Chopper
by menele

Comment by Delta_6:
WOW! Nice capture of a beautifully painted bird! Love the motion blur in the rotors but the chopper itself is clear. 10

Day 20 - Hoopla
by menele

Comment by UNTITLED:
Very eclectic feel to this photo...quite the hodgepodge of prizes, signage and going ons. Quite interesting!

Day 20 - Hoopla
by menele

Comment by alexjack:
INteresting place.. is it a carnival? Lighting is ok I think, you might have wanted to blur the back ground some.. it seems busy.

Jack

Day 21 - Snake-Eyes
by menele

Comment by alexjack:
I like the composition, the lighting, and the position of the dice. They look like they need to be a bit sharper though.

Jack

Off the rails
by menele

Comment by sudhi:
A little too dark for my taste, nice composition though :)

English Rose
by menele

Comment by saracat:
Nice. I think I would have liked it a little better if the leaves were still green, though.

Yin-Yang
by menele

Comment by Digcam:
Very highly creative...and very well done! I love the originality and comp! It is a WOW!

English Rose
by menele

Comment by Natasha:
I really like this...it's simple and lovely use of colour

drugs.porn.liquor.
by menele

Comment by PaulE:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Hi Mark,

the moment I saw you image I scroleld down to the voting breakdown to find out how hard you had been hit the frump-trolls. Only two 1s is a good starting point. On the whole I think the shot did well. I personally am not really getting an album cover feel, but I find it hard to put my finger on why.

Composition-wsie it looks as if you have executed your concept effectively. The main area for improvement seems to be the quality of the lighting, and the mix of noise-control and sharpness. Lighting is an area where (I am assured) you will never stop learning. In this case I think large diffused light sources would have helped. It may be worth your effort to download NoiseNinja or NeatImage (you can get the demo version of Neat Image free).

It is my hope that these insights are helpful and constructive. Please feel free to PM me if you have any questions regarding this critique. And please remember to mark it "Helpful" if you found it so. Good luck with future challenges.

Cheers
Paul

Day 19 - Gate
by menele

Comment by Charlene:
This is such an interesting image. I have not seen something like this, so I'm so intrigued by it... what IS behind the door? Hmmm. I really like the composition and textures. I really like it!