Self Portrait
by jjbeguin

Comment:
Lighting is good, I would like to see it a little brighter. Good use of negative space. Cool Skull - Inspzil

Squared Away
by RiderGal

Comment:
Critique Club by Inspzil

Composition - Firstly it does meet the challenge. In fact, it has about 4 squares including panes of glass too. This is a pretty good picture. Its not anything flashy or anything blowing me away, but is technically solid. Without the branches in the way, it would be just plain dull. With branches, it adds to the feeling of abandon by looking overgrown. If it were me, I would've tried to take this from a different perspective. I'm finding in this challenge I'm looking for things leading me to the squares as much as the squares themselves. There were so many tight crops on square objects that were much less appealing than your pic. The little bit of tarpaper around the windows is a good touch. However I don't like the picket down on the lower right side of the pic as it disrupts the continuity of the square's frame (the house). It's not an award winning composition, but it is solid.

Photography - Great DOF (at F11 of course it is). Exposure is just right and its well focused.

Processing - I would've considered greyscaling this image. You aren't going to lose a lot of color and it may have added some points for overall mood of the picture. Maybe even something radical like negative would've given this a little more eerie feeling. Nothing HAD to be done to this image though. Looks like you took care of that with good sound photography.

Overall - This is a sound picture in a challenge that I felt overall was pretty weak. The tree could be distracting. I can see it either way. I personally like it there. It is well taken, but I think it needs a little kick to give it the WOW it lacks. Good luck with where's waldo and perspectives. I look forward to seeing more quality pics from ya! - Bob

Shapes, Color, and ... Pie?!
by indigo997

Comment:
Critique Club by Inspzil

Composition - It seems odd to me that the Pie here is square. Maybe that's the appeal of the pic. The pie is good. I like that part with the lime twisty and little whipped topping and all. The plate is okay. I reckon you gotta have a plate. The pink background, which looks like a sweater to me, is one of the things I don't like about this picture. It's probably a personal thing. I'm not fond of pink either, but I can't say anything like, "Well I'm giving you a 5 because I don't like pink." That doesn't fly. But the texture of the sweater is going a little diagonal. The other thing I don't like about this is the tightness of the crop. Maybe there is a reason for being so tight on the plate, I'm not sure but I don't think it lends itself well to this picture. The perspective on this pic is really predictable, very straight and to the point. The pie, no matter what it's sitting on, still looks yummy.

Photography - Good focus, exposure. DOF is not really an issue. Nothing to speak of really here.

Processing - Even less of an issue. If you did anything to this pic, I can't tell. You might have tried to saturate the colors a little more, but its fine the way it is.

Overall - This is a cut below your normal excellent pictures. I would've been happy with a 5.5 on my pic but I'm sure you aren't. The things that keep this pic from doing really well are due to the composition. It just doesn't have the WOW factor Setzler likes to talk about. The angle and crop are just very ordinary, like something I would do. It isn't typical Indigo-type work. Look forward to seeing more from you. I'm sorry this couldn't be more help to you. - BoB

untitled
by kandyj

Comment:
Critique Club by inspzil

Composition - As much as I loved Legos as a kid, I love them now that I have kids. I'm not terribly fond of this shot. I don't like the way this looks photoshopped, even if it isn't. Shooting on mirrors has a tendency to make the background look far away, which is true in this case. They're square all right so it does meet the challenge. I think the colors are great. I wish the reds were more in the forefront though to demonstrate all the colors in the light a little. The crop is in that middle area where I think it should be either a little tighter, or a little further back. Preferably a little further back because I think you could hide the fact that its not perfectly focused a little better.

Photography - The focus issue is huge. I don't get why you needed an 8 second exposure either. I don't know what it adds to this shot. I think the focus issue might stem from this. This is the major problem with this photo above and beyond everything in my opinion.

Processing - Good work with the colors, if you did indeed enhance them. I don't know if the sharpen filter in PS could help this or not, but it would be worth a try.

Overall - I didn't vote on about half the shots the first time around, and this was one of those. I think it would've been more successful if it were crisp. I still don't understand the long exposure time for this shot. It may be something that I might want to know about, so feel free to PM me if there is a good explanation. :) I definitely don't know everything about photography!! Good Luck in future challenges - Bob

Sun Drenched
by Gracious

Comment:
Critique Club by Inspzil

Composition - Wonderful old building with some nice trees in front. I really like the roof with the colorful tiles. The flag is a nice touch as well. The perspective is pretty good but I'm wondering why the whole building isn't in the picture. Nothing bad about the composition, but there really isn't anything to grab me either.

Photography - In a word, overexposed. This photo is really blinding. This situation, with the building being white, is similar to shooting in snow. I think that a lot of the reason for the lower score is that the building becomes flat white as does the top of the columns above it. Without exif data, it's hard to tell what could've been changed to make this shot better.

Processing - It's hard to correct a very overexposed (or underexposed) photo with PS or equivalent. There might've been a way to tone it down a little so that it wasn't quite so bright.

Overall - This isn't a bad photo, but not the kind that does well on DPC. It looks a lot like a tourist brochure cover actually, which isn't a bad thing. The composition of this photo doesn't really lend itself to being a real contender. It just doesn't have the WOW factor. The exposure though is the sticking point for this pic. If it was done intentionally, then I can't say much. If it wasn't, maybe making the camera adjust to ultra-bright, then holding it and taking the picture with that exposure in mind would have helped the picture and ultimately your score. - Inspzil

Roses
by zadore

Comment:
I don't know if its just the background but this photo looks oddly grainy, like its been oversharpened. Concept is pretty good. - Inspzil

Frozen Dreams
by arnit

Comment:
Well taken. Great colors in this shot. could use a little more light though to make the color a bit brighter. It's dark on my screen - Inspzil

ABC bubble-gum
by justine

Comment:
Simple, but effective. This is definitely an easy one in terms of obtaining and photographing. It has great color though and makes for a nice picture. I wish more people would stay on the keep it simple theme this challenge - Inspzil

Peel + B4
by redfig

Comment:
Good photo. The hightlight on the orange is a little much for me. Great clarity in this pic. It could use a little more light methinks, just not so direct - Inspzil

Roasted
by Sonifo

Comment:
Great red color. very vibrant. unusual pose with its counterpart. - Inspzil