dress #12
by blick

Comment by albright1:
I love the textures on this dress. Great photo.

dress #12
by blick

Comment by briphoto:
Good focus, lighting, background, concept is a little bit too simple to rate this pic to be very high.

fantasy face
by blick

Comment by mbardeen:
I like this because the forelorn expression on the man's face contrasts with the the business and bright colors of the painting. 8

fantasy face
by blick

Comment by kandyj:
Cute use of the challenge, might have liked it a bit better cropped tighter and the face filling in the hole a little more.

fantasy face
by blick

Comment by PTLParsons:
Well hidden face, even though I don't personally care for the painting. It's not my type of art work. Nice way you made 3 possible places for the face. Well done.

oyster shucker
by blick

Comment by BAMartin:
Critique Club Critique

(1) COMPOSITION (CONTENT) This is going to be a very difficuot photograph for me to critique. I believe the content of your photograph is rather weak and the composition does nothing to draw the eye into the picture. If the viewer is not familiar with shucking oysters, he is not going to understand what is happening in this photograph.

(2) BACKGROUND The background is a little cluttered. There is not enough showing for someone to get a real feel of "place".

(3) CAMERA WORK ,TECHNICAL The DOF is very good, all of the important parts are in sharp focus. I feel a bit distracted by having only the tiniest bit of a finger on the left side. I believe it would have been better to include more of that hand. It might have conveyed the story in a stronger way. I also feel that a little more light on the glove would have brought out some details there. The glove is a bit "muddy" and it is difficult to see beyond the basic shape.

(4) DIGITAL PROCESSING ,TECHNICAL Your post processing is good. Saturation is good. Your cropping may be a bit tight. If you had included more of the hand on the left, and the entire plate, I would not feel so much like something is missing.

(5)MEETING THE CHALLENGE I am not sure how this is a cliche. I do not believe I have ever seen a picture of an oyster shucker before. I personally do not mark people down for not meeting the challenge, but there are many other photographers that do.

(6) MY OPINION ON THE PHOTO The subject here is alright. The way you executed it is alright. I think this is a photograph that you may wish to re-shoot under different lighting conditions. The potential here is better than the photo you have created. Good luck on future challenges.

fantasy face
by blick

Comment by kiwiness:
Challenge met! I like this the in the way that Waldo's face really blends into the background because of the similar colors. Well done.

fantasy face
by blick

Comment by PunkyPixie:
freaky!

fantasy face
by blick

Comment by Swashbuckler:
Kinda somber for the environment (and cold, too!) Very good focus, framing and color. Challenge well met. 8 Swash

fantasy face
by blick

Comment by FranziskaLang:
challenge met ... although it is rather easy to spot the guy, he doesn't look too happy to be there. nice colorful photo, the background behind the other openings is a little distracting (none of which you had any control over unless a different shooting angle would've avoided showing that).