speedo
by Skip

Comment:
Wonderful picture. Love the B&W. Really brings out the subject well. The reflection on the googles and color of the bubles seem to almost match.

DUCK ON BLUE VELVET
by dippydaz

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Beautiful picture, Crisp colors and focus is dead on. The metallic look of the water is a great asset to the picture as a whole. It really reflects some interesting patterns, hues and brings out the subject wonderfully. The orange of the leg is very nice addition, you don't get too many picture of ducks in the water that have that detail. The only problem I see with this is the position of the duck. Most try to position the subject so as they are moving into the picture, here it appears the duck is moving out of the picture. Had you shifted the subject a bit more to the left, this would have had a greater impact on the viewers. This would be a great picture to follow the 'rule of thirds' with. If you are not familiar with that, you can pm me and I can explain it to you. Its really quite handy.

Overall, its a great picture. It shows you have good control of your camera, and a good eye for subject matter.

Kudu Lunch
by thomo

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

The first thing that strikes me of course are the ears. Big and perfectly extended, You left no guessing of the size relation here. Focus is good and the lighting is perfect, no hot spots. While the composition is pretty good its still almost centered but because of the ears and slight tilt, I think it works well here. I like the colors, the green really helps bring him out but with a bit more contrast, he might really pop out even more from the limbs behind him. The background color is wonderful but the texture competes with my eyes for attention. Most commenters have suggested a blur there, that would really emphasize the subject. The size is also an issue, people here like to see things as big as possible so they can really appreciate it. Make sure you size it 640 on the longest end and save for web. That usually does the trick. The title is good but you might have thrown a few voters off, I know I had to look it up.

With all that said, I do really like this picture. Its fun, almost comical and definately unusual. The beauty in the eyes and soft face are so loving like a new puppy. Brings a big smile to my face. His expression shows the viewer that you definately have his attention but he's not even worried enough to stop eating. Love the curiosity of his overall expression.

Tropical Tea
by Koriyama

Comment:
Wonderful use of color. The only distraction is the bits of unclear glass at the top back of the picture. My eyes seem to want to go there. Lovely blend on the base.

mud pack drying
by Sinky

Comment:
Beautiful use of blue here, I like how her eyes blend well with some of the tones.

Genie in a Bottle
by runin2dson

Comment:
Very nice and creative idea, good execution. Love the different blue tones swirled in the bottle and reflected on the background.

The blue is comig through
by mica

Comment:
Very nice. Love the harvest colors. Although its a bit dark, its gives off a lovely warm glow. Very pleasing to the eye.

Spinnaker Tower sailing on a sea of blue
by bob_bobski

Comment:
Wow, nice clear image. Wonderful how the picture is composed with the line of boats and buildings then shifted 90 degrees to that tower. Good colors.

Blue Sky Training
by Brad

Comment:
Very nice picture, great capture. Excellent focus

Mid Winter Sunday
by dw_photo

Comment:
Very nice, Its simple yet powerful. Wonderful job with the composition.