Falling Down
by crabappl3

Comment by pinback:
Very very nice. One of my favourited in this challenge.

Night at the Opera
by crabappl3

Comment by kiwiness:
Beautiful color combinations here. A wonderful macro, set up very well. 9 from me. (I'd be interested in knowing how you set up your lighting for this)

Falling Down
by crabappl3

Comment by Budweezer:
Works for me except for the border. The green line in particular. Good shot though!

Contempt
by crabappl3

Comment by timj351:
Critique Club critique by Tim Jensen

This is an interesting photo and I like it quite a bit. My one slight problem I have with it, though, is the fact that I don't see a lot of contempt in the girl's expression. Maybe it would if I knew her expressions. To me it simply looks like she is looking off intently at something. As a photo, in general, this is actually one of the elements that I enjoy about this photo. The other elements that I think are well done are the tight cropping, the simple blurred background, and the natural complimentary colors. These elements create an engaging photo by eliminating everything that isn't necessary. I enjoy portraits the most where the subject is looking away at something. This puts the emphasis squarely on the person and doesn't imply that there is someone with a camera nearby.

The overall lighting is very effective and I like the shadows cast by the girl's eyelashes. However, I find the shadow from her nose a little distracting and maybe some very subtle fill flash would have helped in that area.

Technically everything appears perfect with nice colors and appropriate sharpness. I see no evidence of jpeg artifacts and there is a pleasant smoothness to the girls skin and features. I am normally not in favor of a square format but I find it effective in this case.

Very nice job.

Tim

Falling Down
by crabappl3

Comment by brentg3:
Technically OK, but I find there seems no focus in this photo?

Falling Down
by crabappl3

Comment by kiwiness:
Good symmetry. The bubbling water gives this a wild effect. The light and shadows are parted in the middle too good one. 8.

Night at the Opera
by crabappl3

Comment by aussie:
I absolutely love the colour co-ordination here. The brass (gold) against the purple/pink backdrop. Excellent clarity and composition. Very well captured and GL in this weeks challenge.

Falling Down
by crabappl3

Comment by joebar:
Wow, super shot! Think it would have been even cooler if you did a longer exposure, to get more of the "flowing water" effect. That would have been sweet. Don't think the color of the border is right.. A bit to greeney. 8

Timekeeper
by crabappl3

Comment by Annida:
Hello from the Critique Club!
Hi Crabappl3!

I always loved antiquated time pieces, and darn if this isn't a good example of one. I like your choice of subject a lot. I also think your technical choices were good. But.. the light was just a tiny bit too harsh in my opinion.
Cropping is an issue with me on this photo as well. As much as I like the tree stump, I also think that it's distracting from the main subject. I would have (personally) prefered to see you focus more on the uhm sundial, and crop it more around that.
I like the deail you have managed to capture. Well done.
-Annida

Night at the Opera
by crabappl3

Comment by sagestudio:
Nice colors!