Cup of Contrast
by MarkRob

Comment:
I saw you comment about feedback from the CC club, so I thought I'd come back and give you some thoughts.

I generally rate photos giving a score from 0 to 3 each in terms of originality, meeting the challenge, and quality. Those add up to a 9, and a 10 is something that blows me away.

For yours, I thought that the originality was okay, and it did meet the subject, but where you were hurt the most was the quality. In your case its not that the photo was out of focus or any way you could have manipulated your camera to get a better result, but the setup really bothered me that the sheet was visible at all. I've found that its not that hard to take those shots where the objects seem to 'float' over a black or white background that provides no distraction from the subject and focus of the picture, and to set up a shot that doesn't do that pushes the needle to the amateur side of the 'quality' rating. A couple of months ago I went to an art store a for a couple of bucks bought some 18x18 thin black and white boards that when used can make the photo, IMHO, look more professional (like here). I also didn't like the shadow on the top part of the yellow candies. Maybe the lighting could have been a little better controlled and/or you could have filled the cup up a little more to avoid that.

I hope that was helpful. Cheers, Tomzinho

Where's Mom?
by dadas115

Comment:
nice contrast with the twigs, but the color seems a little mute (the greens are very dark - maybe boosting the saturation would have added some bits of color highlight to the photo)

Fo(u)r lonely eggs
by micrix

Comment:
i find the space and stuff in the top left corner a bit distracting. maybe putting a white sheet of paper there during the photo to allow the focus to be more on the eggs and carton would have made the photo stronger.

Egg Yoke
by JMS

Comment:
i like the yellow on blue. i find the edge of the white distracting from the subject of the yolk for some reason.

Texture
by dimitrii

Comment:
simple and well done. i like how you have to look at the shadow to see that it is an egg.

Switch
by ed728

Comment:
very original and well executed. my only change would be that i do find the water on the surface a little distracting.

In The Rough
by jimmythefish

Comment:
by far the best of the golf egg shots. very nice.

FLYING EGGS
by Gotchya

Comment:
i love the persective, composition, and lighting of this photo. well done and original.

The Gate
by Natasha

Comment:
nice. i like the shadows too. only complaint would be that the gate is hard to differentiate from the closer columns.

Pulse of the City
by SharQ

Comment:
interesting photo, but the lack of clarity regarding the subject (and the lines don't bring you to one) detracts from the photo.