Stuck
by Kelli

Comment:
I love the composition here and his expression, but the lighting is very harsh. I'd also prefer a little more DOF so that the texture on the treehouse was in focus throughout.

Another suggestion might be to have had his hands visible on the ledge, to give a more "trapped" feel rather than "peeking through"

Message edited by author 2006-07-05 13:28:48.

Mickey to the Rescue
by nards656

Comment:
Reading through what you've said, it seems as though you have achieved what you set out to do very well.
The colours and the watery reflections give create the "going into a fire" atmosphere, and the composition seems very balanced. However, if I had seen this in the challenge I doubt I would have voted it high, as I don't really "get it" without the explanation.

Stair shadow
by Melethia

Comment:
Like I said, I absolutely love this photo, it really jumped out at me in the thumbnails page when voting, and I gave it a 9 (no 10s in this challenge for me). Should have done better I reckon, but its the kind of photo that can easily be underrated here.
fwiw, I really like the desat outtake, but not as much as this one.

The framing and composition seems to be perfectly balanced. The interplay of the diagonal shadows and the stripes of colour works really well, echoed by the solid black of the f/g staircase. The white steps on the bottom right of the frame add some depth to the composition.

Great find, takes a photographer's eye to see it and to fully exploit the potential. Your best entry I've critiqued so far in my books, even if it doesn't have the highest score.

ETA: wouldn't be quite the same without those lovely earthy tones

Message edited by author 2006-06-26 11:31:01.

Almost Bedtime
by tngrndream

Comment:
I like the idea of creating an atmosphere just through a shadow, but I think its a little bland as it is. Most of the photos in this challenge that were just a shadow on a flat surface I think needed something more to add some depth.
The texture of the wood works well, but it seems as though the dof is too narrow, leaving the righthand side a tad OOF.
Also, I'm not sure how to improve this, but the posture seems a little posed.

wild flowers
by Kelli

Comment:
I love the editing on this
Nice

Lifesaving ring
by kirsty_mcn

Comment:

Originally posted by Louis: The bottom of the photo has some kind of unsettling border. I don't know why it's there, but it probably should have been cropped out, because it detracts from this wonderful picture. I also see something along the right edge, and also less so along the left edge.

Thats a random border from printing in the darkroom, some of the enlargers gave that kinda rough border which sometimes worked well but I agree needs to be cropped out here

Extreme Shadow Puppets
by Nobody

Comment:
woah, I never thought it might be real! I was thinking the model had jumped from the ground, and it was flipped.

Great shot, well done

Stair shadow
by Melethia

Comment:
In my top three - I thought one of these studies might be yours

Will try and critique properly later

Pounce
by elsapo

Comment:
great capture of the action

Monsters Don't Exist!
by SherwinJames

Comment:
great lighting on the child's face