Vibrant Winter 3
by Carlo21

Comment:
Great composition!

Vibrant Winter 2
by Carlo21

Comment:
GORGEOUS. The colors and DOF as the other comment says... just fantastic.

Karate
by senor_kasper

Comment:
Despite myself (I don't prefer the cliche of "jumping in the air in front of a sunset or other dramatic landscape"), I have to give this a 10. It's because this is so absolutely engaging, really... it feels like I could hop through the computer monitor and be with the subject right now.

Tropicana Terror
by bfurner

Comment:
**Critique Club Comment**

Aaahhh. Very effective, I must say! In fact if I might venture a guess as to the thoughts behind the voting, you may have gotten so many 1s due to the shock factor. And the shock factor is not a bad thing as you really did accomplish what you were going for. What I think would improve the photo is better lighting (the shadow in front distracts somewhat), eliminating the distractions in the background (the right and the upper left), and composition (showing your entire subject can be important). These three elements are very important in photos - consistant lighting, clean backgrounds, and non-cut-off subjects are sort of "rules" of photography, by which I mean that if they're done "wrongly", it can be good as long as there is a reason for it (and I don't see a reason in your photo). Again, great job on the blood... it really does look real... you should definitely think about trying a horror challenge if one comes along!

Thoughts
by dahved

Comment:
** Critique Club Comment **

This is a nice image overall! I love the composition and you certainly met the challenge. I agree that color may have improved this. Another thing is that unfortunately it does seem to me to look a bit like the last-minute thing you said it was. What makes me say this is that the extreme bottom of the subject's nose and around the lips do not look entirely clean or as smooth as the rest of the skin. That's just a thing I notice whenever I see pictures of young children. If this had been advanced editing you would have been just fine in that regard. I kind of like the edge of the face being out of focus because to me it adds to the dreamy, thoughtful feel of the photo.

Paranoid eggbeater, ascending
by snaffles

Comment:
**Critique Club Comment**

Well the white balance and the somewhat harsh lighting I don't need to comment on too much. I think the main thing that I could see to improve this would be the actual personification. You chose a great object - I can definitely see how this would seem to be a person - but putting it in this particular situation doesn't really work that great for me. I don't feel emotionally engaged by the idea of what the object is going through. What might work better for me is to keep the ascending pose but add some more elements to the scene so that the object could be interacting with or reacting to them.

Love
by eransh10

Comment:
*Critique Club Comment*

I'm so glad you talked about your setup. Reading about it, I gain a deep appreciation for how you got this image. I checked out the site you linked to. Unfortunately it seems as though the emphasis of that page was a bit different from what DPC, in general, would consider bokeh. A foreground object in front of your heart shapes would have met the challenge better, and probably eliminate a lot of the 1s and 2s, I'm guessing. Another thing to work on would be getting a soft, blurry quality to your "circles" of light.

If this is the first time you've used this technique I would encourage you to keep playing around with it because this image really shows a lot of promise and shows that you are capable of working hard to get a result, which can be very important.

Still Life with Anemone
by banmorn

Comment:
I would have enjoyed this much more without the small umbrellas because I feel their bright colors detract from the lovely greens. Still a beautiful image.

Top Ramen
by GeneralE

Comment:
Mmmmmmmmm. Ramen with veggies = awesome. Ramen that isn't completely liquidey = best way.

Jane
by CassieDoodle

Comment:
What a beautiful, bubble-gum-cheerful image!