DSS#47 Unofficial Feedback Thread - (Beginning or Ending)

bf2015

So, here is the official gallery to give your C&C for DSS#47

Gallery Here...

Once more into the fray. This unofficial feedback thread is a catch-all of sorts, lets make it happen:thumb

Anyway, let's start feedback on DSS #47!!

This thread is:

• a place to post a list of your top ten favorites. (be heard, and let everyone know what images moved you.)
• a place to post your "the making of my image"
• a place to ask someone "how did they do that?"(for us all to see:D )

Feedback is an important part of the photographic process. While those selected as finalists get feedback from the judges and those who vote, others are never quite sure where they stand. So share your thoughts both in this thread and with comments in the actual gallery. Constructive criticism should always be welcome.

It's easy to post thumbnails (with help from our Moderator).

With the image selected in the gallery, copy its URL from your browser, add "-Th.jpg" to the end, delete the jumble of numbers and letters preceding the hashtag (#), change "gallery" to "photos" and that's it.

Example

Change this url

[LEFT]http://challenges.smugmug.com/Other/DSS-44/11173146_XPbWE#784726765_MXFDd[/LEFT]

To this (minus the space in the IMG tags)

[LEFT]http://challenges.smugmug.com/photos/784726765_MXFDd-Th.jpg[/LEFT]

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sunflowerstudio

Velvet-Art

My fave's in absolutely no order at all


Tim

Froch

(I'm not sure if I did this correctly or not. I apologize if it's wrong. Let me know what I should do to correctly get the images to display.)


Not to slight any of the entries, which were all OUTSTANDING.
Here are my top five. In no order-- except for image #1.



In my opinion, the best of the best. Outside the box. Well seen and captured. As I noted in a CC thread, for me, the brightness level of the second worker draws me into the frame, then my eye wanders the frame to discover the exhausted chef. It's a fantastic feeling of discovery.



I personally like the lighting and comp on this one. Although not completely obvious, the cleaver composition reveals the two spaces, which my mind deduces as an opening move. I like that it prompted me to think and explore.



Initially I really liked this image, but the original title left me a bit disappointed. But I personally was very surprised and happy to see the re-work of the title. Smartly worded. Another image from outside the box. Very nice!



In addition to ths being an original concept...I think this one is so well shot and developed. Although for me, it's a hair bright on the white of the roll, I personally like the beautiful richness and texture in the darks. There also seems like a touch of USM radius to give it that special quality.


I wasn't crazy about this one at first but it grew on me. Well outside the box. . This one again, is so well shot and developed. I personally love the harshness of the flash that I think accentuates all the contrasting colors and brightness within the frame. It sets the mood and I follow. So good!


Again! Nice job to everyone who played. Great stuff!

sherstone

Official results are up!
I will be commenting on ALL of the entries including the 10 I chose over the next week.

Do not let the official results stop you from posting your own favs here and giving your detailed feedback in the gallery.

DeuceFour

As always no order to the chaos. I do think there are some images in the gallery that fit the theme better than some of these do, but... here's the 10 images I just all around like best:

tinamarie52

Here are my favorites plus two that I loved, but had trouble connecting to the theme without the titles or the explanations in the threads.




also loved:



Chris

tinamarie52

ooops...did something wrong...but I did follow the instructions for how to post thumbnails of my favs.

Here they are:
michswiss
sweetharmony
photobug
nightpixels
lilmomma
darkraven
daavev
rteest42
learning
deucefour

and the two that I loved as images, but needed the titles and explanations to "get it"

kevxma
kidzmom

Chris

sherstone

Finally finished
If I did not know how to type before making all my comments I certainly do now.
I have just finished completing commenting on all 57 entries in the gallery. Anyone that wishes clarification on anything I have said, please ask it here.

When commenting I do my best to explain both my likes and dislikes as well as give any hints that might make it better in my mind. As always it is just one persons opinion and many others will see or interpret each image totally different. I hope seeing things from my perspective is helpful.

