As Simple As ...
by GeneralE

Comment:
Simple on two planes. A good arrangement too. I think you should have tried to postprocess with neatimage or other two get rid of the "aging" on the surface of the letters. That plus the slight reflections make them look less apealing and detract from the shot.

Spots in the sun
by cimarron98

Comment:
A good abstract and shot. Two comments from a viewers perspective: 1) the white spots don't fit the pattern nor blend well with the lovely textures of the wood. 2) I would have liked to see the wood grain better. Maybe via a different contrast/toning adjustment, or maybe by having the natural colors show.

A wall, a radiator, and light.
by mbardeen

Comment:
I think this is more interesting than many of the nail shots we see here in the challenge. I do have a few technical issues though: IThe lack of clarity of the light and shadows on the wall detracts from this as an abstract or geometric design. The perspective shift of the radiator suggests that this could have been made even more interesting by shooting it from a more pronounced angle, say the floor. Maybe even tilting the camera. A large depth of field should have been able to capture the shadows in focus as well.

Lean
by LucidLotus

Comment:
Can't get much simpler than this. Good job overall, but if you forgive the pun, the base of the nail is not "tack sharp", and I think it should be here. (Also, the line in the background competes.)

Dead(wood) Calm(water)
by GREENMEM

Comment:
A very simple shot, using the rule of thirds. However, since there's so few elements here, and so little form in the frame, I think it might have worked better without using a sillouette approach (that would of course, depend on how the wood actually looked!). Or maybe just not quite so dark, so we could see some of it's texture and detail.

My Father's Cup
by space amoeba

Comment:
I like the way you've placed this on the table and used the patterns of the table to give this an geometric design, though in general centered compositions are a bit weaker, and the pattern here is perhaps not strong enough to make this work as pop-art does, or as an abstract.

Soup
by TommyMoe21

Comment:
A good simple "pop-art" composition, well done overall. I think it might have been better with an evenly exposed white mesh placemat rather than the overexposure there (I presume this is intentional to give the photo some extra dynamics). As I look at it longer, it might have also been good to experiment with different spoons to try to make the spoon more "attractive" (not detailed, but perhaps a little longer out of the soup than it is, or extra wide handle, or some more geometric shape without fancy detail. Our spoons are more shapely ;)

Overall, nice work.

Meeoow
by heida

Comment:
Well done! Wonderful shot.

J'adore
by Konador

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club:

This is a very good shot of this dog and a good example of soft focus. The technique and tones are very good. However, I think the image would be improved if there was a little more shadow detail (in the dark fur). Also, there's some overexposed areas on the nose, but I don't find that to be significant here aesthetically.

General aesthetics are excellent. The expression and capture is good enough to make us all care for this dog who we don't know. That's perhaps the most significant accomplish here. A picture that appeals to many.

Regards--Neil

Remember the simple childhood days...
by DCThiessen

Comment:
Very simple, and very colorful. Good composition.