Lucky Day
by Pedxer

Comment:
Not quite a "fortune" but hey, it's a start ;-) Creative and nicely executed ...

Lines
by sigrun_th

Comment:
Nice shape study.

Family Transport
by Falc

Comment:
Good use of shutter speed and motion pan ... nicely done.

He's got the Whole World in His Hands
by Shelley

Comment:
Well done and it's definitely got "awwwwwww" factor going ofr it.

Eye To Eye
by rwouthuis

Comment:
Nicely done!

Old Time Rescue
by rayg544

Comment:
This is a nice shot of that car. Perhaps a bit of selective desat could have really made it pop.

Marsh Land
by Cam

Comment:
This is nice and almost abstract. Wonderful exposure and use of reflections.

Little House on the...Scary
by Drummerjd356

Comment:
I like the shot and composition, but the sepia toning seems a bit green to me.

Fantacyworld under the ice
by lastef

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

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

First Impression - the most important one:
Wait! This score what? Nooo.. there is no way! I really admired this shot and gave it a high score. Wow! I'm just speechless at that score.

Composition:
It could be stronger, but it's not at all bad. I like to see the crack in the ice run diagonally across the photo pulling the eye from top to bottom. Leading the eye is a strong tool. You force people to look at what you want them to look at.

Technical (Colour, focus, and light):

Focus - it's very nice and sharp on the ice hanging below. I'd like to see a bit deeper DoF so that the snow above were a bit sharper.

Colour - Not a lot of use of colour, but this photo didn't need it. Your whites are white however, so this tells me you got WB correct.

Light - A bit overexposed on the top part of the photo. But, going darker you risk loosing detail in the crack.
Compromise? Not sure if you shot this in JPEG or RAW, but in RAW you may have been able to have the best of both worlds, by processing two seperate TIFFs from one raw file. One would be overexposed and one would be underexposed. You then use the best parts of both files to merge a single image with deeper tonal range.

To grow its vote?:
Not sure all the voters saw this as fitting the challenge. I do, but I'm also not very strict on what I see as fitting the challenge. But, to get the high scores, you have to try to please as many people as you can.

Summary:
It's a good photo. Needs a little bit of work on the technicals, but it's not by any means bad. Keep up the good work.

Hope to see more from you soon,
Leroy

Reflecting on Winter
by mpeters

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

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

First Impression - the most important one:
Beautiful photography, definitely worthy of the Best of 2006 challenge.

Composition:
I see the rule of thirds all over the place here. This is a very strong composition with points of interest all around the photo. It's like you could walk, well perhaps swim, into the scene and investigate.

Technical (Colour, focus, and light):
Focus - sharp, very nice.
Colour - your saturations are wonderful in the sky, but the landscape could use a bit more saturation.
Light - I can't find a region in this photo that I consider poorly exposed. There is detail everywhere.

To grow its vote?:
I don't like the frame, but that's just personal taste and probably doesn't affect your vote much. But, I really don't know how you could have improved this shot. Perhaps, more dramatic lighting? Landscapes aren't my strong point, so anything from me would be just guessing on working on bettering this photo.

Summary:
I think it is a wonderful photo, would do well in the postcard biz. I'm a little suprised it didn't score higher. Was a tough challenge though.

Hope to see more from you soon,
Leroy