Cop Fuel
by pdxgeek

Comment:
Wow, the product placement is dead on. Like one of those advertisements you aren't supposed to notice in movies, but you can clearly read "pepsi" down the can the hero sips on. Very cute idea.

Sorry I'm Late, Traffic Was Bad.
by BillE

Comment:
Great DOF. I love how snooze is spelled...

Cheater's Habit
by mocabela

Comment:
Nice duo-tone, great exposure and composition!

"Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day"
by theanton

Comment:
Ash it... just ash it all ready!

Smoke
by matiscro

Comment:
I like the composition and the DOF alot, but I'd like to see just a few more midtones, especially around the hand, to distinguish it from the background.

Deep digging
by amnon

Comment:
Might have been better as an all white shot- removing the orange mugs and things in the background. Also, there appears to be some strange sheet or bag in the background?

One good habit: Savings
by menardmam

Comment:
Good shot! Minor, minor note- the hand looks a bit tense, which adds to the feeling of it being a set up. Turning it towards the camera slightly, or relaxing the back fingers a bit might help.

Overtime
by labuds

Comment:
I like the idea of the colored lights, especially the contrast between mouse-light and screen-light, but I think the color is a little too saturated. He looks a bit like a member of the Blue Man Group!

Final Exam: May 11 at 10:00 A.M.
by DefyTime

Comment:
Robbed. Utterly, utterly robbed. I expected this to do sooo much better! It's well shot, it's got a great story, every detail accounted for down to the spit. Good job!

Fire extinguisher
by MrAkamai

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

First of all, I really enjoyed this pic during the challenge. It's a shot you should be proud of.

Composition: I think this is one of the strongest points of the picture. The far-right centering gives a lot of interest to an otherwise mundane subject. There is some issue with the border. I like the translucency, but the low opacity on top of the white does make the red lighter, hence pink. Maybe if you set the brush to "darken" or "soft light" instead of "normal" you could keep the texture with a more vibrant red color. I do like the inclusion of the border. The wall could go on and on for feet, but the border helps define the realm of the picture.

Technical: Personally, I like the shadowing on both the extinguisher and the wall. I don't think it's too dark; as you said, it helps show off the texture of the brick. It also gives it photo some mood- it's not a catalougue shot of a fire extinguisher. The bricks are quite distorted, especially on the bottom edge. However, the extinguisher seems to line up for the most part with the right hand border, which fools the eye a little.

Appeal: With 25 comments, you can see that people had a very strong reaction to this photo, whether good or bad, and that in and of it self speaks of the sucess of the photo. It's not middle of the road.

Great job!
Amanda