Rosa, rosae
by alexgarcia

Comment:
::: Greetings from Critique Club :::

Hi, as requested, here is an indepth critique of your submission.

First Impression - the most important one:
Wow, no comments? How'd that happen? It's a nice stock flower shot, but doesn't have anything to draw the voter to the top end of the scale.

Composition:
I hate to say it, but the composition is boring. Half the frame is flower, half background. It just doesn't have anything that grabs your eye.

Subject:
Subject is clear and in focus. DoF works well here.

Technical (Color, focus, and light):
Focus looks good. Color may be a bit over-saturated, but looks good. Lighting seems a bit on the harsh side for a flower shot.

To grow its vote?:
Stay away from the flowers ;-) Really, I think DPC is going through an anti-flower stage, This image should have at least scored in the 5+ range.

Summary:
Flower shots are pretty, but making one that really slaps a voter in the face and makes them want to give it a high score is hard. Flower shots are like opinions, everyone has one, so they are hard to pass off.

Hope to see more from you soon,
Leroy

Unfolding
by beggs

Comment:
::: Greetings from Critique Club :::

Hi, as requested, here is an indepth critique of your submission.

First Impression - the most important one:
Definitely yellow. But, I have to agree with LucidLotus, it's hard to get excited about.

Composition:
Somewhat boring. This is probably what killed it for you. Composition is such that it is a nice shot of a flower, but it doesn't transend that into being a great shot.

Subject:
Subject is clear, as it fills the frame, it would be hard to miss the subject.

Technical (Color, focus, and light):
Color is nice, feels natural.
Focus may be a bit soft, but perhaps you didn't apply enough sharpening after resize.
Lighting: Exposure is good, but the lighting in general doesn't give the image any POP.

To grow its vote?:
I think DPC is going through an anti-flower stage. That might have hurt your vote. Also, voters want to be wowed.

Summary:
It's a pretty picture, don't get me wrong. It just doesn't have any wow factor to get high votes.

Hope to see more from you soon,
Leroy

Missing you
by ShutterPug

Comment:
Very nice capture.

~ Vibrato ~
by Zigomar

Comment:
Nice capture and use of motion blur...

In Her Own World
by librodo

Comment:
Wow, the textures are wonderful.

Marking Territorial Boundaries
by hahn23

Comment:
Nice coyote shot

The fisherman and the heron
by bussy

Comment:
NICE CAPTURE!

At the Beach
by Zippy

Comment:
When I see sports shots such as volleyball or soccer, I want to see the ball in the shot and direct interaction with it. Granted we have some HOT bodies here, but the crop is just a little too tight.

Get lost with your camera!
by nessnaj

Comment:
Too cute

Still Waiting
by Brielle

Comment:
The shadow along the left edge is distracting to me.