Great job everyone!

Gallery Here

I encourage everyone to try and give feedback verbally on your top ten favs. I know it is a lot of work but it really is a great way to understand your own photography as well as put how you feel about an image into perspective. It helps both you the commenter and the artist.

kidzmom

WOW! Thanks so much for taking the time to do that Sean. I look forward to seeing what you have to say for everyone. It always helps me learn a bit more, when I read how others view shots.

WhatSheSaw

Wonderful job, Sean!

I have done this before and it is both instructive and time consuming. And it really helped me choose my top fave when I did it.

tinamarie52

Thanks Sean
What an awesome start to being the moderator. I read each comment in the gallery. Thanks for taking the time to help all of us. I learn from each critique.....but to have such a huge mega-lesson is awesome!

Chris

sherstone

I am so happy that many of you are reading not only your own comment but all of them. To know that it is helpful makes it very worthwhile.

Thanks.

DeuceFour

Thanks Sean for taking time out of your day to write so many comments! It was very worth it. It helps our whole community here!!

Tango

+1 Sean, and I really appreciate that you DID see the "how and why" with my entry. Funny thing is I was going for the Lo-Fi look but just a round too early.


Hey Deuce! Congrats!

Tango

Froch wrote:

(I'm not sure if I did this correctly or not. I apologize if it's wrong. Let me know what I should do to correctly get the images to display.)


Not to slight any of the entries, which were all OUTSTANDING.
Here are my top five. In no order-- except for image #1.



In my opinion, the best of the best. Outside the box. Well seen and captured. As I noted in a CC thread, for me, the brightness level of the second worker draws me into the frame, then my eye wanders the frame to discover the exhausted chef. It's a fantastic feeling of discovery.



I personally like the lighting and comp on this one. Although not completely obvious, the cleaver composition reveals the two spaces, which my mind deduces as an opening move. I like that it prompted me to think and explore.



Initially I really liked this image, but the original title left me a bit disappointed. But I personally was very surprised and happy to see the re-work of the title. Smartly worded. Another image from outside the box. Very nice!



In addition to ths being an original concept...I think this one is so well shot and developed. Although for me, it's a hair bright on the white of the roll, I personally like the beautiful richness and texture in the darks. There also seems like a touch of USM radius to give it that special quality.


I wasn't crazy about this one at first but it grew on me. Well outside the box. . This one again, is so well shot and developed. I personally love the harshness of the flash that I think accentuates all the contrasting colors and brightness within the frame. It sets the mood and I follow. So good!


Again! Nice job to everyone who played. Great stuff!

Even when I dont make someones favs, I really appreciate feedback along with the pics, so next round I will try to do this also, I've had writers block for the last six months or so and have been guilty of just giving the bare minimum.... time to shead that!

AndMan

sherstone wrote:

I am so happy that many of you are reading not only your own comment but all of them. To know that it is helpful makes it very worthwhile.

Thanks.

Definitely worthwhile. I appreciate your comments & guidance not only on my own entry but on all the others as well, they provide clear insight on how others see our (my) work. Thank you.

DsrtVW

AndMan wrote:

Definitely worthwhile. I appreciate your comments & guidance not only on my own entry but on all the others as well, they provide clear insight on how others see our (my) work. Thank you.

I also found it very interesting commentary. Thank you Sean for taking the time for that.

michswiss

DsrtVW wrote:

I also found it very interesting commentary. Thank you Sean for taking the time for that.

+1. Thanks to everyone that took the time to add comments into the gallery!

sherstone

Very good point michswiss, there are many others that have already contributed thier opinions in the gallery as well as here. Each perspective is a great resource to everyone. Thank you for taking the time to even announce your top ten favorites.

sweetharmony

This was my second dgrin challenge and I'm still getting the feel for things here....I am very impressed by:
1. Quality and creativity of the posts in challenge #47
2. The politeness of the critique
3. The encouragement among the the community
4. The quality of the critique
I look forward to broadening my horizons in further challenges here!