Dead Flowers
by freakin_hilarious

Comment by riversong:
Like your high key look!

Glow in the Dark
by freakin_hilarious

Comment by Tammer:
I like your composition and the color contrasts. Pretty picture.

Con Calore
by freakin_hilarious

Comment by LalliSig:
Greetings from the critique club :)

I didn´t vote in this challenge but would probably have joined the majority and voted this a 6. I really like the tonal range in the shot, think you did a great job with the b/w conversion, nice work. The composition and DOF are also very good. Frankly the only reason why I wouldn´t vote higher is that I have seen so many similar photos that photos like this don´t really visually interest me as much as they used to do but technically speaking this photo is very well done.

I also would not have gotten what this was a photo off had I been voting as I don´t recognize the subject and "Con Calore" doesn´t mean anything to me :) Don´t know if this hurt or helped your score, just thought I´d mention it.

I think one thing about the composition could be improved if you cropped out the two pegs at the bottom left half, I put my figer over that part of the screen and the photo seemed much more clean cut and simple, think that would have improved the shot, but that´s it.

Kind regards from Iceland, Lárus.

Glow in the Dark
by freakin_hilarious

Comment by BHuseman:
I can see this. But it isn't my favorite photo. I think a little better execution could have turned these flowers into something spectacular, given the lighting. Overall, I would say this is a 5 in my book.

Con Calore
by freakin_hilarious

Comment by Nald:
Back for comments:

Great DOF and the rich sepia tones really make this shot a 10 to me.

Con Calore
by freakin_hilarious

Comment by TheresaA:
Beauatiful tones and rhythm.

Con Calore
by freakin_hilarious

Comment by Melethia:
Lovely! The kind of shot I like to take. Very nice use of DOF and monochrome.

Con Calore
by freakin_hilarious

Comment by Monique64:
Nice contrast of shape and texture.

Suspended Disbelief
by freakin_hilarious

Comment by LalliSig:
Greetings from the critique club :)

I didn´t vote in this challenge but would probably have given it a 6 or maybe a 7, I like this shot.

As for meeting the challenge, it obviously does but maybe not as obviously as you may think. The gap you created is prett small and I am sure at least a couple of voters didn´t really notice the gap or had to search for it, I would have reccomended you lose one or two chain links more or remove one that was flat on you so that the chain looked more like this instead of how it looks now.

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That would just lead to the missing link being more visible, I think you get what I mean.

Lighting is pretty good, I know it´s not easy to take photos of silver objects on a black backround so well done. Composition is also pretty good and simple wich is also good for DPC. All in all I am surprised it didn´t do better in the challenge, think it deserves at least a 6+ score but I can also well understand why it didn´t score a top 10 placing since shot´s like this were done quite a bit in the challenge and if you compare this one to the red and yellow ribbon photos, those just look much more difficult and thought out than your entry.

Kind regards from Iceland, Lárus.

Con Calore
by freakin_hilarious

Comment by Noel_ZH:
Rhythm: 3/5
Picture: 4/5
Comments: Really like the composition & double rhythm, good job.