About to Tune the A
by arron_christensen

Comment by Moose408:
Nice lighting and really like the shallow DOF. Watch the reflections on the ends of the keys. The middle one is somewhat distracting.

About to Tune the A
by arron_christensen

Comment by quiapz:
I've always liked photos of guitars. I like the angle on this one and how it's B&W.

The Westward Path
by arron_christensen

Comment by cajay:
I really like this photo a lot. I like how the path leads the viewer's eye through the picture. Something that may have helped to make it better is cropping out the top 1/4 of the sky (the part that's just gray) so that the sky has more overall color. If you're using Photoshop CS3, adding a little fill light (in raw) to the foreground may also help the picture pop a little more.

The Westward Path
by arron_christensen

Comment by hotpasta:
this is good, but a little adjustment with levels and curves would have made this really POP...7

The American Pastime
by arron_christensen

Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Good take on the challenge. It obviously meets the challenge, I think, as it is about a game, but it also tells a story, or has more purpose than just a picture.

Compositionally, it feels a bit tight, cropwise. I think extending the left and right side a bit (more on the left) would give it a bit more room and make it feel a bit more balanced. I do like how the overall composition moves diagonally through the frame -- this gives it some "movement" and it is not as static as it would be if the needle were lying beside the ball.

Technically, the exposure seems pretty good. I think the lighting, overall, could be a bit more dramatic to make it feel not as flat. Also, it seems as if the needle is leaning toward you (or perhaps away) and that makes it fall outside the focus plane. Since the needle is as important as the ball, I think, if it were focused it might be more effective. Another interesting twist would be to shoot it so that the needle were focused and the ball was not.

An excellent take on the challenge, and very nicely done.

Karma

Alone in the Outfield
by arron_christensen

Comment by Citadel:
Greetings from the critique club! Good choice of subject for this challenge for a couple of reasons. One - he is by himself. Two - coincidentally enough he is number 7.

For ISO 1600, you handled the noise quite well however if you had an opportunity to shoot at a low ISO I can only imagine how sharp this would have been.

The composition works well and makes good use of negative space.

Colors are rich and nicely saturated without going overboard.

Overall well done.

The American Pastime
by arron_christensen

Comment by klkitchens:
Oooh... photo with a message!

The American Pastime
by arron_christensen

Comment by neophyte:
Nicely done. lighting is perfect and subject and commentary are interesting.

The American Pastime
by arron_christensen

Comment by sh0rty:
Would have liked if the whole seringe was in focus. Nice textures on the old ball.

The American Pastime
by arron_christensen

Comment by LadyK:
nice! i was wondering if someone would do something like this-8