Bronzed Koru - "symbol of new life"by
kari1Comment: Salut from the Critique Club!
My first impression was, this is a neat abstract!
I wish you would elaborate on what a koru is. I will be the first to admit that I'm a bit ignorant when it comes to New Zealand culture.
On to the picture! Best of is a bit more difficult to critique, since there is no challenge to adhere to.
There are a few things I notice. I think the fact that the background is clsoe to white on the bottom, and gray on the top is a bit distracting.
As pointed out already, there are a few hot spots where the highlights area.
I'm not terribly fond of the crop. The tighter crop on it doesn't seem to add anything to the photograph. I don't know what the whole thing looks like, or what the circumstances are for you to crop it like this, but nothing is added with it. One reason for this is the dark area on the left of the photo. It look arbitrarily cropped.
The oiling was a nice touch. It adds a nice luminosity to the picture.
I think the reason this didn't do as well as it could have is because it was a best of. If this had been submitted for an abstract challenge, it would do much better. While this a nice photo, there is nothing to catch the eye, so in voting among hundreds of photos, this could easily get lost.
Please remember, much of this critique is personal opinion, especially since it more of an abstract, and everybody has a different opinion on an abstract.
If you have any question, feel free to pm me.
Cheers!
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