Unsustainable
by ekmai

Comment by ThingFish:
Fantastic concept and brilliantly executed. Conveys the message "The End" in a powerful and convincing way. Superb exposure and lighting.

Sound & Vision
by ekmai

Comment by Melethia:
A very nice macro with very creative and effective lighting - this is nicely done!

Sound & Vision
by ekmai

Comment by bcenu:
Great clarity. The reflection on the mesh and the red area behind combine to make this simple subject very appealing to the eye. Well done!

Sound & Vision
by ekmai

Comment by Spongetoast:
nice composition you've got here

Sound & Vision
by ekmai

Comment by Anthony_D_Archer:
Great idea! Nicely executed! Hope it does well

Chestnut Mushrooms
by ekmai

Comment by salmiakki:
Greetings from the Critique Club

This looks like it was your first Challenge entry on DPC. I will attempt to give you some comments that may or may not prove helpful to you.

From a technical point of view, I believe this is a good well lit image. I like the composition and the depth of field choice is good. I noticed some commented they would prefer to see the focus on the mushroom heads. I don't necessarily agree with those comments, I like the fact this is a bit different.

As far as your score goes, I believe the primary reason this scored just around 5 is due to the challenge topic. The challenge was for images of cooking, not food and I strongly believe that you have suffered due to that. In my opinion, had the challenge been for Stock: Food, then you would have scored a lot higher. To me, certainly the image itself does not portray the art of cooking, but it is certainly a good food shot.

Hope this helps a little.

Sarah

Rocky Reflections
by ekmai

Comment by hesitant:
lovely (is it tilted to the left?)

Chestnut Mushrooms
by ekmai

Comment by MrAkamai:
Although I have not seen one of these in real life, would it look better if the caps were the main focal point instead?

Chestnut Mushrooms
by ekmai

Comment by Tygerr:
Nice use of DOF and interesting angle. Good shot.

Chestnut Mushrooms
by ekmai

Comment by Ja-9:
ok...being picky...why not focus on the tops of the mushrooms...they are much more interesting...your focus is good on the stems...but I want to see the tops....