The Avian Emerald
by Cutter

Comment:
Great detail and colour.

color blind
by charliebaker

Comment:
lol. That made me laugh in the middle of class.

Still in action after 101 years
by Krisby

Comment:
Hello from the Critique Club!

Well Krisby, I must say your work has greatly improved the past few months and I am quite impressed with this shot.

I really like the old feeling of this, it adds emotion to a shot of a building, which is an accomplishment in itself.

I see some noise in the sky, using a little neatimage could reduce that. Also there are some glowing edges around the pointed tops of the buildings that are a distraction. I think toning them down would help.

There is a tutorial on dodging and burning on this site that you could look into. If you go slightly easier on the levels, and the dodge the building a bit, you should be able to get the brightness and the details without blowing out the sky.

I like the perspective, it's interesting and leads the eye beyond the building, which makes viewers think for a second instead of just taking a quick glance.

Don't let the 5.3 get you down, I personally feel that this deserves closer to a 6 than that. Good work. It's nice to see you experimenting.

-Monica

peek-a-boo!
by BeeCee

Comment:
Oh my goodness, so cute!

What great detail you've captured here.

The Polydactyl Cat II
by soup

Comment:
What a cute expression. This has really good detail to it.

The Polydactyl Cat I
by soup

Comment:
That's a great shot, I really like the eye catchlights. The pose, colouring, and sharpness is right on. I love it.

Jessie
by Pedro

Comment:
That's gorgeous, I love everything about this.

Can you do this?
by owen

Comment:
Hello from the critique club!

Well this is certainly an interesting photo to critique, I must say I don't really "get" it. Where is the stick? Is it hidden behind it? I know that it must be somewhere since cloning it out is not allowed under basic editing, so I'd be interested in hearing how this was accomplished exactly. It's really fooling me.

The lenscap is very nice, and crisp. The lighting on it is just right. The dog however seems to me a bit muted and low contrast. It almost appears as if they are two separate images, but I swear I am not accusing you of that, I am just saying that your allusion is done very well. : )

I'm not sure what to say about improving this since it appears to me that this is the look you were going for. My only suggestion would be perhaps playing with the levels or curves more to make the dog pop an extra bit without overdoing the lenscap, that might be a little difficult, but it could really add to the image in my opinion.

I like the crop and the placement of the lenscap and the dog in the image. All in all I feel that this is a strong photo and you should be proud of it.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions/comments or concerns regarding this critique.

All the best,

Monica.

Growing Up
by arnit

Comment:
Wow I really thought this would've ended up higher. I gave it an 8. Very creative and well executed. : )

You Otter See This!
by scalvert

Comment:
I giggled when I saw this, favorites!