Ebenezer CorkScrooge
by scalvert

Comment:
finally, someone that used some creativity and put some thought into their entry. Surely a ribbon winner! Composed and executed very wel. 10

Oberon's Queen
by KDO

Comment:
The bright blue border immediately takes your eye off the photo, which defeats the entire purpose of the photo.

Sunny Blue Eyes
by spaque99

Comment:
Photo is tilted to the right just a tad, but it really is detracting. Other than that, it is a good photo

Breakfast with Homer J
by Beagleboy

Comment:
had this been a grilled cheese sandwich with a bite taken out of it, I would give you a 15! :-) Great job. This should ribbon. 10

Falling
by tristalisk

Comment:
I think this would be much better with more lake/pond and less sky. Lovely colors.

Overpainting the Cask of Amontillado
by dsa157

Comment:
Good job Dave, I thought this was your's when I looked through the entries. The harsh lighting on Dina's hand was the first thing I noticed. Great idea for the challenge though.

Ouch, no serviceable parts inside!
by graphicfunk

Comment:
Very good work Dan...very creative. Congrats on your well deserved Blue.

Janine
by KiwiChris

Comment:
Overal a nice portrait, with good natural lighting. A couple nit picks, since you asked for critiques.

The highlights are just starting to blow out, especially on the neck. There are a few distracting reflections on the glasses (I've learned glasses are a pain). She is squinting a bit, particularly her left eye (our right), so you barely see the catchlight. You may have tried having her turn her head just a tad further to her left (our right), not much though.

Nice portrait though. I'm sure her parents will love it.

The New Red
by DefyTime

Comment:
Actually I think this is technically done well. The highlights are just a tad blown out, but just a tad. The red is fine and the contrast settings are good because you can see definition between the red background and the red bottle. I think it is a funny take on the challenge. I would have given it a 6 or 7.

A lot of the voters at DPC anymore seem to have tunnel vision when it comes to voting and have no sense of humor. Maybe if your photo would have had a yellow background, yellow bottle, with yellow letters spelling "yellow", people would have understood how it met the challenge and scored it a bit higher. Maybe... :-)

Message edited by author 2004-12-15 08:31:37.

Moonrise Over Stonehenge
by EddyG

Comment:
Great idea and execution on this Eddy. Congrats