Intensity
by levyj413

Comment by Tammer:
A little too washed out for my personal tastes, though I do like the angle and off-centered composition.

Overhead
by levyj413

Comment by Melethia:
Very nice editing here - and I guess she does look better dodged - I'll have to compare with your other shot. Hopefully this is doing well - I really like this for the challenge alot! Yep, looks better (just compared). What did you do to reduce the whites so much?

Intensity
by levyj413

Comment by HeiSch:
very creative picture. I like your high key approach.combined with motion blur. The result is very pleasing and pulls the viewer right into you picure. Well done

Intensity
by levyj413

Comment by noraneko:
Jeffrey - I appreciate the risk you took entering this photo, and the fact that both Neil and Deb really like it says a lot. This one does not work for me overall - I'm not a fan of the colors, and I think the lines leading away from the turquoise/greenish design on her shirt pull the eyes right out of the photo. I do like her facial expression and the sense of motion apart from the aforementioned turquoise lines. In the end I think it's very cool that you entered this instead of a "safe" photo. You probably knew you'd get hammered, but hopefully you'll get some interesting comments - and you already have one fave, right?

Intensity
by levyj413

Comment by vtruan:
interesting blur effect. Colors are nice.

Intensity
by levyj413

Comment by JeffDay:
This is very interesting, really enjoy it. I hope people have their monitors calibrated, I think some will be lost if not. Can't quite figure out the processing, not just simple blur, seems to have some texture. Would be interested in how you did this. Only (small) gripe would be the expression, to me this seems playful, but the expression deosn't match.

Intensity
by levyj413

Comment by EyeTrap:
Low vote, the motion adds nothing and the subject almost looks angry that you are taking her photo with her head tilted down. Too white washed and the only thing that really stands out is the hair. (footnote: yes i did read picture title but its not conveyed imo)

Intensity
by levyj413

Comment by klstover:
Maybe would have prefered the main figure to be a bit darker to contrast more with the background. She looks like she's walking out of a dream world, and has seen something very sobering that she wants to tell you with her gaze. Very neat.

Sunday Brunch
by levyj413

Comment by krnodil:
Now here I was thinking you had somehow managed the shot upside down! Great idea for the cork explosion, I wonder if using something a bit foamy would have provided more contrast - but still a great idea for adding a kick of motion to the traditional still life.

Private Jet, Private Sky
by levyj413

Comment by atupdate:
Hello from the Critique Club,

It is amazing what you accomplished in post processing considering what you started with. You almost turned a piece of coal into a diamond. Sorry this critique doesn't contain more substance but you got everything out of this image that could be got. Nicely done.

Feel free to send me a PM if you have any questions regarding this critique.

Tim