SNAFU
by muckpond

Comment:
Congratulations! A clever shot, well done and well received!

\"I love pears 2.\"
by Flatwmn

Comment:
Greetings from the critique club:

Strengths: Pretty color, somewhat abstract feel. Good use of leading lines.

Weakness: The abstract feel, while adding to aesthetics, makes the connection to the theme a bit less clear. And after a couple of moments looking, it starts to become less abstract, so it's kind of in-between artistically. The pear feels a bit too centered (though not exactly so). Not sure what the pattern on the 'curtain' adds, and the blueish tones which come through strongly bottom right, and in other spots, seems to break the nice orange feel. There's double ambiguity in the connection to the theme: I presume the pear is actually perfume, which does bring in love and romance; but then the title takes it a different direction, loving pears.

Suggestions: A slightly different composition, following the rule of thirds; a duotone approach with the orange; single, strong, connection to the theme; simplify visual elements, use a plain cheescloth (or whatever it is) curtain rather than one with patterns. Consider more dramatic lighting.

Hope that helps!

Arm in arm with my true love.
by smardaz

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club:

Strengths: Fits the theme with a bit of humor. Pretty good control over exposure, considering the strongly backlit scene.

Weakness: If you can forgive the pun, the garbage can trashes the shot. It's very salient and distracting. The haze in the background, and the buildings, don't give this the full lover's lane feel that would have earned this more points.

Suggestions: This would have been really great with a colorful sunset background, or golden hour hues, and using the car/person sillouettes. Or a night scene, with city lights below, depending on the region. In any case, the garbage can needed to go. I haven't read any ocmments yet, but I'm sure that really hurt. You probably should have cropped a bit more at the bottom to, to get rid of the partial plate.

Hope that helps. Good idea, just a bit more time on setup, and you would score well.

CRW_1513-01-a.jpg
by timfythetoo

Comment:
I am tempted to say I like this better than your entry, but actually I like them both a lot. This one might edge over if you had perhaps shot half the plate or cropped it. I think it would have been best here to include half the plate and take advantage of the plate as yet another semicircle layer. Then I'd pick this.

But both are cool, and you did very well both as photographer and chef.

Forest Spirits
by DrAchoo

Comment:
Great idea--I liked the way this came out!

Avo Couture
by escapetooz

Comment:
Very nice! Congrat's on your top 10 and a wonderful shot. I agree with Kiwiness too!

Freshly Tapped
by Telehubbie

Comment:
Very cool, well done. Congratulations.

Owen and His Lollipop
by dsidwell

Comment:
This is very special! Love the angle, pose, and hat!

The Baker
by jrjr

Comment:
Congratulations on the blue -- well deserved for this wonderful photo.

The Scream
by dsidwell

Comment:
Great job David! I knew this was genius the moment I saw it. Congratulations.