Dark Portrait
by Coley

Comment by Zap228:
Although it is pretty dark, the facial features are still visible. 7.

Dark Portrait
by Coley

Comment by gruvin:
Hmmm. Dark or not, I really think focus on the eyes rather than chin would have made this better, especially if it slightly softened the chin detail. Cropping is good. 6.

Dark Portrait
by Coley

Comment by sacredspirit:
is this gene hackman, LOL. Nice photo!

The right decision is not always black and white
by Coley

Comment by tyrkinn:
*** Greetings from the Critique Club ***

Hi Cole, here are my thoughts on your Indecision entry:

Challenge
The entry fits the challenge very nicely, don't think anyone can disagree with me on that one.

[/b]Composition[/b]
Your composition is very nice, good use of the square format and your head and the coin are placed nicely within the frame (must have been a pain in the rear to get the coin in the right place with a timer!)

[/b]Lighting[/b]
Lighting is great, good use of an external flash with good detail on shirt and skin and it doesn't have that "hard-flash-look" that I don't like. The cap might have been slightly lighter to seperate it from the background.

[/b]Camera work[/b]
Great work here, everything within the dof, very sharp and clear in all ways. You know your gear.

[/b]Post-Processing[/b]
Great b/w, very clean and simple, nothing looking "fixed" or faked.

[/b]Title and Info[/b]
Title is good (and true) and the info, although short, sais everything it needs to say imho.

[/b]Overall (my opinion)[/b]
Good shot in most ways but might be better. Lacks the so called wow-factor, but then again this challenge and the wow factor is hard to combine (couldn't find anything to shoot my self).

Hope this helps (excuse my english, i'm icelandic)

Best regards, Tyrkinn

October
by Coley

Comment by Kylie:
Terrific Fall colors. It appears to be more of a snapshot, though, than a landscape you would feature in a calendar. As a suggestion, perhaps if it were cropped to highlight more of the vibrant colors to the left? The large, dark tree on the right is a bit overbearing in my opinion.

October
by Coley

Comment by Gatorguy:
Great Octber colors. The brighter leaves in the mid right ae almost demanding my attention, and that's a distraction 5

October
by Coley

Comment by Bud:
Great colors.

October
by Coley

Comment by SandyP:
Wow! Perfect depiction of October.

After The Rain
by Coley

Comment by Gauti:
I'm getting a bit tired of waterdrops on this and that, but you bring it nicely off. beautiful colours.

After The Rain
by Coley

Comment by e301:
Good sense of light here, and strong composition. The very narrow depth of field also helps maintain the attention, i think. Nice work indeed.