Urban Sunset
by Dimy

Comment by Cyndane:
Stunning. :) I'd like a print of this to hang. :)

Hey! Fleas have rights too!
by Dimy

Comment by kari1:
::: Critique Club :::

Hi, my name is Kari and from the critique club.

Interesting to do a critique on your image but it is difficult if you don't give us any information in your photographers comments. When we do a critique, we go past just the photographic result, that's what voters comments do. The critique looks at what you were trying to achieve, how you wanted it to look and what issues you had in getting the image captured and ready for voting.

First Impression - the most important one:
The title gives it a lot ... but the picture is really quite a good candid .. I doubt she would be that happy to have people thinking she has fleas! ...

Composition:
This is not a bad shot and not a bad crop .. but it feels to me like little like something is missing ... maybe a slightly squarer crop may have worked .. with more of her ... not sure ... just keep trying and seeing what you think ...

Subject:
Meets the challenge .. .and your commentors think so too ... "Animal rights activists acting like animals?"

Technical (Colour and light):
This is fine ... I was thinking maybe the black and white is a little overkill with this shot .. It would be nice to see some colour and pinkness in her cheeks I guess ..

To grow its vote?:
Think hard about the choice of black and white in your entries . .sometimes it works and others it doesn't ,.. I am not sure which it is here .. Personally only I would love to see in colour ... (that is a personal thought only)

Summary:
I think this is a good solid shot .. and you are improving all the time .. keep it up.

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

Cheers

Kari

"A Jump in Time"
by Dimy

Comment by rich:
Warm regards from the Critique Club.

It looks like you got hammered on this one by the "does not meet the challenge" factor, but don't feel too bad. Trying to think outside of the box, even if it does not work out, is a good exercise, so I commend you for that.

As far as the image goes, I think you did a fine job. The sepia tone fits well, and I really like the way the lines of the boat in the foreground lead into the boat in the background at contrasting angles. Good work, that. Maybe play around with boosting the contrast even more since this is such a texture oriended, low color shot.

I look forward to seeing more of your work, I like what I see here.

Rich.

Hey! Fleas have rights too!
by Dimy

Comment by Dimy:
Disappointed with the score of this shot.... :( It's a great candid and was hoping for 6+

Hey! Fleas have rights too!
by Dimy

Comment by Jessa:
Great title! Good luck :]

"A Jump in Time"
by Dimy

Comment by Node:
I didn't see this as "a jump in time" it was more a capture of a period of time. For it to be a jump it needed to have the updated version in the shot. IMHO maybe that will help you understand at least how I felt and maybe others.

"A Jump in Time"
by Dimy

Comment by Dimy:
I'm really disappointed with this result...I think it's a great shot and one of the best in my portfolio, but apparently thinking out of the box is not appreciated here or people simply misunderstood. Thanks to the people who did understand and appreciated the shot with a good score though! :)

"A Jump in Time"
by Dimy

Comment by MacDonald:
I gave your shot an 8... and I stand by it... what might have helped ppl think 'out of the box' was to title it.. a jump back in time.. but that's just my 2 cents worth.... Yeah, there are some technical imperfections but that's one of the reasons I like this shot.. keep on shooting these old relics please.

"A Jump in Time"
by Dimy

Comment by GIS_boy:
Beautiful composition, would have like a longer DOF, love the tones - Great crop too. 8

"A Jump in Time"
by Dimy

Comment by trnqlty:
Cool shot but this is probably going to be a good example of thinking out of the box getting punished. Hopefully not though. 7