Reticello (a blown glass technique)
by lindes

Comment:
*Hi From the Critique Club*

This strikes me as a nice piece to photograph to suit this challenge. You have chosen it well. The main distraction for me when I immediately look at this photo is the blown out highlights at the top centre and right and it begs the question of whether you needed to crop it a bit more or not. Then again, cropping the top out may of reduced the impact of the photo by removing the top curve of the subject. Perhaps even if you had of tried some different angles with the light so that it wasn't so much directly on the glass it may of helped reduce it slightly but that would also come down to the surroundings.

Some people aren't great fans of borders. I myself don't mind them when subtley done and I think just having a slim border around this would of helped complete this photo and maybe even tidied up the overall look of it.

Overall, you have captured the challenge topic well and used a fantastic subject. It would of been very easy just to hit this photo with a standard flash and a much shorter exposure but trying with a long exposure using the small light was a great way to try something different. Despite the blow outs the voters definately looked beyond it and scored this photo very well. Congratulations on the result.

Neil :)

The Joy of Sledding
by puzzled

Comment:
This is a delightful photo. Very well captured.

A Mother A Super Hero
by Coley

Comment:
Why isn't she wearing some sort of super hero costume...like a bikini or something? :p This is really well done. Looks like they had fun doing it too. The framing works really well with the tree in the background. Well done!

Dropped Catch !!
by millsa

Comment:
This looks like a great Aussie cricket photo! Well captured and well timed. The colours are great and you've framed perfectly to the action. Good work!

Domino Sugar Cubes Ad Gone Wrong
by literaryradical

Comment:
Oh!! Here we go!!

Honey I Burnt the Toast
by AlexSaberi

Comment:
A slightly bigger DOF here would of nailed this IMO. Well done though.

Shoe on Poo
by squillacej

Comment:
OH MY GAWD!!!! The focus is too soft and it looks pixelated.

Eyes
by TUTE

Comment:
A nice fun portrait you have captured here. I like the way she is using her hand on her hat (or is it her top pulled up?). Colours look great. Well done!

Message edited by author 2006-01-24 09:28:50.

best friends
by suemack

Comment:
This would of been a good photo but the focus looks all out to me. Sorry!

Maternal Magic
by LindaLee

Comment:
Beautiful high key shot. Really well done. A different border would work better for me though. I feel it's a little heavy for this. Great work!