Color
by Alecia

Comment:
excellent use of abstract color...the detail is great... nice work :) - setzler

Flight
by Azrifel

Comment:
excellent use of shallow depth of field... strong composition as well... nice work :) - setzler

High Speed
by magnetic9999

Comment:
This is a really neat image. I love the shallow depth of field and the way it creates a nice cloudy blue environment behind the car. It also draws my eye right to the front tip of the car... great work :) - setzler

Gin and Tonic
by pinback

Comment:
This is a great shot... the color is excellent and the macro quality of the image is also phenomenal... great work :) = 10 - setzler

Swatch Watch - Timeless
by Annida

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Annida...

This is definitely an interesting submission for the "Time" challenge. It's also a good macro photo. When I first saw this shot, I thought I may be looking at a reflection of one watch on a mirrored surface of another watch. So this watch that you photographed is abstract in itself without help :)

I think you made a wise choice for a square composition here. Circular subjects seem to work best in a square frame to keep from having too much irrelevant space in the image.

Visually, there are a few issues with the photo that don't tweak my interest. The lighting seems to be slightly rough. Some of the highlight areas are a little harsh for my personal taste. I'm not sure what you were using for a light source in this one, but some diffusion could possibly help. I don't have your exposure information available here to use, but, in general, I would assume that you set this up on a tripod to eliminate camera shake and get a good solid and sharp image?

Keep up the good work! The new camera is a great improvement :)

John Setzler

A Tiger In My Bouquet
by Gallatin

Comment:
This is a beautiful shot... I have some tiger lilies and i just hope my blooms are this nice. You must be in some part of the world that is warmer than mine at this point.... great shot... - setzler

Duncan
by Paige

Comment:
The butterfly :) I had several butterfly and 'jewel' models of the duncan yo--yos when i was a kid... i particularly liked the butterfly becuase of it's 'secret' compartment for storing an extra string.... great shot... great composition, and great idea :) = 10 - setzler

Just a dumbell
by kiwiness

Comment:
great shot... the lighting here is gorgeous and the detail is excellent... nice work :) - 10 - setzler

Corkscrew
by welcher

Comment:
beautiful shot.. the lighting is perfect and the composition is great also... i like the strong diagonal and i also relly enjoy the shapes and textures... great shot :) - 10 - setzler

All in the eyes.
by Geocide

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Genocide...

Good work with the exposure on this shot. The concept that you are trying to show here is working fairly well. The 'eyes' do seem to have emotions of their own when one really studies the image closely. The catch light in the eye works really well here since it is an odd shape. That seems to add to the depth and dimension of the eye.

Compositionally, I believe a different crop of this image would be stronger. If you cropped out the bottom third of the image, two possible improvements would happen. 1 - The 'blue' line in the lower left would be removed... This does add a nice touch of color to the photo, but it also could be considered a distraction from your 'eye'. 2 - The balance of the photo would be a little better. The void area underneath the eye in the photo seems to be a bit bland overall. Give that a shot and see what you think...

Keep up the good work :)

John Setzler