Truth Revealed!
by CEJ

Comment:
pretty creative

5 Ladies, looks like I win!
by youngnova

Comment:
something's off, white balance problem possibly?

Controlled
by deapee

Comment:
Man I really thought this one was pretty good, I was surprised to get around a 5

But I Slipped You a $20!
by alanfreed

Comment:
Alan Freed

Lands End
by faidoi

Comment:
wow beautiful photo...great tonal range throughout.

Always Having To Juggle My Emotions
by Coley

Comment:
congrats, i knew this one would finish at the top.

Delicate Cry for Help
by alteregosucks

Comment:
*** Greetings from the Critique Club ***

hrmm...nice idea. I think that if you put some more thought into overall composition, other things will fall into place. I'm sure this flower was beautiful and delicate in person but we just didn't convey that properly to the viewer as an end result.

Like I said, think a lot about composition...where do you want your viewer to look, what do you want them to focus on? Leave enough space around the subject to create a pleasing "atmosphere" for your flower to sit in.

Look around at previous challenges and through the internet at photos in general. Look at the ones that stand out to you and ask yourself what about it makes you like it? Pay attention, and learn from what you see...and listen to yourself. Then try to put that toward your next creative photographic endeavor.

As you get better with composition, you will notice yourself starting to pay closer attention to the finer details that will take your shot from the ordinary to the extraordinary...such as lighting and shade and depth of field...you've got a great eye, so definately keep shooting and remember to pay attention to what you like about another shot. Good luck.

Please . .Look at my delicate hand . .
by himantha

Comment:
*** Greetings from the Critique Club ***

Wow...great photo, you really have an awesome eye and it shows here with this photo.

I think your composition is perfect, and you used depth of field perfectly here...not too much, not too little. Your use of black and white to convey the mood worked well here. Great conversion also.

As far as something to improve upon, I can't think of much really...this is really a great photo but apparently not something with enough "mass appeal" to win a contest here at DPC. I could definately see this in a magazine in many many places.

Your title could be a bit better I suppose. Try to think (especially with such a moody shot) of something that you're trying to convey. Usually restating the challenge isn't that good of an idea (sometimes that may be looked down upon as if you ran out of creative juices). I for some reason think something along the lines of one word for this photo... "sensitive" "hungry" "alone" "lonely" ... but either way, you have a lot of time to think about titles.

Great first entry...5.72 is a GREAT score for your first entry, I'm sure you'll only go up from here...just keep your creativity going and keep shooting!

Soft as a Daisy
by Rachel34

Comment:
*** Greetings from the Critique Club ***

My first impressions are that this is a beautiful image. It is very nicely composed, maybe a bit 'busy' with so many daisies, but I feel that you used focus well to bring attention to the main subject...and the others sort of just act as a background.

Your use of soft focus fits your title very nicely. Unfortunately, I guess soft focus just isn't as eye-catching as a tack sharp image to some people. Some are just more into that ... you know ... BOOM this is what's in focus -- this is where i want you to look type of shot.

I think you could have lit the scene a bit better...from an angle. I've found that it's best to have either sunlight coming naturally at an angle or to use some sort of light (flash or whatever you have) coming at an angle and above.

Either way though, I really do like this photo a lot (and I'm not much of a flower person). I do like your border also...it holds everything together, and I like the way the inside edge is not well-defined...which also goes along with your 'soft' focus. Good work, keep shooting.

shoot
by bucket

Comment:
Is that Cal Ripken Jr.?