Too soon, they're all grown up - enjoy the moments!
by glad2badad

Comment:
I find myself a bit unsure about this image. On one hand it came across as a wonderful family moment, but I found the rails in the back of the image (behind the woman's head) a bit distracting. I wonder if less zoomed in, to present a bit more of the track, might have given me more of a wow feeling. Or perhaps had images been taken a few seconds later when the shot could have been cropped closer to the subjects to show only that fun curve in the track.

s h e l l s
by Ja-9

Comment:
*Greetings from the Critique Club*

Beautiful shot, one of my favorites in the challenge with that full image of vibrant yellow and wonderful repeating pattern of 'shells'. Lighting is wonderful, I love the bits of shadow in the central part of the flower.

You definitely met the challenge, and congrats on a great score. I do not see any negative aspects to your image. As for differences between yours and those that scored a bit better - I'm not sure. There is drama in all, but yours has nice drama too. The other flower shot had less shadows, and it's shadow had more of a yellow color than brown. But the brown in your shot coordinates nicely with the yellow I think.

So nicely done and congrats again on a great finish! Keep up the great work.
Julee

Anatomy of a wave
by gmink

Comment:
*Greetings from the Critique Club*

I was excited to see this image pop up as an image for me to critique. I remember this image coming up in voting and my brain just lit up. I really liked it, great shot of a wave.

Compositionally I think this image is nice. There are some nice leading lines that took my eye to the top of wave, and I think your placement of the wave at a diagonal in the lower right worked really well.

Technically I also think this shot is very good. There is a beautiful smoothness to the water, and the blues and greens are lovely. I think the amount of contrast works well, and I love that bit of green that looks almost like light shining through the water right below the top of the wave. Just lovely. Something I did notice was that the water near the upper right looked quite different from the water on the left side of the image. That upper right area almost looks more real, and has a sharper more in focus quality. Also, after looking at the upper right quadrant that green below the wave looks less real. If the green look was a result of processing, perhaps the color adjustments were a bit strong on parts of the image? Or maybe it's just that most of the image has quite an abstract feel to me, but that upper right quadrant looks a bit less abstract.

You certainly met the challenge, and your score is a solid score. There were number of voters who scored your image very highly and a small number who scored it poorly. I do not see any major issues with the image, in fact it was one of my favorites of the challenge. But I can guess that maybe the abstract aspects or maybe the mix of sharpness and softness was not universally loved.

But I still say nice entry.
Julee

Fractals in Nature
by grahamgator

Comment:
Lovely colors and geometry. That very left tip of the plant seems out of focus, but since there is where the image led my eye it was a bit of a letdown for that tip not to be sharp. But overall I still really enjoyed this photo.

Hard Core, Soft Leaves
by MadMan2k

Comment:
I like the silhouette idea for this shot, makes the geometry really stand out. There is a bit of blurriness on the left and right sides in the center that distracted me a bit. I kept trying to decide if it was just windy or if this was an effect you planned/wanted. (But the blur took away a bit from my enjoyment of this image.)

Nylon Body Scrub
by Mond

Comment:
Definitely interesting geometry, and I like the lighting and capture.

Spokes in a Wheel
by ursula

Comment:
Beautiful lighting on the mushroom.

Araucaria araucana
by P-A-U-L

Comment:
I really enjoyed this. I love the dark colors, and placement of your subject in the frame. This really feels like a special shot to me.

Angles
by banmorn

Comment:
I like the concept, and you captured some really interesting geometry, but I found the yellows a little harsh and the spot on the right side that looks a little brownish distracted me a bit.

emerging talent
by daisydavid

Comment:
At first glance I wasn't sure I liked this image much, but as I sat with the image it really grew on me. The processing really works for me. I really liked the color and texture of the water, and the tangle of branches made for a pleasing, yet defined, composition.

I am little less sure about how well this image met my original interpretation of the challenge of 'find a subject' that shows organic geometry. The sticks seem like multiple subjects, and I'm not sure how much geometry I see in the water.

But overall I still really like the image and I think it's a creative twist on the challenge.