X-tra Power For Men
by angkokweng

Comment:
Greetings from Andi via the Critique Club

First Impression: An interesting take on the challenge but not something I find interesting although I did spend a while trying to work out what the shape in the bg was (my final guess is a sportmans right arm and back?)

Composition: Even though the image does nothing for me I do like the composition here.

Subject: Yup, its footwear and meets the challenge well, your photographer comments read like an advert rather than why you edited the image like this.

Technical: I've nowhere to go with the technical aspect of this shot, I just don't like it and guessing the original unedited image would have scored better. Nice white background (probably due to the over processing).

Final thoughts: For me I think it scored about right and have to applaud you for trying something new that you probably knew was not going to fare well in the challenge.

come down
by JMoreira

Comment:
Greetings from Andi via the Critique Club

First Impression: A fun well composed shot that meets the challenge well

Composition: The composition fills the frame well but maybe a little too tight? Personally I'd have liked to have seen the ends of the laces on the bottom boot and both the laces on the top boot falling onto the background rather than the other boot.

Subject: A novel idea and whilst (for me) they don't appear to be cooming down the stairs I like the way they interact with the steps.

Technical: The lighting is a little uneven on the boots with the top one being a different shade to the bottom, both are exposed well but differently (if you see what I mean?)

Final thoughts: Top 20 for your first submission is a great result so well done, I gave this a 6 during voting.

Cow Girl's Spurs
by danculwell

Comment:
Greetings from Andi via the Critique Club.

First Impression: Although the spurs and title tell me whats going on I still find the background a little distracting. I like the duo/sepia tone

Composition: The bars she is standing seem to become the main focus here and wonder how this might have looked with most of below the bars cropped out with a little more leg? That said I'm so glad she wasn't centred as the more I view this the better the composition looks.

Subject: Yup, its footwear so meets the challenge although footwear would spring to mind as the main subject if I didn't know the challenge title. The worn jeans look great, as if she has grown up in them.

Technical: I did mention I thought the background was a little busy but not sure you could have blurred it more with your lens of choice. Personally I'm growing fonder of 'blown out' areas in images.

Final thoughts: A good spot and nice detail shot of the event, you don't need to see the bulls to understand whats going on.

edited to remove the unintentional bold text (cos I'm stupid)

Message edited by author 2009-08-06 19:19:33.

Bubble Trouble
by JulietNN

Comment:
Greetings from Andi via the (archived request)Critique Club.

First Impression: A fun image and reading your comments it must have been a fun shot to do. I'd have preferred to see more detail in the bubbles, have viewed this image on 3 monitors now and they all lack detail.

Composition: I for one don't mind the tilt of but would have liked to have seen Charlie more central in the frame.

Subject: Great idea and it looks as if Charlie enjoyed doing this as I'm sure his first girlfriend will when you pull out the album lol.

Technical: I've mentioned the missing detail in the bubbles and am guessing whilst it was hot water (hence the redness) this could have been sorted during post processing? Good catchlights always help portraits and these are spot on.

Final thoughts: Overall a very nice image that might have scored higher if Charlie was more central and I also agree with the tighter crop comment.

Rome Burns
by JulietNN

Comment:
Greetings from Andi via the Critique Club and WTF! of the 57,000+ images in the recently opened critique club 'archive' my first 2 random images are from you!

First Impression: A cool shot with an amazing sky but too much 'colour'

Composition: A great setting with a nice placement of your model, maybe a little more foreground between the bottom of the flowing dress and edge of the image would have been better and maybe helped the overall balance.

Subject: You nailed this with the subject, it makes you think of what the model is doing there and what she is thinking about, a really moving image.

Technical: The foreground rocks are great and the and white flowing dress is just sublime, so soft and detailed. The black cape is just a silhouette on my monitor and think some fill in flash would have helped the overall image.

Final thoughts: If you had lost the sunset for the challenge I do think this would have scored higher, still a lovely image mind you. So, as it would be cruel of me to challenge you to reshoot this Juliet, lets see if you can re edit the image to improve it at all?

Long forgotten childhood
by JulietNN

Comment:
Greetings from Andi via the Critique Club and my first Critique from the 57,000 missed requests, its fitting thats its also your first ever submission Juliet! (btw, this image is almost .7 above your average to date!

First Impression: I can't believe nobody called you a 'dark horse' for entering this. My monitor is a little on the dark side so yes I lose some detail but moving to one side I can see much more and sadly the crumpled background cloth (am guessing it wasn't meant to be seen crumpled?)

Composition: Well, its not central but think it would have more impact with more negative space on the right and top of the image.

Subject: A great choice for the challenge and reckon it took most viewers back to their childhood regardless of them owning one or not ,your title is perfect

Technical: Well, I think your commenters said it all, its all in the lighting and think you scored well considering.

Final thoughts: Well Juliet, 18 months on I wonder what you think about this image? I'm pretty sure you like it and 'monkey man' here (private joke) is challenging you to reshoot this image using the skills you have learnt here at dpc to improve the shot. SDo, back in the garage, finish that bottle of gin and suprise me!

BridgeCity
by keriboi

Comment:
Greetings from Andi via the Critique Club and congratulations on your second highest scoring submission (to date).

First Impression: A well balanced long exposure cityscape, the reflections in the water are great and the colour in the tower reflection adds that little more interest. I'm not sure the boats in silhouette add to the image.

Composition: You got this spot on for me, not too much sky, the tower is nicely in the rule of thirds and a strong anchor (sorry lol). The foreground in silhouette helps stop you leaving the frame after following the reflections.

Subject: City scapes over water/reflections are not new here however I think this is a very good example of one and it goes without saying it meets the challenge.

Technical:30 second exposures can give you all sorts of problems especially at F/11 so I think this is technically a very good image. The more I look at this the more I'm thinking you should try an panoramice version but at 30 second exposures I'm not sure how it would turn out (but it would only be a couple of minutes of your life).

Final thoughts: Shucks, a 6.39 and only managed 32nd with one comment! I've seen ribbons scoring less than this.

Username: Orme (The Great Orme - Llandudno, Wales)
by JamesA

Comment:
Greetings from Andi via the Critique Club

First Impression: WOW, you don't often finsh in 60th place with a 6.1 - madness!

Composition: I wondered about a little more sky or a little more sea but think you got it about right and the Orme is well placed.

Subject: The Great Orme is a big thing in this part of wWles but probably not known by others. I remember it being more menacing but guess the 10-20 lessens its magnificence. Yup, of course it meets the challenge.

Technical: Am guessing you used a polarising filter? The top right sky doesn't really work with the rest of the image and am think you used the 10-20 on its wide end?

Final thoughts: A nice image that meets the challenge well, I'm still in wonder at a 6.1 image in 60th place!

Making A Point
by Bugzeye

Comment:
hehe methinks you used some white glass here so he picked you out of the crowd, I hope you managed to sell him a copy?

Leadenhall Market from a Different Perspective
by bobonacus

Comment:
Have been sat here a couple of minutes thinking I know this place but couldn't remember what it was called then scrolled down to find out its in the title lol. Nice one!