Kids Love McDonalds
by GeneralE

Comment by kandyj:
Wish the girl was as well in focus as Ronald.

Gull-able
by GeneralE

Comment by jerrft:
Good job in getting those birds to pose above each horizontal member. :) Just a bit too unsharp.

Gull-able
by GeneralE

Comment by tomzinho:
the focus is a little soft, but the idea is right on target!

Cereal Killers (Cannibal Corn)
by GeneralE

Comment by psychephylax:
A visit from the critique club ;)

Heh, at first I couldn't figure it out, I had to see the challenge to clue me in on the subject matter & the title.

First impressions are that the overall image is too busy. And it has a yellowish tint particularly in the foreground where the cloth(?) looks like it should be white.

Reading your comments I did arrive at that conclusion that the tortillas were trying to eat the corn. But, I think you downplayed the tortillas role in this scene. Only after careful examination can I see that they are indeed tortillas and that they are trying to eat the corn. Perhaps filling a tortilla with corn kernels and placing it in the foreground with kernels falling out would give it more "artistic punch".

Another thing that sort of bugs me is are the kernels in the foreground. They are a bit blurry and I can see that you used only f/2.8 instead of something higher like f/8. That grass to the left tends to be the primary focal point and I think it would be better without it.

It definitely meets the challenge and I love the clever idea. I think you have something really good going here but a few more tries at it would give you a much stronger image.

A Long Walk To Alcatraz
by GeneralE

Comment by lisae:
The tones in this photo are absolutely lovely. Great shades of blue and black. The bridge takes up just enough of the photo to be noticeable as the main subject. It seems tilted though.

A Long Walk To Alcatraz
by GeneralE

Comment by sanandan:
May be a vertical format emphasizing the bridge, perhaps froma little lower angle would have helped..

A Long Walk To Alcatraz
by GeneralE

Comment by DennisF:
Wow. I thought it was jsut a pier and then as walked down it I found the Golden Gate Bridge! Did you try a crop cutting out Salsalito - making it more vertical?

Kids Love McDonalds
by GeneralE

Comment by DennisF:
Would liked to have seen the kid's face

Kids Love McDonalds
by GeneralE

Comment by Jacko:
How doesn't :). Nice interpretation of the them. Jacko. 7

Kids Love McDonalds
by GeneralE

Comment by Annida:
Cute take on the challenge! Good DOF, good lighting. the childs neck looks a tiiiny bit green, hehe, oh well! good shot though -annida