MinimalDay1EditedWeb2.jpg
by cogerox

Comment:
You've asked for "critical" comments, so I'm trying to be very nit-picky here. This is very, very well processed, especially considering the lighting in the original image. Such a difference in shades of color and light, with great effect on the whole. The lines still work well, and I pick them up more now, even moving through the trees (which are also nicely aligned), and which I didn't get from the original. I'm still left wondering if a more panoramic shot would work better, cropped longer and shorter (the foreground seems a little extensive for me, and if you cut it a bit, it might actually draw the image within the rule of thirds: bottom third planted rows; middle third trees and hills; top third sky -- but that might not work out). That's all I can think of, and it really is picky stuff! Nicely done.

DAY 6. minimal edit. katee ...
by roz

Comment:
This is a great capture -- well composed, great lighting, wonderful color (especially the apple). I'm still waiting for your terrible "from the camera" shots, Roz, 'cause I ain't seen one here yet!

DAY 6. minimal edit. canopy .
by roz

Comment:
I would play with levels, shadows, and saturation here. The sky is perfect, so maybe color selector for the greens in the trees (to bring out a bit more color for contrast against the sky). Another (though labor intensive, I think) option might be selective desat; keep the blue sky and make everything else B&W . . . that might be a really bad idea, by the way :)

DAY 5. minimal edit. train .
by roz

Comment:
There is so much going on here; the lines (both in the tracks and on the bottom of the train), the circles on the wheels, great stuff. Can't wait to see the edited version!

Juan Castro
by colorcarnival

Comment:
I see possibilities here; you've got the stuff you can't process in (expression on the face, tilt of the head, that sort of thing). I'd bring the exposure up, maybe crop it a bit (off the right, I think, but I'd have to see it to be sure), and brighten the reds. This might also be a chance to do a selective desat, keeping the color in (maybe) Juan Carlo's shirt, but making the rest b&w or toned in some way. Just a thought :)

Day 4.1 - Black and Tan Fantasy
by xianart

Comment:
I like what you've done to bring this good looking guy out, but I wonder if a bit more vignette might have worked here; to my eyes, both the dog and the area to his left (our right as we look at him) seem highlighted, and it seems a bit a bit unnatural (that's not the right word, it's too harsh to really describe what I'm seeing, but I can't think of the right word just now, sorry).

Day 3.1 - Black and tan
by xianart

Comment:
Excellent composition, with good use of textures and lines in the lightness of the dirt; that he looked to his left just adds flow. Nicely shot (I hope he got a biscuit for behaving so well).

Day 2 Garden Fence
by Elaine

Comment:
What everyone below has said (nice use of depth of field, excellent exposure, nice textures); not sure what you'll do in editing, but I'm looking forward to seeing it.

Spool of Red
by Elaine

Comment:
Hi Elaine, I was looking through your profile when I saw you had entered the red II challenge, so I popped over to see this entry and noticed there was only one comment on it. I hate that (when I enter and get few comments). I voted this challenge, so here are my thoughts on your shot: I gave this a 6.0. It's nicely lit and the use of DoF really adds to it (I started it at a 5 and bumped it up during my review). The red is a really nice choice, too (not a comment I would outside of a challenge focused on color), and the lines in the thread give some movement (top to bottom) to the image (at least to my eyes). The one problem you ran into here with me as a voter is that string is just not very interesting to me as a subject. Some people don't like kids, others don't like cats. Me, I don't like thread. Nothing you can do about that, but the technique shown on this with subject matter that interested me would have scored at least a 7, and probably higher.

Flare
by xianart

Comment:
Nice processing; I like how the convergence I felt in the last image is maintained. Did you consider cloning out the buoys? I find them a tad distracting (but I'm easily distracted tonight).