Crazy Good
by LadyK

Comment:
The composition on this is a bit "right heavy" if that makes sense. I would suggest cropping it so that the empty space on the left is not htere.

What It Takes
by LadyK

Comment:
Very good perspective.

Set!!
by LadyK

Comment:
Good lighting and stopped motion. Shooting in a gym is never easy!

"When you wish upon a star..."
by Nordlys

Comment:
Wow, I was so busy studying the fish and trying to find something "starry" about it, and thus had the picture "scrolled" so I could see all of the fish, I completely missed the starfish the first time around. Now, it looks so obvious, I'm wondering how I missed it to begin with!

After a nasty beating, the "usual suspects" were rounded up
by millsa

Comment:
That's some big ole' kitchen utensils!

The Sunrise before his wedding
by shetland

Comment:
weird. :)

A glimpse of heaven
by samanwar

Comment:
ooo, you've gotten some achoo green on the rocks. overall, a very nice shot.

Southern Comfort
by Lonni

Comment:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Very nicely done. This shot reminds me of one that would be found in a cooking magazine.

Compositionally, the main dish is centered, but because of the salad in the background, it doesn't feel as static as it would if it were "alone.' The background elements help to balance the composition. The crop you have used also works well. I tried to imagine it with more of the plate, but that would make the food smaller in the frame, and I think it would have less of an impact. If you tried to crop it more, it would start to feel a bit tight. You could use a round plate, but then I think you would lose that nice combination of tradition (the food) and the modern (chic plates). All that to say that I think it all works well. The only thing you may have been able to do, was photograph it more from an angle setting the composition on more of a diagonal between the corners of the plate and the salad in the background.

Technically, this is spot on, I think. The lighting is great. It gives the natural appearance of a plate on the table with light spilling in from the side. It has enough shadows to really show the textures and depth, but it is not so harsh to make it unappealing. The carrots and other greenery help to add some color contrast to a shot that would otherwise be kinda flat. Focus is good and the dof that is exhibited gives a good sense of depth to the shot.

Overall, very well done. I think I shall go fix me something to eat now. :)

Karma

Whatever 05
by Ken

Comment:
that makes me kinda dizzy. i like the minimalism of the oclors though

Joy of Health
by colorcarnival

Comment:
I saw a cartoon once that had a man standing with "his equipment" in a machine similar to the ones used for a mammogram. The caption was something along the lines of "What it will take to get the process changed." or something like that.

My "first" is a couple of years away, and I'm already dreading it. . .