Christmas Cactus
by boss351

Comment by denbote:
love the lighting and details.

Lily Up Close And Personal
by boss351

Comment by RulerZigzag:
Hello found this in the Critique Club section

I can appreciate many things about this shot, and also find it a bit hard to overlook the flaws. There are many good photographers on this site who specialize in flora, and Ive learned alot from the work here to know that this shot is on par with the best, at least technically.

The framing and focus are very above average and I guess a its a good choice going with that aperture setting for a shallow d.o.f. maybe a few stops down to 5.6 might give a better effect. I enjoy the particular look of this flower too, it's great for close crops like this, lighting isn't the best, hurting the contrast however.

Now a look at some flaws; at least artistically. The color for this isn't that vivid. It looks de-saturated a bit. Better contrast could be achieved through the color. I also think the noise distracts, maybe over-use of levels?

Overall, a solid floral. I think it scored what it deserved, PM me if you have questions about this critique.

Lily Up Close And Personal
by boss351

Comment by stargazer05766:
Nice presentation It POPS!!

Lily Up Close And Personal
by boss351

Comment by bje2000:
Fabulous. Nice colors and really well framed.

Lily Up Close And Personal
by boss351

Comment by KarenNfld:
Lovely composition, such delicate colours too.

Lily Up Close And Personal
by boss351

Comment by GregoryB:
Cool shot

My One Second Slice Of Time
by boss351

Comment by photokariangel:
This is Kari Ann, greetings from the Critique Club:

composition: good choice of not setting the subject right smack in the middle, for this isnt a very strong subject in the first place.

color:the grey wall dosent accent the clock very well, but im sure that this was all you had to work with

contrast: contrast is good on the clock, but the wall is very monotonous.

focus: good focus

depth of field:not any to speak of here

lighting: strange lighting...i'll explain more in a second

other: The way you processed this image is very strange. The clock seems to be that of a computer graphic (though i know its not) I think mostly due to the fact that the wall is so flat and the clock is so vibrant. while this picture properly conveys the act of one second, its not very original, thus the lower scoring from voters. I do like, however, the second hand not being blurred, thats something that sets this picture off. All in all, a good shot that needed a little somethign more to push it over the edge. Keep up with the work, and I definatly look forward to whatever else you put out here on DPC! If you have any other questions or comments, feel free to PM me anytime.
-Kari ann Haskell

My One Second Slice Of Time
by boss351

Comment by Tiberius:
While technically very well executed it remains (for me) a very flat image. 6
Border does not improve IMO Good Luck

My One Second Slice Of Time
by boss351

Comment by RulerZigzag:
Thats pretty cool to capture the second hand like that, not the most interesting composition though.

Electronic Tube
by boss351

Comment by bje2000:
Very nice I like the black and white and the lighting.