Ball Boy
by H R Verry

Comment:
Well seen especially with the primary colors and black and white. It's a little bit static though and I don't know why. Perhaps because its too centered. Good job anyway in seeing this triangle.

Under
by bruski

Comment:
Beautiful repeating pattern. Very graphical - with lines, repetition, rhythm, the works. Symmetry works well except that its off on the horizontal. But who's minding it?

trio angle
by messerschmitt

Comment:
Interesting take on the challenge. The balance is quite good among the elements. Lighting is nice too. But that's it.

Trianges Everywhere
by Wildpurple

Comment:
Good job on seeing the triangles. Good diagonal position of the stalk too. I would, however, not place the head so much in the center as it makes the photograph static visually especially that you had the stalk in diagonal position. A suggestion is to have another ball in soft focus (use shallow DOF) "echoing" in the background to make it more visually stimulating.

Watching the sea
by ergo

Comment:
Very interesting photograph especially after the tsunami. Good journalistic piece. Don't know why people didn't get the signifcance of this.

Dark City
by Keith Maniac

Comment:
Congratulations on your top ten (again)! Hope to see your work in the top three soon!

Humiliation
by graphicfunk

Comment:
As usual, amazing and inventive.

Anger Unleashed
by Joey Lawrence

Comment:
Would make a great album cover too! Congratulations!

Treasures of the Sulu Sea
by flip89

Comment:
Heather, thank you so much for your insights. I agree with your comment on the DOF as many viewers do not understand it.

Originally posted by hbunch7187: *Critique Club* Definately a good idea, but I'm not so sure it turned out the best it could. In my opinion, a few things could have been different and it might have made the visual impact of the photo a bit higher. Before I started anything with photography, my first time on DPC, I would see some photos and say to myself '1/2 the pics out of focus'. Then, as I learned the benefits of DOF, it made sense and I began to see photos differently. What I'm trying to say is that I'm not sure if the 'non-photographer' would understand your DOF in this 'ad'. A non photographer might look at this and say '1/2 the pics of out focus'. I'm not really sure that you benefit anything from having a shallow DOF here. All it does is blurr the back of the shell and the pearls in the front of the photo. I'd like to see it all in focus. Another thing I notice is that there are little 'pearls' in each chamber of the shell. They don't look like pearls, but they are similar color and size. I find that a bit distracting from the necklace itself. Lighting appears to be just good, except for a small spot on the upper portion of the shell that is a tad too bright. See how it almost looks whiter than the necklace? I like the placement of the shell and necklace within the frame of the photo. Having the necklace kind of pour out of the shell is a neat idea. As for being an ad though, there really isn't much space to put your words. That's just a minor thing, but something to think of if you were going for the ad theme. Overall, a neat idea that just needs some 'cleaning up'. ~Heather~

Framed
by whiteroom

Comment:
One of my tens in the challenge. There is so much infectious joy in this photograph. Congrats on the top twenty finish (but it could have been higher).