Ball Bearing
by Zahir88

Comment:
Hi from the C Club

Your shot is very centered, it would have been better with a different crop or even placing the ball bearing on the edge of the wall that you have there.

Also, you can be seen , which is a big no no , try standing further back and zoom in on the object! There is a lot of grain in the background as well, your high ISO could explain that.

The other commentators on your shot, where also right, just practice with angles and learn from what other people say in their comments.

I would love to see you re shoot this as i think it could be excellent

What is it?
by ladpupmoe

Comment:
Hi from the CC Club!

Interesting shot, I would never have guessed they where nails!

First impressions are that it seem a tiny bit over sharpened. The colours are coming from I presume oxidation? With the saturation boost that you did, they are almost too full of colour, the reds seem a little overblown.

Overall a good shot that intrigued people, well done

Square Root
by Sosigene

Comment:
HI from the CC Club,

I laughed when I saw your title, fits perfectly.

I like the fact that you have humour going on, and the squares and the roots, it all adds up.

The first thing that I notice is that your shot is very small, remember you can use up to 640 on one side in these shots, so that they are bigger.

the second thing is your lighting. It is very harsh. When you are lightpainting something this small you will want your seconds to be a lot smaller. Here are a couple of 30 seconds lightpainting shots, this will give you an idea as to what you can achieve with 30 seconds. Also, with lightpainting it depends on what size light you have going on here. The below shots where done with a flashlight in a tube with some tissue stuffed into it to diffuse it.
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Next your focus is a little off. When you are doing light painting it is usually done in manual mode which you have done.

Set up your shot, in normal whatever normal mode you use. with the lights on, focus, then flick your lens from AF to MF, go to manual mode. Then shoot. this will ensure crisp sharp focus. and always remember, paint what you want the camera to see.

You are also tilted, this can be seen as you have some of the wall and table meeting, straight this out.

Message edited by author 2009-08-13 11:44:08.

Cobalt in the Mirror
by Alex_Europa

Comment:
Hi from the CC Club again!!!

Lovely car and you are spot on with your circle.

I think that the first thing that stands out is that I spot the car, then I spot the circle. A tighter crop , the same as you have at the top and bottom would have eliminated this and given it a different POV with interesting diamond patterns.

Your processing is spot on for this, sharp, clean cut lines, good colours. As someone else said " your invisibility cloak is working"

which is true, a lot of times it is hard not to get your reflection in these shots, so kudos for that.

Overall, a good sound shot, just a bit bland.

Down by the River
by jomerner

Comment:
Please put your other shot up here too, cos it looks AMAZING!!!

Mother floating on child
by tinkie2010

Comment:
Hello from the Critique Club.

For your first ever submission this is pretty good.

I think that there are several things about this shot that could be worked on.

A tighter crop would have helped this shot a little more. You have more plate on the bottom than at the top and the rest of flower is out of focus towards the top with a tiny piece of plate showing.

A different or deeper coloured oil would have made the oil or sunflower stand out more.

You are tack sharp and the focus is excellent on the flower. Your lighting is good as it brings out the true colours of the sunflower.

In post processing, maybe try flipping it around to see if that make the POV more pleasing.

I am looking forward to seeing more from you!

lubricate
by bvlindalou

Comment:
Hi from teh Cc Club,

Okay, not fair!! What am I supposed to say about a fabulous shot!!!

Seriously, the only thing I can see is that it is a little tilted!

that is IT

I think this is a great shot, well done a the placement

My kind of fuel
by olbol

Comment:
CC Club here!!

I had to study your shot and read your description several times before I understood what was happening. It is a very clever photo.

Unfortunately your second olive looks like it is a shadow of the first, which is a shame.. Your first olive is so centered, cropping a little would have helped with the perception.

If this was not an oil challenge I am not sure people would have got that it is in fact olives.

Play around with angles,

Sunset Over Lake Bridgeport
by Skedaddle

Comment:
Hi from the CC Club!

This looks like it was an amazing sunset.

1st impressions are that the colours are stunning, but your shot is very centered. I actually like centered shots, but this does seem to be cut straight in the middle. Show a little more water or sky so it isn't so. There is a lot of grain showing also.

In Post processing, a little bit of burning of those clouds would give them just a little more depth.

I look forward to seeing some more of your sunsets!

the kid under the stairs
by smardaz

Comment:
Hi from the CC Club,

Great shot of your boy here, very causal with an air of James Dean about it.

I like that you have done black and white here. First impressions are the fingers on teh right hand side, they look rather large and not connected to anything. Even though I know they are fingers the more I look at them, the odder it becomes. I think a crop on that side may have helped with the fingers and the centered subject.

The background is a little distracting to the shot, maybe just darkening the window sill would have helped nto highlight the background so much.

The face is fairly bright and I like that, but think that maybe a little more contrast in the woodwork to bring out some of the finer details would have made a bigger impact on this.

You are tack sharp and your focus is excellent and you have a gorgeous son!