The New Generation
by kaidaehnke

Comment by Vapor63:
A little heavy on the flash or lighting here, somewhat harsh.

The New Generation
by kaidaehnke

Comment by margiemu:
cute! Her hair looks a little green, and I'm not sure I'm overly fond of the dark background, but I like the idea.

Neon Light
by kaidaehnke

Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

My first impression is that the green in this is awesome. Very much an attention grabber.

Compositionally, because it is an abstract, it obviously does not have a "traditional" subject or place to rest the eyes. It is very busy though, and the eyes go right to left to right following the different waves. I'm not sure that I am particularly crazy about the tight vertical crop, and wonder what it would be like set on an angle. That might help to add some interest, as well as another direction of movement because not only would the eyes be following the green lines, they would also be moving diagonally through the frame. They do that some now, but the centered composition lends itself to being rather static. So, having a static composition with a busy subject creates tension. That can be good or bad, depending on what your objective was.

Technically, the simple colors work well for me. The green is very bright and energized and it is complemented/contrasted nicely with the black. The depth of field works well here, simply because it is not immediately noticable. It was only after viewing the picture for a minute or so that I realized some of it was soft.

This shot reminds me of music, for some reason. It has rhythm and movement, and looks like something someone could dance to.

Good work and best to you in future challenges.

karmat

Neon Light
by kaidaehnke

Comment by AilurophileDJ:
I like it.

Celebrate Success
by kaidaehnke

Comment by amber:
Hi from the Critique Club!

Another Champagne image, I think most members entered the success challenge just to give themselves an excuse to drink the bubbly stuff:))

First impressions: I like the close up. The angle of the bottle creates more interest than a straight up and down shot. The angle also creates a half and half image, creating a diagonal running from bottom left to upper right, giving a sense of balance.

At first I found the blue on the ice and on the top of the bottle a little distracting, but then I noticed it plays well against the brown of the label.

You've caught the highlights on the label well.

That upper right hand corner though is little lost...if it were either total black, or we could see the ice against it, it might have been better. As it is, it's neither one or the other.

I know how hard it is to capture ice, but a smaller aperture may have sharpened it up more.

A good quirky take on Champagne.

Neon Light
by kaidaehnke

Comment by neophyte:
I like the color and the texture. Color is cool but part in the lower right seems a bit over sharpened. Maybe its part of a reflection but it detracts IMO from a otherwise nice photo.

Neon Light
by kaidaehnke

Comment by pottersclay75:
Neat idea! I like it.

Neon Light
by kaidaehnke

Comment by nodster:
Very abstract

Neon Light
by kaidaehnke

Comment by lifternessjt:
Nice reflections.

Neon Light
by kaidaehnke

Comment by ShutterPug:
Nice abstract. I like the neon glow across the water. Would like to see sharper focus