The Storyteller
by mrd08

Comment by Pelle:
His face is kind of "empty"

The Storyteller
by mrd08

Comment by pixelpig:
well done, I like it, too.

The Storyteller
by mrd08

Comment by IsabellSchatz:
very nice b/w - shot.

The Storyteller
by mrd08

Comment by bdenny:
Love the high contrast B&W

Beauty in Music
by mrd08

Comment by atupdate:
Hello from the Critique Club,

First, let me welcome you to DPC and congratulate you on entering your first challenge. Your score indicates that your image was above average, meets the challenge, and the technicals (lighting, focus, post processing) were nicely done. You achieved a very nice shallow depth of focus with your kit lens and it helps the composition of this image nicely. If you compare your idea to the first place image, you can see that the competition here is pretty tough and the game requires a high degree of creativity. About the only suggestion I have for improving the image you took would be to crop a bit of the top, possibly an 8x10 crop instead of the 4x6 that comes out of the camera. This would help move the flower a bit more off center and strengthen the over all composition a bit.

Feel free to send me a PM if you have any questions regarding this critique.

Tim

PS: Nice camera ;-)

Beauty in Music
by mrd08

Comment by codfish:
Nice photo, however I would have prefered it the image didn't "fall off" at the top.

Beauty in Music
by mrd08

Comment by signal2noise:
I like this a lot. The stem of the flower is a little distracting though.

Beauty in Music
by mrd08

Comment by Dantzr:
The pin-point focusing is the main "yes-yes-yes" here, in my opinion. Couldn't be more precise in the focusing (well maybe a little). This is an excellent photo. Great job!!! (9)

Beauty in Music
by mrd08

Comment by jasonlprice:
Great subject, lighting and composition. I like the shallow DOF too...nice job.

Beauty in Music
by mrd08

Comment by joromgo:
Nice shot!