Memories
by Oddfrog

Comment:
Hello from Álex, CTP MkII

First Impression: Good idea for the challenge with a poor lighting
Composition: Composition works for me, it's a good cropping.
Subject: meets the challenge. The circles of coffe add interest to the shot.
Technical: here is the main flaw, the lighting. This is one of the harder things for us the beginners in order to score high, IMO. It's very clear in interior shots when your lighting is not good and that affects a lot to the score. Sorry. The colors are a bit dark.
Improvement: Obviously lighting.
Summary: Good composition. Keep working on improvement.

Álex

Strawberry Banana
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment:
Hello from Álex, CTP MkII

First Impression: nice, with a good BG.
Composition: Not sure about it. It's a bit busy for me. I don't know where I'm supposed to look. There isn't a clear focal point for the viewer.
Subject: meets the challenge
Technical: Lighting is good. Colors are very naturals, I like them. The BG is very nice. I'm not sure about the focus.
Improvement: Maybe another configuration of the fruits (you could try with not so many strawberries to be not so busy...). The focus could be shallower (maybe with one strawberry in focus an the rest OOF) or bigger (with everything in focus).
Summary: Nice shot of food.

Álex

In his element
by Anastasia

Comment:
Very good. Congrats on your PB and top ten. A very good EP.

a glass of nyc
by Rooster

Comment:
Hello from Álex, of the CTP MkII

First Impression: Nice reflection with a good BG
Composition: Very good use of thirds, well balanced.
Subject: It's OK, but a bit strange for me, it's difficult to understand where are you, how nyc is reflecting on the glass.
Technical: Colors are a bit washed, as they are a reflection. The focus is good on the glass.
Improvement: Maybe you could try with a bigger glass

Álex

il musicista
by Gunnsi

Comment:
Hello from Álex, of the CTP MkII

First Impression: Congrats to the winner
Composition: Very good composition IMO, with the girl in one of the thids, the accordion down and the free space on the left up. The BG is OK.
Subject: Meets perfectly the challenge. Cute girl, but with too much sun to her, so she cannot have her eyes wide open.
Technical: The light is too strong (maybe midday?) and that creates some technical problems: the colors are a bit washed and need more contrast for me; the shadows are too large up-down in her face. And the focus is a bit off her face, it's more on the instrument.
Improvement: Make the shot sooner or later in the day (if the girl is available, LOL).
Summary: A very good composition a bit scored down for the problems on lighting.

Álex

Queen of the Laundry Pile
by margiemu

Comment:
Hello from Álex, of the CTP MkII

First Impression: Ha, Ha, very funny shot. Congrats on your PB. Very good score.
Composition: Like it, with your head on thirds, with your legs making a movement. Not sure about the half "box" of clothes on the right.
Subject: Funny, accurate for the challenge.
Technical: Colors are very natural (maybe lightly desaturated for my taste), focus is OK and lightning good.
Improvement: Just an idea: the box with clothes on the right could be all over you, as if you were covered with the pile. Maybe that would emphasize your shot.
Summary: Very well executed image, technically precise.

Álex

Message edited by author 2006-05-22 13:29:07.

Seattle Temple
by margiemu

Comment:
From the CTP MkII

First Impression: Nice shot of a too modern church for the people.

Composition: a bit too centered for me. I don't know the place, but maybe another perspective, not so in ront would have helped.

Subject: It meets the challenge, but maybe people was looking for more intimate images or not so modern churchs...

Technical: Colors OK, but it lacks a bit of more punch on the lighting. Maybe with the sun nearer to the dusk... The subject is on focus, but it seems a nit oversharpened. Maybe you used too much USM?

Improvement: change a bit the composition and try it at other time of the day

Summary: Not bad shot that DPCer's voters didnt like. Sorry for the score, but keep trying.

Álex

Colorful Prayers: Mother Cabrini Shrine
by Rebecca

Comment:
From the CTP MkII

First Impression: Good shot.

Composition: the angle is OK, from the up side. Maybe I would have changed a little bit to keep the candles more in diagonal trough the shot.

Subject: OK. But there is too much light for me. I think this would have worked better with less light, as it would have seemed more intimate.

Technical: Color are OK, a bit washed some of the upper candles. Focus is good.

Improvement: See up ^^

Summary: Nice. Keep shooting.

Álex

Virtudes Angelicales
by yanko

Comment:
From the CTP MkII

First Impression: Very nice and mystical.

Composition: Really good, with FG making a diagonal through the BG.

Subject: very acurate for the challenge. It's difficult for me to think where you are, or what's exactly this, but it's very suitable for the challenge

Technical: Great tones, with two just two colors. Focus OK.

Improvement: a small part of the sky and of the statue is a bit blown up.

Summary: Really good shot. Congrats on your new Personal Best (We are also tied in PB...LOL). Good job.

Álex

Message edited by author 2006-05-19 12:14:44.

C.H.I.C.A.G.O.
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment:
From the CTP MkII

First Impression: WOW. What a wonderful skylight.

Composition: Very nice. I don't know if it's lighty tilted. Maybe with less sky was better, but I know that with restrictions of size on DPC would have worked worse on score.

Subject: Beautiful. That skyline, with the reflections, the lights,...

Technical: Very good exposure, colors OK.

Improvement: see composition

Summary: Really great shot to hang on a living room.

Álex