Lost In The Forest
by autool

Comment:
Good color and focus. A little deeper DOF would of been nicer IMO. Nice lighting but the background of straw (lines) are some what distracting.

Fire
by dharmeson

Comment:
I wish you would of had a deeper DOF so all the petals of the flower would of been in focus. The background being very close in tone takes away from the flowers color power.
Wish you well in this and future challenges.

all dried up
by alliebeal

Comment:
Your picture is oof and the subject is cut off on the right side. I think in this case it would of been better to center the subject so the subject would be in full view.
Wish you will in this and future challenges.

GOLDEN
by davidus428

Comment:
Very nice flower picture. Good focus and great lighting. I wish the front petal of the flower would of been in focus with a little deeper DOF but other than that a great shot. I does have the wow factor for me making me give it a suitable score (9).

Ranunculus Acris (Buttecup)
by Hauxon

Comment:
Nice use of minimalism with the flower challenge. Good focus on subject along with lighting. Great DOF. Doesn't have the wow factor I was looking for but your photograph deserves a respectable score (6)

painted fingernails
by hopper

Comment:
Very good abstract view of a flower. Adequately named and the subject is in good focus. Lighting and DOF is good. Does not have the wow factor for me but deserves a good score (7).

Then and Now
by missinseattle

Comment:
I like it. Something seems missing in the desat but I can't put a finger on it. The title is good but what I think of as a title when I see this shot is "Walking in the footsteps of Wisdom".
Just and observation.

A Desolate Place: The Heart
by SandyP

Comment:
Great work, the processing and emotion is wonderful.

2.jpg
by xXxscarletxXx

Comment:
I think you have done a wonderful job here. I love the processing and the POV of the photograph. Very Nice!

Would you like fries with that?
by TonyT

Comment:
From the Critique Club

Hi- Your photograph technically is good in many ways. Good focus and composition along with the lighting. With the lighting almost directly above it created some shadows that are distracting but not much.

You have done a good job of processing. This photograph works well with your black and white conversion while keeping great detail in the subjects face.

Here is where I think things went wrong with your photograph. I have to agree with the other commenter's that the photograph looks staged and the man does not look homeless. But thats does not mean he is not. He also looks as if he is posing for your picture and your title is made to be on the funny sided. When you take all those variables and combine them they take away from the emotion of the shot.

If the man would of been looking anywhere other then directly into the lens and propping up fries as to show a pose. Also the man looking a little more rugged would of helped and a deeper title. I think your score would of been higher.

Overall a good photograph with good technical aspects. That lost a lot of its emotion with the pose, subject, and title. BTW I know you could not do anything about how he looked. I think he is a very interesting subject to photograph. I hope you are able to meet up with him again and get a good portrait shot. Looks like a lot of stories could be told with that face.

Keep up the good work and I hope you find this critique helpful.
regards,
SDW