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She is Mystical and Haunting. She is the Moon. (3) ted27/Ted (31,844)			from icy/I.C. (3,276) on February 2, 2010 11:17:13 PM CST (2) Remove the white frame and we'll talk :)) Seriously, I loved the blue-heavy tones of this shot. And the moon should be the only thing that's white-ish here. The frame is killing the punchline, imho. Beautiful abstract, well seen and well executed. Kudos Ted. Cheers
Cloning a Master (6) picho/Simon (3,991)			from icy/I.C. (3,276) on February 2, 2010 10:26:39 PM CST (1) Absolutely. Art for the sake of art. Now, had you gotten a bit lower, closer to his shoulder and captured, even blurry & out of focus, but a piece of the statute that he is working on, this would have been a 3TU shot for me. Very well seen, and captured, good work Simon. Cheers
My Dad - age 85 (7) bartbonk/Bill (12,054)			from icy/I.C. (3,276) on January 30, 2010 7:26:20 PM CST (3) Nice, sharp, with colors, excellent dof. And a very tasty HDR. The only thing that can elevate this shot is a story, a background - imho. His features, his smile everything about him just begs for something in the background. Like a wall full of pictures, some farm, something poetic :)) Thank you for sharing Cheers Bill
Solo (3) roadbikeracer/Skip (83)			from icy/I.C. (3,276) on January 30, 2010 7:22:38 PM CST (2) One thumb for seeing this beauty. The stark contrast of her color against the clattered and webby background is just delicious. The only problem is the focus. You have lost focus on the bird. Had you gotten that, I would have fallen in love with this shot. The dof is very nice for this shot, otherwise the branches in the background might have been a bit overwhelming. Nice job Skip. Keep it up. Cheers
Son Smiling (2) ronsview/Ron (2,358)			from icy/I.C. (3,276) on January 29, 2010 7:08:42 PM CST (2) Well they are both nice versions. His pose, the natural laughter, your exposure and composition are all spot on. But I don't get the two versions together in one canvas. It's as if you liked both of them so much that you couldn't decide which one to pick so you just put them together. I find it distracting, there was no need for that. But each of them, by itself is superb. Wonderful use of dof. Cheers mate
Double arch 2 (3) genestinson/Gene (3,996)			from icy/I.C. (3,276) on January 29, 2010 7:06:13 PM CST (2) Oh oh. too crowded, too clattered. I am lost in lines and the way the textures of the rock and the weeds and the tree contract each other is way too distracting. I don't know what to look at. Definitely interesting and a well composed picture, but as a photograph it is not what it should be - though I cannot really tell what that might be. It's just too crowded a scene with too crisscrossing elements all over the place. Interesting none the less. Cheers mate
Clone (2) picho/Simon (3,991)			from icy/I.C. (3,276) on January 29, 2010 7:02:44 PM CST (2) Or I might have enjoyed a much less personal, yet shocking composition. Get close, get down, capture his hand, piece of his canvas and the background. Sort of "the hand working on the cloning" and omit the painter all together. This is one of those shots that the photographer makes the story, the scene itself is way too obvious.
Ku Ku (4) nickolas/Nick (308)			from icy/I.C. (3,276) on January 29, 2010 6:59:36 PM CST (3) Ditto on the previous critiques. My addition is: I don't mind not being able to see the other figure's facial expression, I am much more disturbed by his apparent inability to keep a posture :) You have captured him in such a state that he is neither falling back, nor falling forward, yet falling none the less. I can't keep my eyes off of him, he is about to fall in some direction but even he cannot make up his mind about it. And that's taking the focus away from the "Ku...
unlucky 14 (5) ontzet/Muratov (123)			from icy/I.C. (3,276) on January 29, 2010 6:56:20 PM CST (2) 1 1/2 rolled up to 2 :) Nice pattern and a well balanced composition. I would have preferred a much harsher contrast, but that can be a taste issue. I think the dof you have chosen is a bit too shallow. You could have captured at least the focused mailbox in its entirety. I don't know whether you did this on purpose or not, but nothing is in sharp focus in the shot - so I am giving you the benefit of doubt. And finally, number 13 is the unlucky one, not 14 :)) Cheers Muratov
Shy (2) mikepic/Mike (5)			from icy/I.C. (3,276) on January 29, 2010 6:52:57 PM CST (6) Title, and photographer's comments should be used better, by you Mike. The model's pose is not "shy" and there is nothing "shy" in the shot. The composition is not bad, thanks to her. But you could have brought more to the table, imho. Example: take a step to the right, kneel and shoot her from the floor. You have excellent lighting here, but not much composition. The shot is way too dark and not enough contrast. All can be fixed with a few tweaks on Photoshop. With a...
Mud, Sweat & Glee (24) dotcomjohnny/John (5,096)			from icy/I.C. (3,276) on January 29, 2010 6:49:02 PM CST (7) amazing dof (thank you 2.8) amazing lens (thank you tokina at-x) amazing moment (thank you john). the details are superb, the mud... there is mud inside his mouth, on his tongue, teeth, face... everywhere... you have captured the soul of the moment, the x-factor of the sportsman's moment... nothing could be further improved in this shot, imho. Hats off to you my friend. Cheers.
Sunset (7) tiant/Chang (48)			from icy/I.C. (3,276) on November 24, 2009 8:05:49 PM CST (2) Very well done Chang. Nice composition, a bit static but what can we do :) You can do minor tweaks to make it a bit better, maybe crop that little piece of building on the right edge, and maybe cropping from the left to remove that blue tented structure. Sort of keep the eye centered on the boats and the magnificent sunset. Good work Chang, keep it up. Cheers
Live Oaks (5) cbourquin/Chris (89)			from icy/I.C. (3,276) on October 15, 2009 10:14:17 PM CDT (2) The shallow dof would have worked better, had the trunk in focus occupied a bit more space, or at least wrapped the frame better with a larger branch or something. It's a tasteful choice, trying to add more depth into the scene, alas, the area in focus is so little that the picture gives the impression of "being out of focus". I loved the sephia treatment. Good work Chris, keep it up Cheers
portrait (2) tates/Asim (106)			from icy/I.C. (3,276) on October 12, 2009 4:07:59 PM CDT (3) This picture borders the "boring", saved by the bird's gaze and the colors on his feathers. Why cut the bird from the belly down? Let's see where he is standing up, what he is looking at. The background is also way too dark, almost the same shade as the bird, making the shot boring - there is no focal point, nothing that jumps at the viewer. I wish the bird was more lit, brighter and there was more room to the left and bottom. Good work Asim, keep it up Cheers
Ogmore Castle (5) tamtain/John (1,943)			from icy/I.C. (3,276) on October 12, 2009 4:01:17 PM CDT (2) Well done John. I love the sky / landscape ratio. I agree with the previous crit. about the space on the right. Definitely not needed. Not cropping the corner of the left-most structure would be a far better enhancement for this shot though. You have to capture the structure in its entirety for a hero-shot. Good sharpness and dof. That man on the wall is begging to be kicked off the picture, one way or the other :)) Cheers

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