regards.

A Splash of Color
by Rackat

Comment by jmsetzler:
congrats on a great photo and a great score :) i wonder where that nasty single vote of 1 came from... ugh... Keep up the great work :)

A Splash of Color
by Rackat

Comment by Rackat:

Originally posted by zadore: ...from Critique Club... FIRST IMPRESSION: Horrible shot...what were you thinking????

Your critique totally made my day! I smiled from the beginning to the end as I read it. Thanks for making me laugh! ~Kate

A Splash of Color
by Rackat

Comment by zadore:
...from Critique Club...

Hi Rackat...ain't I lucky..they assigned your photo to me..ha

FIRST IMPRESSION:
Horrible shot...what were you thinking????

COMPOSITION:
Totally off. It would have worked much better if it were upside down...and reversed horizontaly.

TECHNICAL:
Focus is toooo sharp. Lightin is poor, cause the dark parts are dark...and the light parts are light. DOF is hard to tell, so I won't comment on that.

ARTISTIC:
Completely boring to look at. There is no dynamic to your photo, it's flat, uninteresting. Oh, and it does NOT meet the challenge...there's nothing 'Free' about this 'Study'

OVERALL:
I am very disappointed in you, Rackat. I enjoyed most of your work, but this is just plain horrible. I expect better next time.

Best of luck in the future. Don't hesitate to PM me if you have any questions about this critique.

Cheers...zadore.

...and now the serious part :) I don't have to repeat what everyone has already mentioned about this photo. I hope some day to create a piece of art as great as this.

CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB!!! :)

A Splash of Color
by Rackat

Comment by muckpond:
I tip my hat to you, ma'am. Excellent work, and I'm still totally jealous.

And please ignore any horrible rumors about me wanting to kick your bootie. They're lies!! All lies!!! LOL

Rob :)

A Splash of Color
by Rackat

Comment by Swashbuckler:
Look at that score breakdown! I've never seen such a lack of low numbers! Well deserved score! Lots of WOW factor in this one.