_MG_dfgbw1.jpg
by egamble

Comment by hotpasta:
The poses look a little cheesy, especially the one on the left, and the question that needs to be asked is 'why?'

It's a little bland and soft in the focus...

I do like the Greek Goddess look though...it has potential, but I don't think you pulled it off

Barefoot and Pregn...
by egamble

Comment by GregoryB:
Very confrontational....Yeh! Like most crime scenes. Crime scenes that most DPC'ers haven't seen - so I can understand some of the disgust and the knee jerk low scores. I actually think you have captured this fairly well, with the harsh lighting and the vacant stare.
Well done chucky!!!

Silver Lining
by egamble

Comment by bassbone:
lovely landscape shot showing some very dramatic clouds but it appears that this shot was entered in the wrong challenge - a pity the score will suffer

Silver Lining
by egamble

Comment by HornOUBet:
Unusual lighting, looks kinda dodged and burned, but I'm not challenging....6

Silver Lining
by egamble

Comment by Wyrdling:
I like the mood - it's very dramatic and beautiful at the same time. Though I'm not sure it fits the theme very well.

almost complete...
by egamble

Comment by surfdabbler:
This is a nice family portrait, with some happy smiles. I wonder if perhaps the angle tilt is a bit too much. The composition of the pose is not the best - the heads are all squished into the edge of the photo, and particularly the girl is struggling to be in the shot. Perhaps a vertical shot might get them all in frame better, or with such differences in heights, maybe a sitting down pose would be another option. I like the BW, although pay close attention to dynamic range in these shots - the highlights are just a little overexposed. Overall not a bad image and I'm sure the family will like it, but portraits have to be exceptionally good to do really well on DPC. :)

GO GREEN! You 'd be a dummy not to...
by egamble

Comment by SDW:
Interesting take on the challenge. I wish his clothing would or could have be straightened up and the black object in front of his had is distracting. I wish you well in the challenge.

almost complete...
by egamble

Comment by pjangel:
Nice family portrait...

A line of traffic waiting on a red-light...
by egamble

Comment by ambaker:
Critique Club Review:

Color Saturation and Hue: Nice job of turning the real world monochrome and leaving the relfection in color.

Brightness and Contrast: The brightness and contrast in the monochrome part of this image is a bit better than the colored reflection. The reflected sky is blown out and featureless. The second vehicle in line blends into the sky at the roof.

Focus and depth of field: Excellent!

I'm not sure quite what is going on the parts of the reflection. The supports for the traffic lights, and some of the other horizontal lines, have the "jaggies". Perhaps an effect of the post capture processing.

The traffice does form a good leading line. You've done well here. My eye is pulled to the mirror by the color, and then it instinctively follows the traffic to the back of the line. No competition, no distractions. Very nice work.

So, what hurt your score... Outside of the previously mentioned jaggy lines, I think there were probably a few voters who saw more than one line. I wouldn't count the lights as lines, but some purisits... And, silly as it sounds, you said the light was red when it was green.

almost complete...
by egamble

Comment by photokariangel:
nice shot of a growing family, im sure they were very happy with it. i actually like the tilt too