Trying to butter me up?
by catpixel

Comment by DougPaz:
Nice idea. I'm sure you've already heard it but the model is a little too red and a little soft on focus.

Trying to butter me up?
by catpixel

Comment by greenem2:
You've seen Last Tango In Paris too many times LOL

Trying to butter me up?
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Comment by kandyj:
Coloring is certainly original, but doesn't add to the photo in my humble opinion.

...Which Way?
by catpixel

Comment by Gracechild7:
Nice colour

Trying to butter me up?
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Comment by Azrifel:
Nice to see the face this time. Funny idea and good pose, composition is good.

But the use of flash has created some very harsh hard shadows around the right side of the face and shoulder, on the right side of the nose and around the packet of butter. Diffused flash light or bounce flash would have a much better natural lighting effect. Don't know to which extent that is possible.
And you'll possibly disagree with me again, but the whitebalance is off. The color of the flash light is very blue and needs a manual whitebalance setting to create more natural colours istantly. Now the face looks violet/purple.

Trying to butter me up?
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Comment by Jacko:
The colours seem way off. I'm not sure if this was the intended effect, but I don't find the purple hue on her face too flattering. The background is also strange. Nice composition, bad colou scheme. Jacko. 6

Five Minutes From Midtown.
by catpixel

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

Hi David

FIRST IMPRESSION:
Way too much stuff happening here :|

COMPOSITION:
The shot seems balanced enough, but the busyness of all the branches totally detracts from your focal point- the bridge. I think that if you had moved to the right more and get the bridge in between the trees it would have worked better :(

TECHNICAL:
Lighting is good here. The sky seems a bit over-exposed. Focus could be a bit sharper (even sharpening in post-processing would do it) :|

ARTISTIC:
Just by looking at the photo, I can tell that you were at a nice enough location. I wonder how many shots you took, and if this was truly the best one. Getting the bridge with minimal destraction from the trees would be better :|

OVERALL:
A very busy shot with some technical flaws.

Cheers and good luck in the future challenges.

...Which Way?
by catpixel

Comment by Marklane:
Great pic, great title!

Trying to butter me up?
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Comment by Dez:
She has rather a blue tinge to her skin. You should make sure that your camera's using the correct white balance mode (sunny, cloudy, flash, flourescent light, etc). You can correct that in your paint package too.

...Which Way?
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Comment by Lustre:
Why is everything so red? It's kind of uncomfortable to look at. Other than that I like the framing and the whiteness of the sign does make it stand out as the centre of attention.