Argoflex (Old Technology) and Old Doll
by digitaldave

Comment:
Hello from the critique club :o)

I agree with the comment made by puzzled with the crop being too tight on the bottom and sides while a tighter crop at the top would have been better. I think the color and texture of the background gave this an "old" feel which i think was a very good decision. the subject,both the "camera" and photo, you chose are perfect. I think this might have scored a bit better maybe at a different angle. I feel the straight on approach might be what hurt this a bit score wise. Maybe try an angle where you see both a portion of the photo and the side of the camera.I think this perspective would have given this photo more of an "interest factor". your focus seems to be dead on where it should be and the faded border added to the old feel of this.

If you have any questions about this critique please dont hesitate to PM me. good luck in future challenges
~~Cher~~ :o)

New Flower
by cresus

Comment:
this is a very nice flower photo(im a flower nut myself) Im curious why that one petal(center) doesnt look like it meets right 1/2 way down on the left side and why theres a straight line across the middle of the same petal. you dont list a lighten brush as one of your steps...would love to know what ya did to this.

~~Cher~~ :o)

Threatened
by amber

Comment:
this is a great photobut in my opinion it has way too much Neat Image used. I would rather have seen this with alot more skin textures. B&W tones look great and placement of subjects is good. good luck
~~Cher~~ :o)

flyredo.jpg
by dahkota

Comment:
YES!!!! This is exactly the look i saw for this! Wonderful! I got a new fav!!! thanks :o)

edited to add: the 3 added birds really completes this image! nice

Message edited by author 2006-04-18 07:21:48.

Apricot Beauties
by smilebig4me1x

Comment:
jimmy..that is with sats bumped up. the flower was the softess pale peach color i have ever seen! Im glad you like it...Its a personal fav of mine too! :o)

Nave
by SJCarter

Comment:
i agree with alfresco...Fabulous! love the dreamy glow u gave this but i think theres way too much Neatimage(noiseware/noiseninja) thats my only nit pick here
~~Cher~~ :o)

Bronze Cranes
by SJCarter

Comment:
i love the bronze color you did to this one. focus is spot on too! the BG is a bit busy for my taste but it shows them in a more natural setting. very well done as always jimmy
~~Cher~~ :o)

Splinter
by mandyturner

Comment:
just my opinion again.....I think the narow focus is what really hurt this one. the shallow focus actually takes away from the interest factor of this image making the viewer see only the one spot(splinter) I think this wouldve done better with a wider focus, giving the viewer's eyes room to roam and settle on several different spots in the image. This also lacks a good "pop" of color which DPC is so very fond of. Your colors are spot on( as they look natural to me) and I think the crop is good.

Together...
by mandyturner

Comment:
ok...just my opinion...but I think this might have done a bit better it it wasnt so cropped. your B&W tones look great and I love the texture of the hands. thats really the only problem i see with this. It was a hard challenge to compete in and I think this shouldve scored better than what it did. This shouldve also got alot more comments for the amount of low baller votes it recieved.

~Cher~~ :o)

Fearless
by yanko

Comment:
Decided to come leave ya some constructive comments from your comment thread. Its been awhile so i might be a bit rusty.....

While i love the colors, editing and focus of this i noticed a few things that need a bit of work. first is the flower: I dont like that you cut off the very top and bottom of the petals. I would rather see the whole flower or a macro of it. second, the flower petals onthe top are a bit blown out. A higher shutter speed would've helped this completly or maybe a color burn will fix this (but Im not to famiular with it myself). Third i would have cloned out the leaf sneaking in from the left of the photo and the shadow (or vase) at the bottom left.

I think you did an excellent job of placement, focus and editing. And i love the strong colors you have going here. The red BG really sets off the wonderful yellow flower!
Hope this is more what ur looking for and I really hope it helps ya.Just my opinion of this and feel free to pm me if ya have any question or wish to chat about it
~~Cher~~ :o)