Tic Tac Toe.....The End
by Terminator

Comment by ThingFish:
Lot's of impact in this simple yet very effective image. Nice interplay between colors and shapes arranged in such a way as to create a perfect balance between the visual and the textual in a context that incorporates the essence of the challenge theme in a unambiguous manner. Good depth of field. Nice detail in the nearer objects. Lovely, lively vivid colors.

Tic Tac Toe.....The End
by Terminator

Comment by jumboshrimp:
love the focus up front and blur in the back

Petals
by Terminator

Comment by Terminator:
Thanks for the critique

Petals
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Comment by haneyem05:
Love the picture, but for an ansel adams challenge, just putting it into black and white isn't meeting the criteria. Ansel never shot below f64, everything in the pictures were clear and crisp. In this picture, it looks like f2 or something, not even the whole flower is crisp. For a different challenge, perfect picture.

Petals
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Comment by bspurgeon:
I like BW photographs of flowers. I'm not sure about the composition.

Petals
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Comment by TillyTiger:
Could have been sharper, and I think it would have helped if the whole flowerhead was included. Love the water drops though.

Petals
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Comment by 3DsArcher:
Good concept but I think you may have been a bit tight on the cropping

Nude Beauty
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Comment by michael_p:
all those comments and none of them useful?

Nude Beauty
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Comment by loseme:
*Critique Club*

"Nude Beauty" is a good entry into the Nude IV challenge, l like it because it is something different. I am really impressed how creative everyone was during this challenge.

I think it is very interesting that you commented that you had taken this shot at night. I am just wondering if maybe you stated that because you would have shot it differently during the day. I really like the shape that has been created in this shot, the lines draw you in towards the center. The focus looks like maybe you were focusing more on the elbows, I think even if you used a shallow depth of field and focus on the glass it might have drawn in more voters. I like the glow that was created by the light, it feels like it is the lines are moving us into the shot. The over framing of the subject is very good, it doesn't feel over cropped.

Nice work!

Nude Beauty
by Terminator

Comment by Mark Richards:
The use of the black background really helps accentuate the body, really nice.