Sailingduck
by bryanbrazil

Comment:
I gave this a much deserved 10 - excellent shot.

Cat_Lion_IMG_0202S.jpg
by kdkaboom

Comment:
cute - looks like the kitty is running from the ferocious lions.

Trash_Can_IMG_0400S.jpg
by kdkaboom

Comment:
would be a great shot for City Life II

From darkness to light
by TOY

Comment:
** Greetings from the Critique Club **

There is not much in focus here. Shallow DOF needs to have at least part of the subject in sharp focus, compared to the surroundings being in gradually softer focus. The image lacks appealing colors, or subject matter in my mind. Sorry, it just seems to be an image you entered last minute just to be in the challenge - nothing you would have taken to please yourself. Perhaps I'm wrong on that - that is just the feeling I get.

- Linda

A terrorizing phobia
by ajschel

Comment:
** Greetings from the Critique Club **

Technically the colors are nice and vivid, image is sharp, and composed well. As for conveying feeling - it does not do that. I think the point would come across clearer if there were at least a couple people either walking past the bag, or peering out from the cafe, looking at the bag suspiciously. Your idea was creative, just needed a little more put into it.

- Linda

Frozen Bubble
by Cantique

Comment:
** Greetings from the Critique Club **

Amazing - a real frozen bubble! I think most took it for a Christmas ornament. Good creative thinking, composition, and use of shallow DOF.
The colors, exposure values, and white balance are all carried out well.
The only thing that is not working for me here is the front blade of grass in front of the bubbble - just a bit distracting. Perhaps if you had shifted the angle a little it would not have been so over-powering. Still, a very good shot.

- Linda

Whoops-a-Daisy
by cheegirl

Comment:
** Greetings from the Critique Club **

A very beautiful image, that definitely demonstrates a shallow DOF.
The composition is well thought out. Exposure and white balance seem perfect. Not sure if you had to do much PP, but it sure does not seem like it. This was an excellent entry in my mind.

- Linda

BAD DREAM
by nickstyle

Comment:
** Greetings from the Critique Club **

Not sure if the phobia is just of dreaming you're falling, or dreaming of falling down stairs...either way it does convey the dream feeling - or nightmare in this case.
Technically, I would have liked to see more of the person. The softness is well executed to give the dreamy feeling. You're use of B/W for this as a good decision in my mind. As for composition, I think the crop could have been tighter along the bottom of your image. When I scroll, and keep the image showing only from the bottom step up, it looks better - more balanced.

- Linda

Focussing on Festivities
by Konador

Comment:
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Nice use of shallow DOF, although I thikn the pine cone is lacking focus. Focus should be real sharp on the subject in my mind. The red blulb that is in the background, just above the pinecone would have been better if it were blue - would have made the color combination more pleasing. As is, the red brightness takes away from the natural color of the pinecone. Composition is good.

- Linda

merry christmas
by bevvy

Comment:
** Greetings from the Critique Club **

Your have definitely used shallow DOF in your image. Great bokeh on the background. I love the glittery blue ornament in the shallow focus. As others have menntioned however, the harsh lighting - obviously from camera flash - is much too harsh and distracts greatly from the subject. Nice effort though. Good composition.

- Linda