morpheus opiatum
by Arachnophilia

Comment by crabappl3:
~~~~Critique Club Comment~~~~
Morpheus Opiatum

Composition (Content)
I like how the right most flower points to the center of the image. I feel it gives the eye a direction to look at. That being said, it's pointing to open space. I know there are limitations to the camera you use, but NeatImage could help cleanup the noise in the sky and create a smooth gradient. The cluster of flowers are interesting with the many directions of the leaves.

Background
The noise is my biggest concern with the background. I also feel that doing some work with your color balance/contrast and intesity, the leaves in the front wouldn't be 'so in your face'.

Camera Work (Technical)
Limitations of the camera prevent you from being able to apply filters or do much in the way of shutter speed and F/stop so within the limits of the camera this is a ok shot.

Digital Processing (Technical)
Sharpening is fair (Not sure you sharpened this photo).
Balance between light and dark is fair. (Leaves are a tad washed out or lack enough contrast to show the individual direction of each leaf)
Compression is fair(Within the limits of the camera)

My opinion
Honestly, I had to just sit and look at this one for a while. I finally had someone else look at it and she said that it would be great as a Christmas card. I then took off my critique hat and put on my artists hat and see the potential for a photo like this. I feel that as you learn to use post processing tools a little more, you'll be able to have some images that go higher in the ratings. This one has potential.

shopping cart rally
by Arachnophilia

Comment by waltoml:
Interesting photo. Even with the title I can't really identify what it is. 6 waltoml.

shopping cart rally
by Arachnophilia

Comment by Arachnophilia:
wow. i can comment on my image. (admins!)

the flowers of naiveté (buried in a layer of frost)
by Arachnophilia

Comment by a1leyez0nm3:
I think that the shot is pretty creative... nice way you did the background.. but, in my opinion, maybe try cropping it a bit so that the flowers fill more of the screen? just a thought though.. but im surprised at the score it recieved.. i think it should have been higher

Message edited by author 2002-12-09 19:58:11.

shopping cart rally
by Arachnophilia

Comment by decoteau:
To blurred with no way to tell what the subject really is.

shopping cart rally
by Arachnophilia

Comment by alanfreed:
I'm afraid that even with the title, there's nothing recognizable here.

shopping cart rally
by Arachnophilia

Comment by bamaster:
Interesting image, but I have no idea what I am looking at.

shopping cart rally
by Arachnophilia

Comment by jgillard:
This picture looks like a blob. You can not make out anything, and thus I do not see anything to do with movement. If there was a shopping cart in this photo I would of liked to have seen it!

shopping cart rally
by Arachnophilia

Comment by tomzinho:
subject is too blurred

shopping cart rally
by Arachnophilia

Comment by seasick:
Way too much motion. (Nice as an abstract, but impossible to tell what's actually going on.)