Pick-a-Boo
by Chiqui

Comment:
You might try this with a vertical crop and the tags off the bear. Cute picture, though.

Blues on Winter's Grass
by JPR

Comment:
Good way to meet the challenge, like the hint in the title.

"Where's the Golf Nut"
by GolferDDS

Comment:
Good idea, don't care for the wide bright framing, however.

Hiding from the dinos...
by ed728

Comment:
Great shot, love the lighting. Very original and meets the challenge well. 9

pink flower
by cvhs99

Comment:
Critique Club

Meeting the Challenge: Well done

Composition: I like the placement of the flower and stem in this photo. The background gives a sense of more flowers with a natural setting, rather than a studio shot, although I would have liked it better if the main flower was farther away from the background so that the background was more blurry and blended. \The subject is lovely that you picked, but I'm a bit biased, loving flower photography (esp. wildflowers) myself.

Technical Quality: I would have used a bit more depth of field (again with more separation in the background) as the flower is not in real good focus, and the center of the flower is even more blurry. It looks like the forward bud is more clear than the flower itself. Also, since you didn't have a lot of light on the flower, you may have been able to adjust levels or brightness to make the flower look a little less dark. Nice cropping, although you could have taken off a little on the left without doing harm and bringing your flower forward a bit.

Creativity: The way the flower comes into the picture is likely the most creative part of this photo.

Conclusion: Nice subject, good placement of the focal point, nice colors, could have used some techical improvement.

If you have questions, please feel free to email me.

Look for a bootblack
by bcncrazy

Comment:
Looks a little overexposed in the upper areas and the image could be sharper with better focus. Nice idea for the challenge, though.

It's All Just a Blur Now...
by krets

Comment:
Very nice photo, use of pattern repitition, great colors, exposure and lighting. The composition almost leads your eye to the ''waldo'' The light in the upper left is all I would change about this pic. if it could be eliminated somehow. Good luck in challenge. 9

On Vacation
by teachme53

Comment:
Funny shot, reminds me a bit of a guy escaping from our state prison, though, ha! Not sure where the foot's coming from since it looks like the front of the car, although it looks like it might just be a shoe with a legging in it.

Where is Cindy?
by Dim7

Comment:
Nice candid shot.

Floral Arrangement
by jgillard

Comment:
Critique Club:

Meeting the Challenge: Does this well being a flower arrangement.

Composition: As noted below the main flaw of this photograph is what the vase is sitting on. A nice beige table cloth that may have blended in with the background or the pot resting on a little plain stool with the sky in the background might have done a lot for this photo. Yes, and taking out the card holder would have helped too. Looks like this was a bit of a rushed photo (something I'm guilty of every week!). Also, I think I would have left a bit more space in front of the vase to give it an "anchor" in the photo. Having the focal point in the center is a bit boring and photographing the arrangement with another item and taking it to one side or another might have improved composition.

Technical Quality: The colors are nice and clear. A more dramatic lighting situation might have made this photo more interesting and brought out more textures in the flowers. No major post-processing issues noticed. All the flowers and vase seem to be in focus.

Creativity: Well, not much of a wow factor here, even though the challenge was cliches, I expected some creativity to get the "best shot" of familiar subjects, which this photo lacks somewhat.

Overal Conclusion: A fair photograph that could have been greatly improved with a little more patience, better background and composition, creativity and lighting changes.

Good luck in future challenges, if you have questions about this critique, feel free to email me.