PAINT
by brimac

Comment by BethieB:
so this is it right? I like! it's definitely a good idea - the only thing is that i'm not clear whether you want it to look like the paint is on the floor or just suspended...
I'm giving you a high score for creativity and for NOT shooting a leaf or an apple!
(Beth)

ALL TOGETHER NOW
by brimac

Comment by Makka:
* Greetings from the Critique Club *

This is a great idea for the challenge IMO. The subjects marching in unison sits well with your title. So what went wrong in terms of the voting?

The main thing that hits me is that the photo doesn't really pop out at me. Maybe working with your contrasting a little more may of helped that. You should of hit it a little more with the levels adjustment layer.

The other thing that really stands out to me is that the focus is a little soft. Maybe even having used a bigger DOF may of helped get all those feet in focus across the entire photo?

I think the crop you have used is fine. You stated that you needed to help with a cluttered background so you have done the right thing here to make it fit the challenge.

All up, I think the photo just lacked that bit of 'oompf' to help win the voters over a bit more and that is why it finished where it did. Keep at it and best of luck in future challenges.

Neil

PAINT
by brimac

Comment by jerseyjim:
Great idea...it is this type of creativity that keeps me from winning anything!!! Love it - 9

PAINT
by brimac

Comment by SJCarter:
Fantastic comp. Love the minimalist feel. Very well done. Bumping up.

PAINT
by brimac

Comment by Rino63:
beautiful composition. I like it, 10!

PAINT
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Comment by h2:
nice, clean and simple, will make it to the top, hopefully

ALL TOGETHER NOW
by brimac

Comment by TooCool:
Interesting possiblities here... Not sure I like the really tight crop though.
TC

COLUMNS
by brimac

Comment by Rikki:
Greetings from the Critique Club

First of all, congratulations on a great start and welcome to the madness that is DPC ;) Architecture has been a passion of mine for a long time and I got into photography because of my love for architecture.

Your composition shows great promise of better things to come. The choice in subject is excellent. There is nothing more dominant than using columns - classical ones at that too. The use of BW for this image is good but needs some improvment. The re really isn't much definition in terms of what is gray to white to black. I would suggest experimenting with the channels filters in PS. A common issue in photographing architecture is parallax or the convergence of the parallels. since this was an advanced editing challenge, perspective correction is allowed. I would have used this to your advantage and corrected some of the misleading parallels. This is really evident on the right side of the frame. A bit of sharpening could also be used (maybe even selective) at the corinthian capitals. They appear a bit soft. Finally, since you used some burn on the image, I would push it up just a notch specially between the columns so the difference between the columns and the background stands out.

As far as your first entry is concerned, great job and congrats to you. This was certainly one great image that you should be proud of ;) Keep up the good work and I'm sure, we'll see more of your great work in the near future.

If you have any questions or comments regarding this critique, please do not hesitate to PM me. Thanks and good luck.

Cheers,

Rikki

ALL TOGETHER NOW
by brimac

Comment by Lucky:
a bit out of focus and colors seem flat

ALL TOGETHER NOW
by brimac

Comment by audinut:
Not crazy about the crop