God's Morning Jewels
by paul58

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club,

Excellent image! I love the composition and that is such a great subject. The incorporation of the sky is perfect as well as it breaks up what would be a very dark image.
The image is on the dark side, but it looks like you had to do that to keep the sky from blowing out. Maybe, try taking it from a higher angle to get less sky and more of that great web on the dark background, but I wouldn̢۪t take the sky out of the photo completely. I do like the darkness, but I think it would need to be a little more colorful as a print.
I̢۪m a little curious about your aperture of F5.7. Were you going for a deep DOF but needed to open it up a little to shoot it hand held? Personally I think I̢۪d rather see it with a more shallow DOF to draw all attention to that great web.

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Favorite Branch in the Garden
by Geee

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club,

It looks as if this was taken at night and you used the flash? I try to avoid using the on board flash because it is usually a little too harsh. That̢۪s probably what inspired the harsh and overexposed comments. Re-shoot it on an overcast day to get good lighting and avoid any shadows.
Composition wise I like it. The tree does a good job framing the boy and directing your attention to him. If you re-shoot it, maybe move the potted plant or compose it to exclude the plant. It kind of distracts attention from the boy. Also, have him wear a solid color shirt as the stripes in the middle of the photo are very busy and kind of makes me dizzy. It also might look great converting it to black and white.

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Etched Monkeypod
by racb

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club,

Did you get the message that your image is too small :) The post processing side of digital photography can be just as challenging to learn as using the camera, and it's just as important. If you need help getting the image size issue resolved, post something to the forums and you'll get plenty of help.

Being undersized it's difficult to critique the image as it's impossible to see any detail. From what I can see, the composition is nice. You use the rule of thirds well and you shot from a unique angle, rather then taking a straight on shot of your subject. The tree has a lot of curves and jagged branches making it quite interesting and a good subject.

Other then being too small, my only other critique is the coloring. A nice bright blue sky might really make this pop. I don̢۪t know what the lighting or weather conditions were, or what you were going for, but the grayish sky is kind of gloomy and makes the photo look a little drab. Post processing could probably bring that blue out.

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Church001.jpg
by GreenGiant

Comment:
Very nice, good idea. If you didn't take it from ground level, getting a little lower will make the church seem even larger and more impressive. I think I'd like it better if you could get in in a span where no cars drove by (I'm assuming those streaks are car lights). Also, using a lower aperture can give you the starburst effect on the lights, just for some added flair.

Tree Moss Branches
by ShaneBlake

Comment:
I like the DOF, the composition, the lighting and how it works with the background. Technically I think it's a great shot. However, the subject on it's own has no wow factor. Put a bug in there or water drops or something to give it more interest maybe?

On and Off TheTracks
by HRoxas

Comment:
Very nice, and normally I'm anti border, but this is screaming "give me a black border!!"

The root of all ...
by narcisa

Comment:
Focus is off and there doesn't seem to be a subject.

The Branch Hotel . . . . available by the hour.
by glad2badad

Comment:
Great photo, very crisp. Gotta love the locust love!

Wychwood Library Branch
by dsadites

Comment:
Very nice

Through The Branches
by sajin

Comment:
One of the best of the challenge.