Rodeo Clown in Training
by Artyste

Comment:
Great use of color to offset such a cute child from the rest of the shot. I predict a top 10 for this shot. 9 from me.

Mantlepiece
by shamrock

Comment:
This is a good use of negative space, however the really tight crop takes away from the photo in my opinion. I'd like to see all the flowers and vase in the frame.

Pedal Pattern
by yakatme

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique club. And welcome to the DPC challenge submissions. You did rather well for your first entry. You met the challenge description well. Presented a wonderfully colored and composed photograph. Which are important points for high scoring entries.

A few things to work on for the next entry. Watch the background. I know its tough to do, but try a few different angles, look it over real well, try to find an angle that will at least get you a good crop of what you want. Might even begin with the bike closest to you and crop it off the back. Edit to add using the challenge description in the title of your entry usually gets points taken off. Overall I think you did real well. Good job and best of luck with future entrys.

Message edited by author 2006-01-08 23:42:16.

All That Glitters
by Brielle

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club. I have studied your photo for a bit, and I have some comments and some suggestions that may help in future challenges. First off you have met the challenge wonderfully. The pattern is real apparent and you used DOF well to isolate the focus of the shop. The title fits well, and actually made me want to sing the country song that goes with it. :-)

Now let look at what could be done to make it score better in DPC. Bright colors seem to score very well here, while gold isnt all that bright, its not all that dark either, just kind of in the middle, about where the photo scored. I think you did all that could be done with this . I wonder how brighter color, or more light would have done here, perhaps constant light filtered onto it in the middle to highlight the pattern in the middle? Or perhaps just bounce flash to bring the whole photo brighter. Good luck with future challenges.

Playing Checkers
by silverleaf

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique club. I have looked over your image and have some comments and suggestions for you. First off meeting the challenge, you did that well. You have a definate pattern. This image scored poorly and there are reasons why. First off the motion blur doesnt work well with this pattern. Although it works on some photos I'm not sure it works here. It actually gives me a headache to look at it very long. I understand the 3d thing, and if I cross my eyes I can see it. However the voters arent going to do that while voting. I think you may have done better with this photo to use the pattern and use a few checkers to set it off. Good luck with future challenges.

Trial & Error
by surista

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club. After reviewing your photo I have a few suggestions. But first let me tell you Welcome to the DPC family of challengers. I think as you go along you will learn alot and grow as a photographer. So lets start with the Critique.

Good crisp focus even if it was on the wrong thing according to your comments. Depth of field is also good. You must realize that the voters cant see your comments as they are voting, so its best to let the photo tell your story. Let it make the connection to the viewer to let your score rise up. Bright colors score well here, as well as good compostions and rules of thirds. Keep up the good work and keep shooting.

The Kid
by aussieannie

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique club. After viewing and reviewing your photo I have some suggestions that may help. First off you did meet the challenge, username The kid, and thats definately a kid.

The small size to your photo will definately drop your score. Always try and remember to use the maximum 640 on the longest side of your entry. This entry seems pretty much a snapshot. Certainly not the type of ribbon winning photo thats required to score well here. The lighting is low and the background is busy. I also have to mention that the nose droppings definatly will effect your score. While it does provide some humor to the picture. I dont think it helped your score here. Good luck with future entries.

MattO

Noseprints
by silverleaf

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique club. After spending some time reviewing your photo I have a few suggestions on how you might have score better. First though cute child. Nice focus on the nose, its definately the focal point of your shot and ties in well with the challenge. The username you chose was tough to pull off, and that may have hurt your score a little. I'm not sure how you could have finished off the the prints, maybe a little peice of glass pressed lightly to the nose to give the "prints" portion of the username. The color seems a little off, not sure if its a white balance issue or a saturation issue. But it does take away from the photo and the score reflects that. Might have even tried B&W to see if that helps. Good luck with future challenges.

Eagle-Eye
by brens29

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique club. First off I have to say you met the challenge great. And while its a difficult shot to get you were able to capture it, albeit with some flaws. I really like it for the challenge. Now on to what we can do to make it better.

Focus is off a bit. Not near as sharp as is required for Ribbon winning shots. Crop is good, follows rules of 1/3rds pretty well. I might have used a faster shutter speed for less blur of the moving wings, not sure if you had CAF on but if not that would have helped, and also during Post Processing, bumped the contrast to make it stand out. The background is a bit busy, but you cant really pose an Eagle however a different vantage point may have been possible. Overall I think the photo scored about where it should have considering the challenge and the small issues with the photo. Good job and keep shooting.

MattO

GothGirl83
by Judi

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club. Let me start by saying that you have met the challenge perfectly in my mind. You have the Gothic feel down well in my opinion. You have captured the feel and it makes the viewer want to look longer, especially into the eyes. Great focal point of the whole shot. The coloring is well done, and the white background makes it stand out.

A few points that dont go well with the challenge in my view and could be improved on. The skin is over processed, almost looks plastic. A result of too much neat image I assume. It takes away from the gothic theme by making it seem fake, the nose seems to fade into the face. I also wonder about the tight crop at the top, would be nicer to see the top of the head and the beautiful red hair. Overall well done and the score reflects that in a high scoring challenge.

MattO