'Pi' in the eye.
by casualguy

Comment:
congratulations!! great shot!

Mathematical pi
by kiwiness

Comment:
woohoo!!!! you did it again!! you're gonna be unstoppable now!! congrats, kiwi...well done!!

Pincushion
by BigSmiles

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I love the composition of this photo and the colors are great! I think the background is nice, but I think it would make more impact if it was a solid color.

The problem I have here is the DOF. I do love the shallow DOF, but the out of focus strawberry is distracting. My eye is drawn to it first and then the pin heads. The strawberry needs to either be the focal point or it should be moved out of the shot completely to allow the focus to be on the colors of the pins.

The pins are clear and are a nice detail. The pincushion fabric gives a nice texture. Was this cropped from a larger image where the pincushion was more centered? The pins at the top left of the image are the sharper focus. For this composition, I think dropping the focus down and a little to the right would be good.

It's a great subject and I think with just a couple of minor changes, this would be an excellent photo!


take care...
sher :)

Blue
by CoopGirl

Comment:
i love the art! is this something you did? i think you had a good idea for this photo and it is very colorful. another light source to take care of the shadows on the front of the art would be a good idea and might help with the focusing. i do like the shadow at the back of the art, although i would crop out the bottom part of the photo and use more negative space at the top.

Pink
by BAMartin

Comment:
beautiful color and great DOF. the background is also very colorful without being distracting...well done!

"Rust"
by timboydwhite

Comment:
good color and great DOF. the background is a little too busy and distracting, though.

Suntec City Towers Singapore
by ashwin

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

First, let me preface this by telling you that this is my first official critique. Please bear with me as I learn.

I really like this photo. I think it's a very strong image and the symmetry is great. I'm not one who thinks that a mirror image is necessarily the perfect form of symmetry, rather that the photo should have a balanced look. I think this photo achieves that balance.

Like others have said, the tree at the bottom is distracting and cropping it out would have made the photo stronger. That's really the only thing I can see that I would change.

The colors are nice...pretty blue sky, white clouds without being blown out...good focus and interesting perspective.

All in all, I think this is a very good shot and most impressive for your first submission!

Good luck with future challenges and keep up the good work!

Assymetrical Symmetry
by mbardeen

Comment:
VERY cool photo, M! i love the colors!

My orange!
by sissi

Comment:
very creative. i think a different cropping might work better as the sides of the transparency are visible. good lateral thinking, though.

A Streak of Light
by mariomel

Comment:
very creative. the light is a bit harsh at the top of the glasses, but, the colors are very nice.