~ Blue Dutch Iris ~
by Ja-9

Comment:
Hi from the Critique Club, Ja-9,

I love the colours and the perspective here. The yellow/orange plays nicely off the blue. In addition, the border you created on the top and bottom is very good.

I can't help but wonder if your image was perceived by the voters as unsharp or lacking detail. It's tough to get much depth of field when you're shooting so close, and it looks like you were already using a fairly slow shutter speed. Looking through your portfolio, you obviously have a grasp on macro photography, so I don't need to go into detail there.

Geoff

Old Forgotten Friend...
by digichic

Comment:
Hi from the Critique Club, digichic,

I love the ray of light coming in from the upper-left corner! You've done a great job to fit the challenge using subject matter you like, which is always nice. I *love* the lighting on the frame of the bike -- especially the specular highlight in the middle. I think your choice to go monochrome was a good one, especially since all that wood in the background was probably dull and colourless.

Improvements? Perhaps a lower camera angle would have worked for you. People are always intrigued by different angles -- ones they don't see themselves every day. Less depth of field for a softer background might also have worked well here, although it appears that you were limited by your equipment in that case. Perhaps backing up and shooting with your other lens at 300mm wide open would create that effect.

Great job.

Geoff

Galloping through powder snow
by snaffles

Comment:
Hi from the Critique Club, snaffles,

I think you've done a great job with this image. The tonal range is excellent, and you did a fantastic job to hold the highlights in the sky and snow while still keeping detail in the horses. Your framing is great (they have room to run into), the rim lighting is nice, and you've got a very complementary background. I think your high number of 7+ scores represents the image nicely.

Well done!

Geoff

2009 Christmas Card Exchange
by colorcarnival

Comment:
That looks great!

Big Brother
by Strikeslip

Comment:
Could use some sharpening.

Love the matching horns on your eye brows. It would've been a 10 from me had I voted, purely for that expression.

Curves
by lovethelight

Comment:
Great lighting! I love the extreme shadow, but how I can also just barely make out her left eye. Awesome!

The_Man_V.jpg
by david_c

Comment:

Originally posted by violinist123: Just so you know, aperture doesn't control ambient light.

Aperture controls both flash and ambient.

Reflections in spoons
by IreneM

Comment:
Too bad you're blemished by all those red and yellow ribbons you got in those earlier days, hey?

Congratulations on yet another blue and yet another impeccable shot.

IMG_3796web.jpg
by mpeters

Comment:
What a great shot! I love the tonality you've achieved here (looks like a very light sepia), and the look on her face is just perfect. Great job on her eyes, too (if those aren't dodged and burned a bit, then wow!). I might suggest cloning out that very small white spot just to camera-right of her (about nose level), but I've got no complaints. Great job!

A Foggy Day
by bvy

Comment:
Absolutely stunning capture here. I love the water droplets all over the tree. This might have looked cool with an out-of-focus background, too. Great fog under the bridge.