POD
by RiderGal

Comment by Chinarosepetal:
How strange, looks very alien :)

POD
by RiderGal

Comment by Shrink:
Would have liked a close up of this interesting pod, the rest was too distracting IMHO

"Why?" - Fruitland, IA 6/2/07
by RiderGal

Comment by juliejold:
Very powerful. Great composition.

"Why?" - Fruitland, IA 6/2/07
by RiderGal

Comment by BAMartin:
This photo shows true desolation, and how lives are ruined in just a fast moment.

"Why?" - Fruitland, IA 6/2/07
by RiderGal

Comment by SouthCoastOr3gon:
Nice Idea, powerful message.

Image is too dark. It would deliver message better if lighting was better.

"Why?" - Fruitland, IA 6/2/07
by RiderGal

Comment by JJWoolls:
The horizon appears to be crooked.... Good question though, "why?"

I am not a good photographer, I do not claim to be better than anyone, any criticism is meant to be constructive criticism......

"Why?" - Fruitland, IA 6/2/07
by RiderGal

Comment by Emerkaza:
I hope this isn't your home. If it is, I am thankful you made it out alive and will be praying for you.

Odd Kitties
by RiderGal

Comment by sfalice:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Well, this is a difficult sssignment: How do I critique Art (with a capital "A")

First of all, I like your piece, a lot. Great placement of the lamps, sofa, person, cats, even that thing with the yellow trim. Lighting is good for the mood you were evoking, with those dusky colors in the background and the soft, natural lighting on the person. Any brighter and the illusion would have left.

Of course the kittens are a bonus attraction, and it's a delight to come across them when one takes the time to find them.

But you know what our hurried voters saw and didn't see. They missed the story entirely and saw only the multitude of individual pieces. They called it "busy" and voted low and moved on.

I expect you are not too upset over your score. From examining your portfolio, yOu know you're good and you know you have a good piece here.

Enjoy your time among the beautiful hills of Ithaca. I have fond memories of the Cornell campus.

Odd Kitties
by RiderGal

Comment by posthumous:
Bizarre tableau, like a Diane Arbus tribute. 9

Optical Beauty
by RiderGal

Comment by idnic:
Greetings from the critique club!

This image is well composed, I like the variety in the 3 images as each is quite different from the others. The image on the right, however shows very harsh light which I'm sure effected your score. Also, it looks like a sticker was left on the glasses in the image on the right which is distracting so close to her eye. Overall, I think you did a nice job, but a bit more care to details would have scored higher.

Hope that helps. Good luck with your future entries.

Cindi