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Nice silhouette. Tells a story of leaving or arriving home. It might be nice to see the skyline, but then the sky my draw the attention too much. 6/6
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I like the unusual in/out of focus juxtaposition. I am not sure however about chopping the tops of heads (particularly f the guy behind) 5/6 -
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A nice idea to pick out the subjects in colour. The treatment of the background is excellent. The white pillar is a little distracting, but not a serious concern. More of a concern is that in selecting the subjects you have ended up with a halo effect round them. This could be just a side-effect of the compression process, but it could mean that your PSP or Photoshop technique needs a little improvement. 5/6 -
Interesting image. Almost tells a story, but rather fragmentary... right hand dog poorly lit, left hand dog missing, figure in the centre too bold (if accidental) or obscured (if an intentional part of the image). Having said that the whole is better than the parts. Reminds me of Doisneau. 5/7
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Powerful emotion, excellent image. Slight intrusions top left and bottom right. 6/6
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Interesting landscape. The quality of the image is certainly good, but it falls between two aims for me. It appears to be an enclosed landscape of trees and hills with the sky as a foil. However, "infinity" is creeping in at the left, which in a different image would be a good thing. Try cropping the left to exclude the distance. I think doing that stops the eye wandering from the main subject and the mind wondering what lies beyond. 5/5
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A nice feeling here and good communication with the subject. I like the out-of-focus leaves in the foreground which really concentrate the viewer's attention on those hypnotic eyes. 6/7 -
Superbly controlled tone and great texture. 6/7 -
Nice tones, textures and composition. Your eye is led through the picutre first by the ballustrade and then by the bridge. It's a pity about the blank sky, but you can't have everything. 6/6
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This could be very ordinary, but I like the effect which makes it a bit special. 6/7 -
An excellent relationship with the subject.
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A nice scene. In these sort of shots it is usually the men doing the playing. Here the man is flat out in the background. I like the contrast between the player whose move it is and her relaxed opponent. The only small nit-pick is the coincidence of the right hand player's head with the bicycle behind. -
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It's certainly interesting, but one of those images that needs explanation... what is going on? You may have explained it, but on the critique I only see the title. -
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I immediately recognised this as NZ. The composition is good... the flow of the water leading your eye through the picture. We are losing it a little bit in the highlight on the central rock, but maybe that's in the digitisation and compression. I keep looking at the dark shape in the white water at the top of the main fall - is it a rock? or a speck on the film (assuming it's film)? Even if it is natural I might be tempted to try cloning it out.
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This is a nice idea, but the total blackness is a problem. It might have been better if there had still been some light in the sky. The trees abscure the building, yet because they are sillhouetted against a black sky you can't even see the forms of the taller ones.
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A novel approach. Absolutely sharp where it needs to be and just the right amount of softness in the background. The one thing I would rather not see is the vertical leaf on the far right... it attracts my attention and would be easy to remove - either at the time of shooting or in the PC. 5/6
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A pleasant scene. The yellow/green foliange to the bottom left is distracting and the large areas of green are begging for some detail. I guess this is a golf course, and if so, you would ideally have a group of golfers trailing their trolleys behind them. Having said that, the palm trees and the moutains are very attractive. I find the lake a little too bright - reflections are usually darker than the original (the sky in this case).
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The image is endearing and captures a moment very well. It is a pity that there is no eye contact with the child, but her involvement goes a long way to making up for that. I do however feel that the warm tone is not the most appropriate. With the coat and the water, it seems to demand a "cold" treatment.
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