My Head is Spinning
by Strontious

Comment:
Hi! Here�s a comment from the Critique Club.

First Impression:
My eyes were drawn to the dark center of the sphere, down the body and then back to the sphere

Composition:
Body position is unnatural. Perspective is going away at the bottom, vs at the top. Don�t know what�s on either side, but picture appears to be cropped too narrow.

Subject:
Meets challenge. Time element is present. Thanks for using a 2 sec exposure

Technical:
Bit grainy, but that could be a result of 1600 ISO. Like the choice of B&W. Works well with the �roof�

Summary:
Quite the resourcefulness in finding a subject to shoot! Good concept, but the spinning �head� was obviously not a �head.�

Got my eye on you
by Patrol

Comment:
Hi! Here�s a comment from the Critique Club.

First Impression:
Nice Shot! The eye really draws your attention. Well titled.

Composition:
May have been a bit more effective if the face, �eye� was a little more to the left. Find the composition a little too centered.

Subject:
Met the challenge well!

Technical:
DOF a little shallow and focus a little soft. Lighting works well. File size is small. 33k, 600 X 476. May have benefited with a 640 dimension.

Suggestions:
More detail in the eyes, face and whiskers would have supported the mood of the picture

Summary:
Effective creative shot! Nice to see you moving your average up!

Spokes 2
by banmorn

Comment:
Hi! Here�s a comment from the Critique Club.

First Impression:
Nice shot! I like the way the lines lead my eyes to the �black hole�

Composition:
Really like the crop and the angle of your shot. B&W really works at highlighting the lines/curves.

Subject:
Given the forum traffic for this challenge, you met the challenge! (Thank you for a 2 second exposure!)

Technical:
I actually disagree with some of the comments below. I find the picture a bit grainy and the focus a little soft. Maybe it�s a monitor calibration issue. You mentioned sharpening twice. If you USM after resizing, you can make the picture a little more crisp.

Summary:
What were the chances of me drawing your picture again? I like the shot and your perspective. As mentioned below, the notion of time was not conveyed in you picture.

Photo/Darkroom Tuesday Morning
by cwalmye

Comment:
Hi! Here�s a comment from the Critique Club.

First Impression:
Oh Oh! Nothing in focus�not a pleasant photo to look at�.

Composition:
Could have been cropped a little tighter. Left wall and ceiling lights are distracting.
Subject was good. Had lots of potential.

Subject:
Meets the challenge

Technical:
Unfortunately you didn�t include any notes or information so I don�t know what you intended. I don�t know if you intended for the picture to be as grainy and out of focus. If so, you got lots of feedback already. Too bad you didn�t have the D70. It could have provided the hardware to address the feedback given.

Summary:
Voters on DPC love to see detail and crispness. Fuzzy and soft only work if the impact is achieved. It�s all about the �Wow� factor to get higher scores.

The W Hall
by yetiben

Comment:
Hi! Here�s a comment from the Critique Club.

First Impression:
Leading lines drew my eyes to the end of the hall. Nothing in focus.

Composition:
Very centered, almost perfect mirrored composition. Leading lines very effective.

Subject:
Met the challenge well

Technical:
Thank you for including comments. Too bad you didn�t include your camera settings. I can only guess what the camera did. There is a tutorial on how to get the info from your metadata. Most programs used for viewing will let you right click, properties, advanced, to see all the camera info.

Your meter was probably set for center priority. This would have given too much priority to the bright doors at the end. A slower shot with a smaller aperture setting would have increased your depth of field.

Summary:
Welcome to DPC! Congratulations on your 71% placement with your first entry. Best way to learn is to take lots and lots of pictures, then decide what works for you and what doesn�t. The tutorials here are good for the technical stuff. Previous forum threads are also a good source of information. Then if still in doubt, post your own question, people are very helpful!

"No Serviceable Parts" tribute to GraphicFunk
by ElGordo

Comment:
Excellent shot. Very nice interpritation.

Appealing Light II
by elinias

Comment:
Excellent shot. Very nice colours

Tribute to Puma (Master of Disguise): Silly G.I. Joe, your not a pencil or a Crayon
by CzechMan

Comment:
Nice shot and great interpritation

The Great Escape (Part Duex)
by Schuff

Comment:
Nice shot. DOF is a little shallow. Would have been nice if the front cube was in focus too!

Goldfishy
by oOWonderBreadOo

Comment:
Excellent shot. A plain glass would have been less distracting