Solidarity Against Terrorism !
by fdpiech

Comment:
I had promised myself I wouldn not look at another of these little dolls again. But here I am. Nice composition. Excellent title and use of subject. Good lighting. 8

Resistance is Futile
by vonautsch

Comment:
I'm going to have to say, I don't see this as propaganda. But then, the more the cat stares at me the more I believe it is.. Your, right! resistance is indeed futile. Must vote 7 must vote 7..................

Doorway To No Where
by Rooster

Comment:
Greatings from the Critique CLub
This was one of the more original images submitted for this challenge.

It is a very good concept. Some things I would change are to not have the leaf stick out the bottom.
Create more contrast by using different lighting techniques.

I do like the idea of having this with a high key (all white) background but the main object lacks depth and definition.

It is also not straight in the frame and the background is not even.

I like how the one leaf wraps around the closed door. Your use of limited colour is one of the strong points here.

I hope this helps.
JC

Cemetery
by StevePax

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club,
I was just reviewing what I mentioned during the challenge in my commnet to you.

Looking at this image again, I would say possibley a little lower angle to capture the light rays, but keep it out of the viewers eyes, which is how it feels now.

Can you set the iso on the cd400? If so try going down to 50 to remove some of the grain.

Backlit shots can be very tricky and if you have a camera that does not allow manual adjustments it's going to be a challenge for sure.

You may want to try using a polarizing filter of some sort also. Even if you can't actually attach it to the camera you can hold it in front of the lense, polarized sunglasses work too.

As I said in my previouse comments, this could be a really good image.

I hope this helps.

JC



I would also try different Brightness and Contrast settings if you have the software to do this with.

Sacred Grounds
by heida

Comment:
I didn't have time to comment during the challenge. I gave this shot a 7. I love the way you framed the cemetery with the trees forming a vee.

The darkness at ground level really adds a feeling of mystery or being forelorn.

With the bright light on the tree tops, and crisp blue sky to contrast the dark and indistinct base you've created an image that makes one get close to see what else there is.

cheers,
JC

Clip Art
by JC_Homola

Comment:
Thank you,,, hmm, maybe I should have entered this one. darn it!

enough
by claudiadf

Comment:
This is a very complex image. I very much like the colours esp.

A different crop to eliminate the right hand 3rd of the picture would remove some non-essential busy-ness.

Also, using a polarizing filter or some how diffusing the light would help not have the glare in the lower left hand corner.

I like this DOF, but would also love to see it shot with others, shallower and broader.

Unfortunately I can't see it as a still life, sorry.

As an artistic attempt very definitely!

I hope this helps.
JC

Bar Harbor at Dawn
by matts

Comment:
Wondeful colours. The composition and perspective are also very good.

I think that recropping to remove the post and shrubs in the foreground would greatly help. They don't add to the image and I actually find them distracting. The prow of the boat on the right could also be cropped out, or if you want to keep that width, clone it out to clean up that side.

Very little noise for this type of shot. I do find myself wishing the boats were a little more distinct.

I hope this helps.
JC

traveling through space for ever..and ever..and ever.
by camelotnorth

Comment:
Very difficult to critique as a photograph.

I applaud your skills at being able to make a very realistic looking collage and then being able to photograph it in a way that does have the appearance of "real" space.

The composition is good. Colours work and it is just soft enough on the focus to create the illusion of being very far away.

I'm a afraid that is all I can really say. You made a very good job of this technique.

I hope this helps
JC

Video Feedback - Infinte Reflections
by hughletheren

Comment:
This is difficult to critique as a photo.

Screenshots are, by in large, not particularly photogenic.

Leveling the shot would have been good when including the entire screen.

To make this more of an "art" image, cropping out all but the feedback would have helped.

Possibly playing around with contrast and levels could have produced some interesting effects to accentuate the feedback.

I can see taking parts of this to add to another composite image to create some very interesting effects.

I hope this helps.

JC