orange flower
by tancredi

Comment:
need more focus on the green... and pic a bit soft focus

Violin
by leilanicoles

Comment:
Critique Club
Composition
I like the idea, and I like the way you set it up so that you only see one side of the face. Cropping could have been a little tighter, and perhaps more even (looks a bit uneven to me). Also, i think one of his shoulders is higher htan the others... get your bf to stand straight :P. Also, the violin insignia is nice, but could have been slightly sharper. Finally, maybe some sort of an expression wouldn't have hurt.

Technical
image isn't very well in focus. Its a bit blurred. Maybe thats from using the dodgy tripod setup... might be worth investing in at least a cheap one.

Processing
Not a fan of the digital haircut... Contrast is too sharp between background and hair, and so it looks artificial. Also, you could try lightening the eyes a bit to bring them out.

Overall
Nice concept, but the sharpness just isn't there, and the processed looking hair detracts. I see this is your first entry, which is pretty good. Hope the comments are helpful, and hope to see increasing scores :)

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Sauna heater
by greslizzz

Comment:
Greets from the Critique Club

Composition
First thing that strikes me, and what i really like is the colour... awesome tint to the whole pic, and sets a real atomsphere. Unfortunately however, why i believe it didn't score too high is that the picture is too cluttered, there's too many distractions from the sauna heater. Also, its hard to tell that it is a sauna heater. perhaps focus on something more easily recognisable with less clutter around in the frame would have done nicely. Did i mention i really like the colour? :P

Technical
excellent technically, everything is in focus (though perhaps this is contributing to the distracting elements). picture is beautifully sharp, the grain on the wood shows really nicely. No real qualms with technical side of the picture

Post processing
The colour is really nice, and i'm not sure if a little curves/selective colour could have tweaked it just a little more to make it more appealing, but i do really like the colour here anyway. Not sure if you sharpened, butsome of it looks a little jagged edged. Also, maybe a different crop to hide more of the distracting elements would be nice.

Overall
Great idea, and i like the colour. Could have even labeled it first light from the sun (but then voters might DNMC), as the colour really does seem like first light or so... Declutter, find a target for the eye to be drawn to, and prefferably something more recognisable, and it would have done aweseome

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Green II
by tlalonde

Comment:
noisy on the left of the image

Trees and Leaves
by bjoern

Comment:
harsh exposure....

Lemons
by TomMMD

Comment:
background is distracting... and pick a slightly healthier lemon :P

Carnival
by mato

Comment:
too bright... needs more focus... too much blur

Game Boy Addict
by Kronus

Comment:
Critique Club

Composition
I like the concept, and it definately looks as though light source is single, coming from the game boy. A closer in crop, maybe at a slightly more dramatic angle would have scored higher. It's good that the hands show up, but a little dodging here to improve the brightness on the hands would be nice just to show its being helped. Background might have been better plain, instead of the couch.

Technical
this is where the image could have increased score most. image isn't really sharp enough, and focus doesn't seem that great. also, there is a fair bit of noise, especially on the gameboy itself. DOF is important for this shot, and needed to capture both sharpness in gameboy and the face.

Processing
i like the amount of light on the face. A little more sharpening as long as you keep out halos would be good. Also crop could be changed. Noise could also be reduced with the use of something like noiseninja/neeatimage.

Overall
Great idea, but the execution wasn't quite right. It's a very real image of kids nowadays, playing gameboy till late night. Had the technicals of the shot been improved, i'm sure it would have fared much better.

Contemplating
by Bolti

Comment:
Critique Club Comment

Composition:
I like the angle of the shot, and the "contemplation definately does come through.Would have liked the lighting to be a bit softer, as its a bit harsh on the forehead and nose especially. In terms of the sunglasses, i like the idea, but theres a few problems. Firstly, i find the reflection of the fingers a bit distracting, and secondly i don't like the way the glasses seem to cut the left eye in half. perhaps lower placement? smaller sunglasses? Also, would have liked a different crop. Perhaps a a slightly tighter crop so theres more emphasis on the person. Colours are fairly dull, but it works well for this picture.

Camera Work:

DOF is excellent, though one of the fingerrs looks a little soft. Picture is nice sharp and in focus

Post-Processing:

Perhaps a little more burning in the areas of harsher lights would be nice. Also, the colour of the eyes could have been enhanced a little just to bring them out a bit. Also, this may be an opportunity to remove reflection from sunglasses, but i'm not sure if that'd look a bit fake. perhaps a little more processing of skin, eg on hands is possible just to make them less prominent.

My Opinion:
Meets the challenge, looks like its been taken with a single source. Contemplation is definately conveyed. Overall a little softer lighting, and some changes to the sunglasses would have helped score higher.

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Canon Flying High
by tomcharles

Comment:
overexposed looking... noisy...