B/W Portrait (Straight from Camera)
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment:
okay. quick crits.
a closer crop and true black and white would've been better for this.
the posing, expression, and tonality works, though. cute kid, shailesh.

The Bicyclist
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment:
um, okay. you (motion) blurred the subject and not the background. are you sure that's what you wanted to do?
dude, honestly. what score would you have given this shot had you not shot it? also, if you're gunning for a score, gun high and not just your current average.
you can do better next time, shailesh. good luck.

Indulge into happiness
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment:
Hey, Shailesh. This is a rather cute moment you shot. When critiquing duotones, however, I tend to look for high contrasts, which, unfortunately, this one doesn't have.
Which isn't to say you this isn't a great photo. It is, actually. Compositionallt and tonally (sic). Selective desat would've worked better here, though.
Whatever man, congrats on the high finish. You did a great job here.

Naturally Textured - Take II
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment:
hey, shailesh. comparing this shot with your previous one, i must say this one's definitely an improvement. It's better compositionally.
However, for some strange reason, it looks a bit oversharpened yet oof. Also, the red bg's a bit painful to look at.
A bluey-greeney or blackey bg would've worked better, IMO.
Good job on this, though!

A Goat's Tale
by yanko

Comment:
Hey, cool creepy goat shot Richard.
Yeah, contrived. Heavy word.
Anyways, great work with the pp, as always.
I'm a bit bothered about the cropped ear but compositionally, I'd've probably done the same.
The purply whatever under the goat's ears makes me snigger, for some strange reason.

Flower Power
by yanko

Comment:
Hey, Richard with a new PB. Noice, man.
Rather clean selective desat, good job here.
Grunge-y feel works, too. I so hate flower shots, but this one's cool.
Great job, dude.

Enlightening
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment:
CPTII

Actually, the shot looks better the longer you stare at it.
It was a great idea, albeit not very obvious e.g. the low DNMC scores.
The subject was, honestly, still a bit too dark. A 30-second expsure with a 1-second exposure for the light would've looked better, I think.
Just a suggestion, though.

City Architecture
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment:
CPTII, oi!

Dude, this one's more of a cityscape than an architecture entry.
That isn't to say that it doesn't meet the challenge, though. Actually, it does. Quite deviated from the norm, however.
I quite like the buildings in the BG (OMG the subjects's the BG hehe) and the general feel of the whole thing borders on melancholia.
Nice work, Shailesh.

Self
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment:
CPTdos, ayos!

Not very creative or gimmicky, but still a well-done SP. The red background hurts my eyes and you would've been more guapo without it.
Flash-lit? A diffuser in front of that white light source would help, IMO.

Strawberry Banana
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment:
CPTtoo, only later!

OKay, I'll keep it short:
(+)
Nice subject -- or subjects, rather. The subtle vibrancy of the colours do take the cake for this particular shot. The choice of BG's not really that great, but works nonetheless,
(-)
The shallow DOF was very detrimental as I bet a lot of people took of points for it. It was very distracting and compositionally unhelpful. A deeper DOF would've worked better.
The shadows under the banana don't help as well. A diffuser in front of the light, or maybe a repositioning, would've lessened (or eliminated) said shadows.

Good luck on next challenges!