AFL Power vs Tigers - Good Mark
by Someamateur

Comment by sidpixel:
Good action shot, personally I think I would have preferred just the ball in colour

AFL Power vs Tigers - Good Mark
by Someamateur

Comment by Tygerr:
I don't like the use of selective colour here. It doesn't seem to have any purpose, and makes the whole photo feel unnatural.

AFL Power vs Tigers - Good Mark
by Someamateur

Comment by Efergoh:
Too much color, I think.

Selective color/desaturation is funny that way. There is a fine line between wow and overdone. This isn't over the top and gawdy mind you, but it is a bit much...not subtle.

High Speed Action
by Someamateur

Comment by khdoss:
Hello from the Critique Club

First Reaction was nice action shot.
I like that he is in air and nice motion blur.

Technically
Considering you were in a gym shooting with a 4.5 lens and at ISO 1600 I am surprised this is not grainy. The lighting in a gym is usually bad and flash really helps.

Composition is ok, It's hard when you are shooting a sports shot to check out the background and the 2 people take away from the shot.
Since this was basic editing not much you could do.

Keep shooting and having fun!

Karen

Nautical Directions
by Someamateur

Comment by dr rick:
Greetings from the Critique Club

A directional sign out in the ocean is a promising idea that could result in an interesting surreal image. But here, although technically well done, the sign is just so large in proportion to the rest of the photo that it looks like what it is: a photo of a sign pasted on an ocean scene. To me, anyway, it doesn't really convey any special meaning.

Even without that issue, the composition is rather weak. The nearly centered horizon line is rather boring, and the large expanse of beach in the foreground is rather distracting from the idea here. I suggest cropping off the bottom third, putting the horizon on a "rule-of-thirds" line and focusing the viewer's attention more on the sea. The sky isn't bad, but it would be nicer if the clouds were brighter. And I think that this might work better in a horizontal format.

Overall, a worthy experiment for an Expert Editing Free Study. It's not really ribbon quality, but it does certainly show off your creativity, which is a big part of the appeal of DPChallenge.

High Speed Action
by Someamateur

Comment by Venom:
nice action

High Speed Action
by Someamateur

Comment by johst582:
Nice action, and he look fierce man!

High Speed Action
by Someamateur

Comment by rlinn3:
Nice shot, but white balance seems a bit off and to blurry IMHO

Nautical Directions
by Someamateur

Comment by Tez:
Nice idea but not one of my faves. The gradient in the sky is a little plasticky.

Nautical Directions
by Someamateur

Comment by Techo:
A very nicely capture beach scene. Though the stake looks unnaturely pasted in and out of place. The idea is very interesting, just wondering if there was some other way to implement it in the image.