Pale Rider
by alfresco

Comment:
Wow, that's scary! You like like an albino blue-man! :)

She played on ...
by kari1

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club. I didn't vote the Duotones challenge, but freely admit I would have voted this image highly. I like the angle of view, the composition and the colors. Even the exposure, though a bit hot, is remarkably well done in that light. You score probably suffered because its done in pure black & white in a challenge with so many b/w shots. Still a lovely shot. Good luck with your future entries.

Cindi

2006
by Postgate1

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

You chose a lovely model for your fashion entry and the sepia colors work nicely with the image's textures. I like the composition - the tilt - and I like the lighting on the model's skin....... but....

I think what hurts this image most is the harsh shadow behind your model. The solution is to move your model farther away from the bg surface or use a 2nd light behind her. Also the white line in the fg - ipod cord?? - is quite distracting. Since the viewer cannot see either end of it to determine what it actually is, it becomes a distracting element instead of a harmonic addition to the composition.

I hope these comments are found helpful and good luck with your future challenges.

Cindi

Enlightenment (pour femme)
by riot

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Firstly, congrats on an excellent score with a very nice image. I like the composition you chose (I too am a fan of negative space). Love the lighting - it is a bit bright on the spray, but that helps to direct the eye where you wanted the viewer to be - so it works.

The only suggestion I could make for improvement would be to have used a nicer looking bottle - the plastic one hurts the image imo - a nice glass bottle would have given this shot the sparkle needed to make this a really commercial-looking shot.

I hope this is helpful.
Good luck,
Cindi

Standing Tall
by ericwoo

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

As a native of Atlanta, I recognized this scene right away and must say you captured it well. Night shots can be very tricky as a long exposure is required to get the proper amount of detail, yet the same long exposure can cause the lights to be overly bright or "hot". Unfortunately, hot spots are probably what caused the lower score on this image. All of the building lights look great, its only hot on the trees in the middle of the image. Perhaps a shorter exposure time or even double exposure (though not for DPC challenges) could give you that nice balance that you need here.

Compositionally you found just the right spot to capture this scene. I like how you framed the shot and lead the eye with the curved stairs. You have a great eye - please continue to share it with us.

Good luck
Cindi

Strike a pose
by srdanz

Comment:
Greetings from the critique club.

Firstly, let me say, what an adorable little girl. She's really photogenic. That said -- I think you could have improved this shot dramatically with a few adjustments. 1 - Preparation - The wrinkles in your bg fabric are a huge distraction. I know ironing is a pain, but can make the difference between sloppy and professional in your shots. 2 - Pose - the pose shown here looks very uncomfortable to the viewer, one foot is turned inward, other is off the ground as if she's about to run away, the right arm looks natural and casual, but the left looks busy and distracted and yes, you should have asked her to put the lens cap down. 3 - Lighting - Its a bit over-bright and washes out her skintone in places. Did you add a white gradient??

In summary, the key to getting nice / pro looking portraits is preparation and patience. To my eye, this shot seems rushed and with little attention to detail, which hurts your overall score.

These comments are meant to be helpful and I hope they are taken that way.

Good luck,
Cindi

Hairy waves
by jansku

Comment:
Greetings from the critique club. I'm sorry this image didn't score very well. From your comments I see that you predicted a low score because of its abstract nature and I must disagree. Abstracts can be very lovely and score very well here when done well. What I feel this shot is missing is any semblance of composition. As a photographer, it is your job to drive the viewers eye through your image with your careful choice of composition. With this image, since there is no COI (center of interest) - which doesn't have to be in the center btw - I find my eye wandering right off the image almost immediately. I agree that the texture is nice, but perhaps you could have found a swirly spot, or added another element or something to improve the composition overall.

These comments are meant to be helpful, not hurtful and I hope they are.

Good luck,
Cindi

Fall
by arnit

Comment:
Great job, Arnit. I knew this one was a winner the moment I saw it. Very nicely executed and well deserved ribbon.

untitled
by bluenova

Comment:
This got a 5.3??? what's up with voters lately? This image clearly deserved a better score - its a lovely image.

You can do anything if you just have faith
by json

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Wow - I got lucky to get this shot to critique. Really makes things easy! I can sum the critique up in a word - brilliant! The creativity here is a 10 and your careful preparation really paid off. I would have never noticed the string had you not pointed it out so don't worry about that. Over all you did an excellent job with this challenge and your interpretation of it. Well deserved ribbon. Congrats and good luck on your future challenges.

Cindi