Piped Graffiti
by WonderDude

Comment by jnenvir:
Looks like it became low contrast in post processing

Looking for an late afternoon snack
by WonderDude

Comment by shadowdoc31:
Interesting wording of your title... nice color saturation!

The Fisher's Priceless Family Portrait
by WonderDude

Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from Sid and the critique club*

An interesting image that does not meet the challenge fully.

I find the idea that you still have your childhood toys quite appealing and your crop has enabled you to fill most but not all of the frame and the areas where you are not filling the frame are more detrimental than beneficial to the image. The bokeh whilst normally desirable in this instance is quite distracting given the nature of the challenge but the worst area is that on the right which has no place in the context of this image. I think a square crop of the figures on the left would have worked much better than this it would have filled the frame more effectively without any of the aforementioned distractions.

Perhaps a little -EC would have improved the exposure in reducing the highlights and also saturating the colours more, though the pastel shades are themselves quite attractive.

Thanks for your submission, Sid

Focus on the Fly
by WonderDude

Comment by Pangurban:
Clever placing of background flower to reinforce the subject in the foreground.

Focus on the Fly
by WonderDude

Comment by shadowdoc31:
Shoo fly!

"Wear" The Zombies Roam
by WonderDude

Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from Sid and the critique club*

An uninspiring image that partially meets the challenge.

Your interpretation of the challenge is presumably intended to reflect the ravages of weather wear and tear on the structure but I see this more as dereliction and decay rather than wear and tear which I would more readily associate with continued use as opposed to the abandonment of this scene. The lighting is very harsh with some extreme contrasts and blown out highlights, I think a stop of -EC would have worked well here to rescue those highlights, the shadows have enough latitude to enable it. I think your composition could have excluded the pole to the benefit of the overall result.

Thank you for your submission, Sid

"Wear" The Zombies Roam
by WonderDude

Comment by shadowdoc31:
Yeah, I could definitely see this place in an episode of the "Walking Dead".

The Fisher's Priceless Family Portrait
by WonderDude

Comment by shadowdoc31:
I think better lighting & increased contrast would have helped these guys!
Also, not sure about the background here, particularly on the right
Dirt or wear (tan shirt in the middle) is distracting.

Danny's hand
by WonderDude

Comment by WonderDude:
Yeah thanks for the critique Sid. I really wasn't very happy with this picture to be honest. But I was just running out of time, and I made a commitment to myself to enter at least something for one of these open challenges per week.

Also, thanks for the ideas for possibly improving this piece. I'll have to give them a try.

Danny's hand
by WonderDude

Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An appealing short of shot that meets the challenge well.

It always has an appeal to see a young child̢۪s hands especially against the adults as you have here. The child̢۪s hand feels the softer of the two, I am, of course talking about focus, I feel that it should be the other way around, ideally with a shallower DOF if possible that isolates the child̢۪s hand from the adults. The pale patches of the adult hand are not adding appeal to the shot they are in fact quite distracting from the child's hand.

With the distracting colours of the clothing I think this is one that may have worked better in mono, it could be worth having a look? Also a crop to exclude most of the lower half up to a point near the fingers of the child's hand would probably improve it too.

Thank you for your submission, I'm sorry you didn't get any comments during the challenge, I hope this makes up for it, Sid