Scarf.jpg
by cuspie

Comment:
You've got a cute subject with a great expression and that's more than half the battle, especially with little kids.

There are a few areas for improvement. I have to ask, why the selective desaturation? If you wanted to try it, then you have done a fine job technically. Aesthetically is another matter. Do you want to focus on the pink thing or the face? With a selectively desaturated image, the color will immediately draw attention to itself as it does here. If that complements the subject, it's been used well. Unfortunately, here it overpowers the subject and doesn't work well at all.

Also, the focus is not very good, the face is quite soft and it seems the camera focused on the background.

Greyhound Racing
by mtpp

Comment:
A great shot of a cruel sport.

....in the Freedom of Our Country
by dolphnz8

Comment:
From the Critique Club

First, I think that duplicating a specific shot or technique is a valuable learning exercise and I would expect that by doing this shot, you have learned a good deal. You have executed this well, focus, exposure, post processing etc. are all spot-on.

As you can tell from the other comments, nothing about this is really very original and using this technique, especially with the US Flag, begs for comparison to one of the highest scoring photos on DPC.



Compared to John's image, yours seems like you trid to arrange and size them uniformly, rather than the more random nature of the drops in the "original". For this to work, the arrangement would need to be more precise and the drops of more uniform size. From my perspective, this lack of complete order and lack of disorder, more than anything is what detracts from your image.

If you are going to do something as cliche as this, to be really successful, you have to do it better than the original.

In his element
by Anastasia

Comment:
WOW, What's not to like, aside from the fact that's a NIKON camera?

My Favorite Place
by steinar

Comment:
Kinda bizzarro, but I like it

My enviroment is simple!
by eiki

Comment:
OMG!! Get that kid a tissue!!!

Live free
by LevT

Comment:
Great shot. Really tells part of his story well.

The Shop Assistant
by Djabordjabor

Comment:
Would have been much improved if the subject was looking into the camera

back to the old house
by colda

Comment:
Interesting. Reminds me of Boy George mixed with "A Clockwork Orange".

THE BOXER
by pawdrix

Comment:
Wow, what a story in here! First rate! 10