Fall Pear Galetteby
jas0420Comment by pncowley: Critique Club critique--
I missed this one during the challenge voting, but would have given a score of 9 had I voted on it. In addition to looking absolutely mouth-watering, you have shot the subject quite nicely, in my opinion.
There were obviously a number of ways you could compose this shot, and no doubt you probably did that during your shoot. In any case, I find the composition you selected both unique and interesting, showing enough of the dessert while still leaving enough to my imagination to keep things interesting.
I think your choice of white balance to create a warmer tone worked very nicely to create a complementary atmosphere and overall improves the tone of the shot.
A couple of points for improvement, in my opinion, would be to:
1) Select a backdrop that is a bit less "busy", perhaps a solid color that complements your subject. While the colors and patterns in the tablecloth match nicely, there is enough going on that it detracts from your shot somewhat.
2) While the bright reflections on the dish work well to accentuate the shot, there is a small anomoly in the main reflection on the inner portion of the dish (at the 2 o'clock position) that I find distracting. My eye is drawn almost immediately to it.
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