Weapon of Mass Destruction
by e301

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club:

A well done image, with good tones, contrast and lighting. Composition is also very good.

Perhaps the most critical I can be of this image, is simply that of subject: it doesn't stand on it's own. I understand you took it for the challenge, and that may be enough. Beyond that, I'm not sure where it's going: It's not recognizable by most (actually, at first I thought it was a carburetor!), yet its not really an abstract by most definitions (or at least mine: having stronger form or pattern focus than it is a pictoral representation of the object). And from a pure aesthetics, it's probably not something that I would hang on the wall.

But it's a very good capture for what it is and what you were using it for.

Garlic
by Havok

Comment:
Very nice close up; good colors and detail. DOF seems right.

Aroma is inspired by nature
by ramevi

Comment:
Lovely flower; it's a nice, unusual composition, though the angle might be more dynamic I think. You might watch your histogram for overexposure in the future, though I suspect this was a hard flower to photograph! Harder still, it would be nice to have a bit more shadow detail on the leaf.

burnt
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
Nice clear shot. Good comp too.

Support OUR cause now! The enemy could do this to YOUR son too!
by SoulHunter74

Comment:
A good image, I like an alternate title: "Stiop Terrorism Now - We are all victims". I like the comp but perhaps there's too much space.

America, 2003
by muckpond

Comment:
Good social commentary; very accurate propaganda! Perhaps it should be titled: Stop Free Speech in America (as a propaganda piece), or "No Free Speech in America", as a propaganda/commentary.

Smoking is Dead Sexy
by TechnoShroom

Comment:
Great idea, good dramatic capture. Would have liked to see a cigarette in his mouth. I am sure you tried it and maybe it wouldn't hold. Love the smoke from the skull though.

Shed Some LIght on the Subject, Read!
by sagestudio

Comment:
Well done. This might be a good one for soft-focus if you want to experiment later!

Worth it?
by arnit

Comment:
Powerful image. Well done. Without the challenge rules it might be nice to have a little less brightness on the end of the syringe. Good luck!

When we used to play
by oskar

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club:

A very nice image! I love the colors, and the concept.

Suggestions: From this position of the shoot, it would have been nice to have enough shadow detail to make out the net (ring) and its attachment to the backboard. Right now we only see part of the net (ring). Similarly, a bit more shadow detail on the wall with the graphiti. Perhaps if you have the new Adobe CS you can try the new shadow detail took on it.

I also would have liked to see a bit more sharpness in the outlines of the wall and bushes, as well as the water in the background.

Regards--Neil