Pink Rose on Black...
by 777STAN

Comment by edpeace52:
Pink makes it a tri-tone - not a duotone. Very nice otherwise.

Pink Rose on Black...
by 777STAN

Comment by karmat:
Interesting crop.

Pink Rose on Black...
by 777STAN

Comment by nikolaos:
Not much interesting here.

Pink Rose on Black...
by 777STAN

Comment by NikonJeb:
Very nicely done. I'm very pleased to NOT see another B&W. 7

From the Movie: "Stick It!"
by 777STAN

Comment by littlegett:
I would have loved to see a really strong image here, with sharp crystal clarity and separation from the background.

From the Movie: "Stick It!"
by 777STAN

Comment by Man_Called_Horse:
Three things.

This would of been a better pix if I could of seen her expression on her face instead of her back side.

This would of been a better pix if it were sharp out of the camera.

This would of been a better pix if the black lines on the wall were not cutting through your model.

From the Movie: "Stick It!"
by 777STAN

Comment by psart:
Nice focal point and exposure settings. psart 7

The Bloom Expands...
by 777STAN

Comment by geoffb:
Hi from the Critique Club,

Second time I got one of your images in the same day!

I was a bit surprised at first to see that this image scored so low. However, considering the challenge it was entered in, I'm presuming that a lot of voters voted it down because they figured it did not meet the challenge. Your explanation above hints at your intention, but one might instead argue that the rose in full bloom is at the peak of its beauty.

With that said, you've done a great job of capturing a beautiful flower. The water droplets are certainly favourable, and you've done a great job of keeping all aspects of the image well exposed.

The tight crop is nice to see detail, but I might have suggested either a tighter crop or more negative green space around the flower. There is a bit of fringing around the edge of the flower, which seems to indicate either oversharpening or aberration. Some might like that fringe, and others might not have noticed. It's only a small nitpick that I wouldn't have voted down on in this case.

You've captured a nice subject; perhaps the voters would have liked a different or more interesting (i.e. better bokeh) background.

Regards,
Geoff

"Many Gather to Race For The Cure"
by 777STAN

Comment by geoffb:
Hi from the Critique Club,

First of all, I have to agree that you've photographed a great cause here. This is definitely along the lines of the type of image one would expect to see in a newspaper. In a journalistic way, you've captured the mood and substance of the event without identifying anyone that was there; sometimes a facial expression really works, but in this case a nice wide angle works well.

As was mentioned, there is a slight red colour cast to the image (confirmed in Photoshop). This is something that could have been fixed in-camera, since this image doesn't rely too much on timing (I'm assuming you probably could have taken an image very similar to this over the course of at least 5 or 10 minutes). Despite this, you've done a great job of exposing this image; the sky looks great, and there's nothing blown or overly dark.

Agreed, a panorama would probably look much better. Based on the editing circumstances, however, you've done a great job of capturing the moment.

Regards,
Geoff

From the Movie: "Stick It!"
by 777STAN

Comment by bassbone:
the lines and pose are really nice but the background is quite distracting