Arabian Nights
by emoons

Comment by tanguera:
The bokeh is great. I find the foreground a bit too yellow

Rainbow Obsidian Mayan Statue
by emoons

Comment by JulietNN:
Interesting that you have two comments that are pretty much opposite of each other here. Depending on the screen tilt! So I think , for you, that maybe you should look at your screen and see it my way then Tang's way and find a middle ground, as then you will be pretty much calibrated. Hope that helps

Rainbow Obsidian Mayan Statue
by emoons

Comment by JulietNN:
OHHHH I like it, you really have got it quite well. The only thing I am going to say is the toes of this statue are showing too much, but tilt the screen upwards and they disappear and you have a stunning black on black subject

Paprika one pile
by emoons

Comment by Cory:
I like the concept here, lighting is what hurts here so much. If just the color balance was improved this could be a very nice shot.

Rainbow Obsidian Mayan Statue
by emoons

Comment by tanguera:
An interesting object, but severely underlit

Red Guitar 3 small
by emoons

Comment by CNovack:
I think the biggest things that were a detraction to the image is that it has a digitized/posterized look that many don't find appealing. PP brought out some harsh shadows that lose a lot of the potentialy lovely details from what you might have had in the original unprocessed one. The colors seem 'off-key' ;the yellows of the strings are harsh and clash with the red IMHO. Lastly, angle of composition - straight on shots like this add no or little draw for the eye to stay and linger awhile. Compose the shot with an interesting angle can add drama. Hope these critiques help.

Red Guitar 1b
by emoons

Comment by CNovack:
IMHO, this one shows potential if a few more things were done. You have a nice rich, red and I like that it is a close-up showing off the instrumentation of the guitar. You have the start of good composing it just needed a little more. Stronger leading lines would boast the visual appeal - move the bridge to fill the bottom left corner so that the eye then follows the strings on the diagonal across the frame up to the top right corner. Lighting is the next thing to tackle to minimize or eliminate hard shadows by the volume & tone knobs if you can. Studio lights are nice but if you don't have that strategic placement of regular lights with daylight bulbs (to avoid any odd color cast that you would have to correct in PP). Using the same wattage you could place one light where you had it for the shot and then another directly on the opposite side to balance the light and minimalize the shadows. Lastly, only a portion of the bridge and a tuning knob are in sharp focus. Items in the extreme forefront and the backdrop are blurred - using an aperture higher than 8 can get you a greater DOF (depth of field) - but you might need a longer shutter speed depending on how much light is shining on the object. If low light, I'd highly recommend a tripod.

Red Guitar 3 small
by emoons

Comment by sfalice:
The lighting adds a bit of mystery to this nice image.

Retro Toys (Lincoln Logs and Army Men)
by emoons

Comment by Art Roflmao:
<-- Loves them both! Not as bad an image as the score/placement would lead you to believe. I like it. :)

Red Guitar 3 small
by emoons

Comment by bmartuch:
Neat looking image.