Within Earshot
by crabappl3

Comment by Jacko:
That's a pretty clean ear, as compared to other shots I've seen. Good job on the B&W. Good luck. jacko 8

Within Earshot
by crabappl3

Comment by kandyj:
I almost did a similar shot, but mine didn't turn out this good.

Mouse Tracks
by crabappl3

Comment by mcrael:
I like the composition, but overall, the mice around the outside look grainy.

Winter Break
by crabappl3

Comment by Jacko:
Great colour! Jacko 8

Mouse Tracks
by crabappl3

Comment by bod:
Nice shot. A mouse on top of a printout I guess. A shame the shadows are giving away the difference in light source direction.

Mouse Tracks
by crabappl3

Comment by Gordon:
hmm - feels 'upside down' to me - almost like it should be rotated 180 degrees

Leading the Choir
by crabappl3

Comment by andrewm:
The Critique Club


You have caught the expression of a choir mistress perfectly—we have all seen the grimacing and shooting of eyebrows—and the exaggerated lip movements of the choir mistress as she coaxes the choir to do its best! She is the main subject of you photo but you kept a member of the choir in to tell us what was happening and to show the result of her efforts.

The colour is correct and the contrast of the dress with the dark background is good and emphasises your subject. Your use of the noise reduction seems to have taken some of the detail out of the textures in your subject—it has given her an oddly artificial look as if moulded in plastic. The look is quite interesting and I would love to see the photo before and after the noise reduction. A good portrait with a good amount of humour and humanity.

Andrew

Winter Break
by crabappl3

Comment by Froober:
Perfect composition...I'm quite impressed :) Did you blue this up a bit..seems a little too blue for me on the bird. I originally thought this was an egret-like bird..but it's a duck, isn't it? How funny! Okay...on third look...i see an egret-like bird again...what is this??!! LOL

Winter Break
by crabappl3

Comment by lisae:
The blue in this is a little bit overbearing, and the strong border kind of pushes it over the top. I love the bird. It was well captured, on that lovely branch against the sky. Desaturating it a bit or converting to black and white would have been more comfortable for me, I think.

Winter Break
by crabappl3

Comment by Gracious:
A Cormorant? Wonderful silhouette and beautifully colored sky. Very appealing composition too. I don't see a thing I'd change. Nice job!
I'm back to say this is my highest rated of the challenge. 9