Lateral Displacement
by Bear_Music

Comment:
I was expecting blue tones ;-) , when I think of you it's always associated with this color.

Just Me.
by Artyste

Comment:
I don't need anything more ... ;-)
"Just me" is really nice my dear !

In Dreamsville
by oOWonderBreadOo

Comment:
I love the mise-en-scène , nice composition , roses are beautiful but what about a smile ? It would have brightened your photo.

Good things come to those that wait.
by blazingmoonlight

Comment:
From the Critique Club :

Hi Diane ,

Very interesting photo ! I have to confess that I liked your Form Merging Towards the Afterlife Glow , this time with the same elements you have composed a different scene.

Lighting is good , sepia has been an excellent choice , no out-of-focus or blurry zones : that's great !

The composition is good , I like the way you put the fabric (opened to interpretations as the course of life by example).

I just wonder if it could have worked better with a different position of the left arm : not visible or with the left hand opened and resting on her belly. I tell you that because in the comments left , it seems that some people didn't understand very well.

Congrats for your personal best score !

Maiden With The Seagull
by goc

Comment:
From the Critique Club :

Hello Goran ,

Thanks for giving all those informations in the Photographer's Comments box !
Your country seems beautiful and it has been a pleasure to visit your web site , it's full of stunning photos.
About the settings of your camera I have noticed that Contrast,Saturation,Sharpness are set high , you maybe could have more power to play with those values during the edition.

Does your photo meet the challenge ? I think it does well but maybe others were thinking about newspapers.

Mediterranean sea has a magical and clear lighting , I like your photo very much , the composition is good , the colors are nice ,maybe the blue tones are a bit over saturated (on the middle of the photo , left hand , less in the right hand).
It has a classic appealling but maybe have not a wow factor.

Please free feel to email me about this critique ,

Mambe

The Power of Touch
by shphotography

Comment:
From the Critique Club :

Hello Susan ,

Does your photo meet the challenge ? In my opinion , it does as there are many publications but maybe viewers/voters were expecting something different , having in mind newspapers.

I have noticed that you only have checked as helpful the positive comments and not all of them , so I'm not sure that you're going to find this helpful , I'm just giving you my honest opinion.

Your photo would have look better or less busy without the person on the right side , this would have centered the attention on the hands.
It is a sweet and quite magical moment you captured but the natural lighting was poor and the overall tones are a bit dull.
The scores reflects a correct photo.

This meeting in now in session..
by lentil

Comment:
From the Critique Club :

Hi Lisa ,

Congrats for your personal best score !

First , I have to tell you that yellow is one of my favorite colors (the other one is blue) so now you can imagine the big smile on my face ...
In your photo , the yellow tones fit very very well , they are warm and peaceful.I haven't seen the original but you wrote that you added a slight gradient , well done , the sky looks great !

Comparing with , the sky looks much better in your challenge entry.

Excellent capture , good composition , I'm sure that a panoramic crop should look fantastic too (for a print).

Very good job !

rhythm and motion
by Rikki

Comment:
From the Critique Club :

Hi Rikki !

Congrats for your ribbon !
Now with 3 blue and 3 yellow , my advice is to go to the red ones ! ;-)

After all the comments you received and the score , there's not really much to add and even less advices to improve the photo.
Only my opinion : I really like this creative photo because with simple elements you have produced an impactive and colorful shot , that's brilliant ! The only secret here is maybe the lighting , you know very well how to use the light (as we all know).

You have met almost all your goals for year 2006 and it's still may ...
OMG ! What's next ?

Foul Hunt
by efren

Comment:
From the Critique Club :

Hi Efren ,

It could have been useful if you wrote something in the "photographer's comments" ... with your thoughts about your photo , the story , if you know what has happened with this animal , your steps during the edition , etc.

Imo it meets the challenge , there are several publications dedicated to animals , maybe viewers/voters expected something more general having in mind common newspapers. Your final score doesn't reflect a DNMC.

It's a rather good photo , it has been impactive as you can read in the comments left.

To improve it ? Maybe correcting the chromatic aberration visible around the beak and head , maybe this have been more noticeable due to the sharpening.

Please keep in mind that this is just my opinion , feel free to email me about this critique.

Mambe

Sliver of Moon
by _eug

Comment:
From the Critique Club :

Congrats for your ribboned photo in Photojournalism II.

Now about this one , during the voting time I left you a short comment.
Does it meet the challenge ? Yes , of course , it was a free study ! But maybe because it was a free study , viewers/voters expected something more.
Your entry was too minimalist for this challenge (in my opinion) , this moon maybe means something special or important for you but you haven't given clues in the title.

The colors are nice.

For reasons unknown for me , generally people don't like if the subject is centered , sincerily I'm not sure that this photo would have scored higher with a different composition like the moon in a corner.

Please feel free to email me about this critique.My name is Mambe and this is my first day in the Critique Club.