Winter Foliage
by karmat

Comment by LindaLee:
Really like the border! I would like to have seen a little more light on the pine cones, but that doesn't bother me a whole lot. Very nice shot!

Rhythm in Blue
by karmat

Comment by kosmikkreeper:
Greetings from the CC club!

First thing first.... GREAT shot! I'm really hard to please when it comes to abstract shots but you succeeded in getting my attention!

THEME: The choice of the subject and its placement respect the theme.

COMPOSITION: I get distracted by the white in your frame. I don't think a frame was necessary for accentuate this shot. I like the chosen angle, it has a tunnel effect which gives it a nice perspective. The choice of colors is great! Black and blue are almost always winners. :-)

Lighting and focus: Perfect lighting! Great tones. The focus is a bit soft but in this pic it seems to fit.

GENERAL: not to be too nitpicky but the rhythm impact would've been better is the tip of the paper wasn't cut out of the photo.

All in all a great shot! Good work!

Yanik

The Cut -- Where the Rain Never Ends
by karmat

Comment by dacrazyrn:
Very nice black and white photo. I know it is a difficult shot with fog and rain. Just a little sharper for my tastes. Still a 7 to me

Lemon Twist
by karmat

Comment by kandyj:
Critique Club:

Meeting the Challenge: Very well done, no complaints here.

Composition: I love the positioning of the lemon slice, and the glass stones beneath it ground it a bit as well as add some varied texture and good color contrast. The only thing I might say about them though, is that I don't find them anyway connected to the lemon. I like the tight crop here, also. The frame is filled well, with good balance of empty space.

Technical Quality: Excellent, I have a Sony f707, too and love the macro cababilities and fast lens. Everything is very clear, the lighting is excellent and the background is inky black. No post processing problems noticed.

Creativity: Excellent, I tried some things with lemons for this challenge, but couldn't come up with anything nearly this nice.

Overall Conclusion: I was glad to pull up this to critique, as it was one of my very favorites in the challenge, and as stated above, I see no problems and a lot of quality to this photo, except that the glass stones just are not real related to the lemons, but photography being art rather than life, this is only a slight problem, and is only my personal viewpoint.

Congrats on your placement here!

If you have ?'s feel free to email me. Good luck in future challenges, and I'm sure you will do well in them entering this kind of work!

Winter Foliage
by karmat

Comment by jerrft:
Wow - nice sharpness, dof, exposure, cropping. Good job.

Winter Foliage
by karmat

Comment by Sonifo:
Very nice shot. I love it. 10

Winter Foliage
by karmat

Comment by Ptman:
Good use of DOF, well composed and I even like the border, great work.

Winter Foliage
by karmat

Comment by jmsetzler:
excellent use of shallow depth of field... the lighting on the pine cones may be a tad weak, but this is a nice image anyway... good work :) - setzler

Winter Foliage
by karmat

Comment by inspzil:
I don't like the pinecones that underexposed. They lack color, not that they're jumping with vivid color to begin with, but I think they should look at least like wood. Great DOF on this shot.

Winter Foliage
by karmat

Comment by BigSmiles:
I like this one. One of my favourites. Universal appeal and well lit and just a pretty picture AND it fits the challenge. Good job! 9