hayden.jpg
by rasdub

Comment:
Dave - this is such a good pic. I just love it! Great capture

Slice of time
by marvin

Comment:
** Greetings from the Critique Club **

A bit soft in focus. In this case, a wider DOF might have worked better, at least to the extent of keeping all the digit of the clcok in focus. Lighting seems very good. Cropped / composed well.

- Linda

Watch Your Step.
by MackFlix

Comment:
** Greetings from the Critique Club **

An interesting entry. The kitty really gives meaning to an otherwise plain image. The DOF is good, but the angle makes it hard to discern where the one step ends and the second begins along the right side. The cat is perhaps the only thing that truly discerns this on the left.
The boards along the top of the image seem a bit too bright - perhaps from the time of day this was shot? Focus seems a little soft.

- Linda

Portrait of a Lonely Pug
by brianlh

Comment:
awww - what a sweet old puggy. I just love the seniors. They have a special place in my heart. One of mine has his tongue sticking out all the time - he's 16 years old.

antiquarian craftmanship-the wheel goes round
by sallyplant

Comment:
** Greetings from the Critique Club **

An interesting entry to the challenge. The composition is good, yet I tend to think maybe a bit more off the top would have been better. The dual tonality is very nice - really sets the image out there. Lighting was perfect.

- Linda

Wooden buckets
by raflima

Comment:
** Greetings from the Critique Club **

What a cute simplistic image. I love the little wooden buckets - and yes I can see by the construction of the handles on them they are indeed wooden. The lighting is cast in such a manner that it gradually fades out but not too harshly. I like that. The only objection I have is the cropping. The missing handle on the first bucket is a distracting feature.

- Linda

Posts
by tyrkinn

Comment:
** Greetings from the Critique Club **

The DOF given this scene is wonderful. I equally like the colors, focus, and leading lines. The people seem to be a distraction imho. As for meeting the challenge - keeping wood as the main subject, I don't see it here.

- Linda

Demon
by res0m50r

Comment:
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Colors work very well together here, however there seems to be a gradient lighting. Looks as if the on-board flash was used, creating a glare on some of the foremost wood, and fading to dark along the top. Perhaps having the lighting come from the side, raking across the textures of this chair would have created an entirely different and interesting mood. Focus is sharp.

- Linda

Home
by Alain

Comment:
** Greetings from the Critique Club **

Good DOF and Focus. Lighting works well here. The subject matter is not very interesting, but the contrasting lines and angles give a plus to this image. Unique.

- Linda

Playground Fun and Shade
by dartompkins

Comment:
** Greetings from the Critique Club **

A cute photo of an adorable little boy - yet misses the mark as far as making wood a major element. The boy and the brightness of the sky showing through trees is what catches my eye first most - the wood is simply a small element that the child is posed upon. As far as technical eval: the DOF is perfect in my opinion. I would have tried to tone down the brightness of the sky, and not cropped the top so closely (unless of course it would have brought more of the bright sky into play)Focus is nice and sharp. Colors are right on.

- Linda