Cold - Hot
by tyrkinn

Comment:
* Critique Club *

My first impression is that this a pleasant image to look at. Some details:
- the border could have been a little smaller. It's not too distracting, but it could be just a bit less heavy.
- I like the suggestive band and the unmade bed in the background. It bothers me a bit that the foreground is not completely in focus: I would have liked to see the band and the glasses as sharp as the bottle.
- DOF is perfect: the bed slightly out of focus but not completely blurred makes it quite suggestive to me.
- Composition is very good, the bottle nicely balances the stems of the glasses.
- The color of the band gives a good balance to the color of the bottle and the bed, without too harsh contrasts.

"A picture where the main subject is dead center ... ". Take care ;o)
by Patoch

Comment:
Took me a while to figure out what this is, because not everything is in focus. Good thinking!

Standing Still
by oskar

Comment:
Nice image, I like the smooth impression of the water. Don't like the border though. Background seems a little bit out of focus, would have been better either sharp or much more blurred.

Riflessi di vetro
by makmak

Comment:
It's nice image, but I don't see how this fits the challenge, otherwise I would have given a 7.

Opposites Attract
by gajmaj

Comment:
Lighting on this is very nice. Personally, I would have cropped more off the bottom, it seems a bit top-heavy now.

Bright Night in the Big Apple
by jano

Comment:
Colors are interesting, but the image is so out of focus and so dark that I don't find it attractive, sorry.

Through and Through
by LENWOODBLUZ

Comment:
* Critique Club *

The colors in this image are very powerful! The blueish grey sky makes a nice complement with the orange of the rust. A pity the image as a whole is a bit dark, especially the right and top portions, but it works well nonetheless. The border is too heavy for my taste. The image itself is already quite dark, the border makes it appear even darker. Focus is good, lighting could be more even, although I realize that might be difficult for an outdoor shot. Composition and cropping is perfect, with a good balance in straight and curved lines.

Congrats on an interesting shot!

Past Their Prime (Unedited)
by trnqlty

Comment:
* Critique Club *

My first impression is that this is an attractive shot, the combination of the rusted hole with the texture of the wheels is really nice. Framing the image with the hole in the middle seems appropriate here, although the dark area to the left is a bit distracting. Tighter cropping probably would work better. The shallow depth of focus works well for me, having the hole out of focus leads the eye into the picture. Colors and lighting are very nice, the small spot of grass adds just the right amount of 'non-rust' color.

Creative take of a nice find for the challenge!

Moldy Wood and Rusty Nails
by LoneGreyWolf20

Comment:
* Critique Club *

My first impression is that this shot seems a little flat. This is probably caused by the flat lighting resulting in an absence of shadows, and by the green and brown colors. Increasing saturation of the orange channel would have given more 'pop' to the rust.

On second look, you have an excellent capture of the texture of the wood, which makes this an interesting image to look at. I like the curves in the wood leading to the nails. I would have liked to see a bit more wood to the right of the nails (but that may not have been possible at all, I realise), to give more support on the right part of the frame. Focus is good, the major part of the image is nicely crisp and sharp, with some softness to the left.

In summary: a good and interesting image, that could have improved a bit by color adjustment.

Hope this helps. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions about this comment.

learning patience...
by rhipster

Comment:
DOF is very good, although I wonder why parts of the bird seem a little unsharp. There seems to be a quite heavy colored reflection on his belly, would have been nice if you could have corrected that.