The Long Journey Home
by jgal76

Comment:
Nice idea but the ant is too small and out of focus to grab the viewers attention. This would probably have worked well as a macro shot.

Where they once stood
by soggy1

Comment:
To emphasize the vacant area in the sky I would have spot metered on the sky so it wasn't so washed out. I would also show more of the sky. It probably would have been better if you were in a crosswalk taking the picture rather than your car. Though I'm sure the drivers behind you wouldn't have appreciated you getting out to take a picture. I like the slight tilt. It adds impact. The focus is a little soft. I think the focus should have been on the buildings at the very back of the picture. This, along with more sky and better exposure would draw the viewer in to your picture.

Wet Flow
by frozensun

Comment:
*Critique Club*

General: The colour is vivid. This is what initially catches the viewers attention. I think the focus is a little soft though. It's hard to tell where you want the viewer to concentrate their attention. The texture of the divits on the surface would have been brought out more if the focus were sharper.

Composition: A little less zoom and also positioning the dark area lower and to the right I think would help here. It just seems very crowded and too central on the vertical axis.

Exposure: Exposure seems right. The light to dark transition draws the viewer into the picture.

Impact: Impact is achieved through the vibrant red colour and the light to dark transition.


What is it? My guess is that it's a buoy attached to a fishing net (or something like that)

Good luck with future entries.

Colette

Sunset from Heaven
by jasonmccarthy

Comment:
Critique Club Critique by cpanaioti

General: I commented on this during the challenge and I will try to overcome the shortcomings due to the size of the photo. Something bigger would make it easier to evaluate.

Here's the link for the resizing tutorial: //www.dpchallenge.com/tutorial.php?TUTORIAL_ID=8 . Even if you don't use photoshop there is probably a tool or a save-as option that will help in getting a better sized photo for submission. One thing you can do is to go back and review your submission after it has been accepted. This will generally give you an idea of the viewing size.

Handheld shutter speeds are usually 1/30 sec and faster. If your camera/lense has image stabalization you can generally go 1-2 stops slower. The use of a tripod at the speed you chose would have sharpened the image.

Composition: Highlighting the colours in the sky is definitely a good idea for this image. They are strong and catch the viewer's attention. I do feel that the horizon is too low in the picture therefore unbalancing it. I wouldn't have zoomed/cropped so much. By leaving just enough in the foreground to draw the viewer in adds impact.

Exposure: Since the colours in the sky are the main event here the exposure is probably just right.

Impact: The colour of the sky definitely plays big in this area. Only one drawback, there's not enough (IMO) in the foreground to draw the viewer in to the photo.


Good luck with future submissions. And most of all..... Have Fun....

Welcome to the Real World
by lionelm

Comment:
For more impact you might skew the lines even more.

touching the mirror
by tomzinho

Comment:
This makes me think of E.T. rather than the Matrix but well done to get the reflected image so clear as well as the real thing.

I Made a Choice
by CreativeFlyPhoto

Comment:
More DOF I think would work better here. The red pills are too blurry.

See the truth
by jgal76

Comment:
Nice idea. It would have been better if the reflection had been sharp.

Reloaded Launch
by Diana

Comment:
Nice reflection in a car. I would have liked to see more emphasis on the reflection rather than the name plate.

Entering Matrix
by Allen

Comment:
Too dark and grainy. It reminds me of the Blair Witch Project rather than the Matrix.