Youngest Busker
by LadyLin

Comment:
This is one of my favs this week....great story photo...wish there was a bit more light, and she was closer to the right of the frame....9 - zadore

The Last Sail
by Digital_Deamon

Comment:
nice compsosition on this photo...the colors seem flat though...also, i don't like how the foreground rocks are out-of-focus...

Faithful Flock to Flag Football
by spiderman

Comment:
I think this shot has potential....move in closer so we could see the 'action' better, and at the same time eliminate the bright lights at the top...also, ask buddy in front of you to move over to the right so he's not in the photo :) Nice capture of action, though

Vogue Magazine: Less than 30 shopping days to Xmas!
by Gordon

Comment:
...from Critique Club...

FIRST IMPRESSION:
Nice setup...would make a fairly nice xmas card. :|

COMPOSITION:
Great...what else could I say...If anything, I would try and get the far ball to be surrounded by the white 'thingies' so that it doesn't look like the red comes from center left and leads to the front ball (squint your eyes, you'll see what I mean)...but this is me just being too picky :)

TECHNICAL:
Beautiful focus on the front ball. The softness of the back balls work beautifully. Lighting is perfect, in my opinion. Now, how the heck did you get such great 'smoothness' with a 30 sec. exposure...I guess having a D60 helps :)

ARTISTIC:
Like I said, it would make a nice xmas card. Nothing spectacular in my opinion, i've seen similar shots a few dozen times...but that's just me. :(

OVERALL:
A well executed photo of a somewhat boring subject. I'm not familiar with Vogue Magazine, so I really don't understand your title. In my opinion this belongs on a personal xmas card or with an ad of some sort...not the front page of a magazine or paper...sorry, Gord :(

Christmas Season is Upon Us ( small town news)
by Sonifo

Comment:
nice capture...the framing is a tad too centered for my likings :)

Come Party with Me
by CreativeFlyPhoto

Comment:
Perfect timing...like how you 'blurred' out the bg...lighting iis very nice, comp wise you could have gotten a bit more of the guitar....9 zadore

DC Gridlock!
by tracyanderson66

Comment:
...from Critique Club...

Hi Tracy!

FIRST IMPRESSION:
Cool shot, love it in sepia!

COMPOSITION:
You managed to capture all of the elements important to this photo, but I think you captured one too many, and that's the hood of the car. I love the bridge, but am not too crazy about the angle it sits at...or the fact that it 'frames' the road and cars in an odd shape.

TECHNICAL:
Focus is pretty good, natural light works nicely to bring out shapes, and definition on the bridge. That one bright light in the middle of the 'gridlock' is a bit distracting, but I sure there wasn't much you could do about that (or maybe wait until that car got through). DOF is good and shows the line of cars far ahead.

ARTISTIC:
I really like the use of sepia on this shot, it makes it look like something you'd find in a newspaper...not sure about the front page. Alot more cars, on both sides of the road, would have made more of an impact.

OVERALL:
I nice shot with a nice look-feel to it...I gave you a 7

:)

Smiling to victory
by arnit

Comment:
Excellent capture...love the framing...great timing...wish the water splash was a bit sharper...9 - zadore

time
by ritaard

Comment:
FAR from a PJ photo. Too much negative space :)

Soon To Become U.S. Homeland Security
by Mustbelost

Comment:
nice macro...boring subject...harsh lighting with too many hot spots....5