Earth laughs in flowers. Ralph Waldo Emerson
by Tombola

Comment:
What a great line to find and the image is quite nice. I wish it was a little bigger and perhaps showed more context of the flowers erupting from the earth like laughter.

Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.
by Carpe Diem

Comment:
I like the definition in the eyes. I'm not sure how glamorous this looks or hos stupid she looks either, for that matter.

The item over her shoulder on the left is a little distracting to the overall composition.

"Free as a Bird"
by NstiG8tr

Comment:
Nice color combinations here (might even have been good for the complementary challenge). It doesn't quite hit the mark with demonstrating "freedom" but the crisp definition of the feathers is wonderful.

going out like a blaze of glory
by aaronwave

Comment:
Nice saying and it fits the image well. I don't know if I'm in love with the border, but the colors and balance are great.

Like Father Like Son
by twm122

Comment:
I like the saying and the way you're showing it - I wish I could see the father's pose a little better. Because of the angle he could be pointing or shading his eyes.

I love the mix of blues.

Love at First Sight
by Almelund

Comment:
I like the capture (prom?) but I wish I could see the fellow's eyes a little better so really see the affection between the two of them. The harsh light is a little distracting (the shadow of her chin on the flower).

A Stitch in Time saves nine
by Tajhad

Comment:
I'm not really able to make out the sewing part of the image - the thread is there, but I don't see the needle or what she's actually working on.

However, I like the colors. The photo could be generally sharper/better focused.

Branch - back light
by BK1017

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club. I'm leaving this critique because you clicked "I would like an indepth critique on my submission" when you submitted.

Appropriateness for challenge - it's a photo of a branch in the topic branch - you found a good subject.

Color & Exposure - the color is wonderfully vibrant, perhaps a little overexposed, but the backlit nature of the subject actually works as a stylistic choice. It's much more like graphic art than photography as a style.

Composition - I think this is what hurt your photo the most. The composition lacks an overall coherence. The large mass of leaves are not uniform enough to create a single subject, and the lines of the branches and twigs are too chaotic to present a clear path for the eye to follow. The centering of the branch horizontally doesn't help to give any visual pop to the photo. I think your subject has a lot of merit and it's entirely likely that a closeup or crop of other elements within this shot could yield as much more pleasing photo.

I hope to see more of your photos in the future.

Lying in the grass, next to the mausoleum.
by sump

Comment:
The dof and composition in this are confusing, though it's on topic. The colors seem odd and the exposure is blown out without details to retain my interest.

Solitary
by JPR

Comment:
I love the grittyness of this photo, the stark overexposure at the end of the tunnel and the supersaturated colors.