Set Me Free
by Natasha

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Does this meet the challenge? yes, I say yes! It definitely does. This is a very evocative image and you convey the depression this wild animal is feeling in captivity really well. I like the use of the black and white, and I also think you made the right choice in the composition and framing; I even like the border, which sometimes is detrimental to the photo, but not here. In my eyes, this is almost a perfect photo. I think the only reason it didn't do as well as it could have was because it is an animal shot. A lot of people don't realize that animals have feelings too, and maybe this is too subtle for the average user here.
Beautiful work, I'm sorry you didn't score higher!
-Annida

Pipe Dreams
by greenem2

Comment:
Hello from the Critique club!

I liked this image a lot, and I gave it a fairly high score. I like the excellent composition, and the great shalow DOF you chose. What I think got you was the very harsh light you used, and the way the light glares off the pipe. To make it better you could have made the lovely designs on the "cup" of the pipe the focal point. IN other words move the back to the front, and do the shalow dof that way.
As for whether this is meeting the challenge? I think so. It could be an advertisement for a pipe, or used for a magazine article on pipe smoking.. etc. so Challenge met :)
Great work!
-Annida

Tropical View
by xertion

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club:

Does it meet the challenge? It certainly does. The background is definitely yellow, and cannot be mistaken for another colour. That's even though the focal point of the picture isn't the yellow itself.
Very realistic colours, and it seems to have had very little post processing.
Personally, I would have cropped a bit more off the bottom, to remove the horizontal line, which does nothing for you composition. That would have also made the palm seem a bit taller, and it would draw more attention toward the focal point of your picture which is the window.
I agree with one of the comments where you could have tried taking the photo straight on, or from a completely different angle, but I'll assume you did, and you chose the best one in your eyes :) The focus is very good, and so are the colours. There's not much you could improve on, other than that attempt at a crop.
Well done on a good photo. I look forward to seeing more of your work :)
-Annida

Message edited by author 2003-02-26 10:55:35.

Alone in the Light
by indigo997

Comment:
Congrats Indy, well deserved :)

A new perspective on Waldo
by Gordon

Comment:
Evening from the Critique Club:

This is a very striking photo, with a great perspective. The composition is good, and the layers draw your eyes toward the dome area at the top. It kind of gives you a bit of vertigo!
Technically, as somebody mentioned below, the dome seems a tiny bit over exposed, although that brings a lovely lightness to the image further down, so I really can't say much about that. I think it would have been nicer if you could have added the one pattern which is at the bottom curve, the one with the circles. Nothing more to say about that!
Meeting the challenge.... hmmmm......... I'm not sure, the person really isn't that hidden, I can understand that a lot of people had great difficulty getting the people into their pictures, but this guys head just sticks out!
My opinion, a very striking photo and enjoyable to view.
-Annida

A calm winter afternoon
by jjbeguin

Comment:
Congratulations on your win :)

Love & Lace
by kosmikkreeper

Comment:
Nice shot, I almost missed the finger the first time I saw it :) I think I would have liked this better if I could see more of the lace and what it's attached to! -annida

Happy Valentine's Day
by Sonifo

Comment:
Superb shot, I really can't think of anything you could have done better. perfect
score. -annida

Snugglin'
by Jacko

Comment:
Great photo. The feet curling are so funny, It's a tiny bit blurry though! high marks anyway! -annida

somebody loves me
by shutterfly

Comment:
Good shot. The white in the background is so stark, it looks a bit over exposed, but it definitely brings the subject out well. I like how I can see the blue of her eyes, and the sparkle in them. The roses are lovely too. 'well done.' -annida