Overpainting the Cask of Amontillado
by dsa157

Comment:
Very well done

Homage to Jacko & Rackat
by hughletheren

Comment:
This is an awesome capture...

Broken Vow
by thommo

Comment:
Hello from the Critique Club :)

I think this a very emotive photograph and a very interesting take on the challenge.

I would have to agree with the other commentors on this photograph that ring if in focus would add a great impact. I would recommend trying to focus on the ring and use higher F number and let the DOF work for you. The placement of the ring looks good, but if you follow the rule of thirds, it might be helpful for this shot.

Lighting is a bit harsh on the ring and you can see a lot of glare. If you are using any kind of lamp, you might like to try and use any soft fabric as diffuser. Again I see a yellow cast around the ring which you might like to avoid. A plain white envelope would make this shot more appealing. I believe you wanted to show the yellow boxes to represent its a post or mail and they look ok to me.

Background as it stands now is nice and simple, but a darker background might help accentuate the subject. I would love to see a combination of darker background and more white envelope.

Overall I think, you captured a very emotive moment here which can be improved with a more defined focus and better lighting.

If you have any questions about this critique, feel free to contact me. You can use the pm on my profile.

bird on 17mile drive
by gaurawa

Comment:

Originally posted by Sandymaya: I like the bird, but maybe you shoult try to erase the green pooh as it makes it look like you scared that poor bird ;)

LOL no no i didn't try to scare it :) yes I need to do some cloing on this one, but looking at this, I thought it would take me ages to complete, just being lazy.

Tribute to Smokeditor
by Sonda

Comment:
When did you clone the model ?? ;)
one of the best imitations I have seen here

Falling
by tristalisk

Comment:
Very vibrant colors. I somehow like these saturated images. the only thing that you might like to do is try to fix the blown up sky. The sky occupies nearly 40% of the space in this picture and does no good to it

A Ladies Curve
by tristalisk

Comment:
This is a neat looking shot...but again I am not sure what is the subject because the bug doesn't seem to be in focus.. the leaf is. I would say, if you keep the bug in focus, this might have more impact.. also move the bug a little inside, its too close to the edge.
the background is very nicely done, very soothing effect

Fresh from farm
by gaurawa

Comment:
Thanks Dan and Thomas. I was trying painting with light technique and it seemed to work. I am really happy with the way it turned out, given that I was using a 40W table lamp for this shot.

Also expressing my thanks for all the comments.

Yosemite National Park: Half Dome
by Sweetlips

Comment:
I don't see how the half dome looks so blue...I don't see this looking that much blue .. did you change hue on this pic ? or some problem with the white balance ? but well I could be wrong, but I have been to this place like 4-5 times so far and this looks unreal to me

decide where you wanna go
by simba

Comment:
well I always try to comment on these small pics....why ? you have 640pixels you can use, so why do you use only 160 out of it ? it steals away every impact of the image ..please submit larger images