Nadel und Faden
by FranziskaLang

Comment by Harz_Joerg:
Greetings from the Critique Club[/b

[b]Initial thoughts/My opinion
Great clear concept well executed. Like the shininess of the thread. The needle suffers from artifacts. Was surprised to see a German title!

Content/Composition
I do like how you arranged the few elements of your image: very clear and right on the topic. The way you set the light is just great: the reflection on the thread make the image. What amazes me is the levels curve of this image: almost only dark black and just a few bright elements. There are not many shades of gray in it. I do like that.
As mentioned by you, the needle does stand back against the rest and it suffers from jaggiest coming from the down-sizing.

Camera work -technically
You know how to handle your camera, can't see anything to need mentioning here.

Digital Processing - Technical
As already said, the needle does not come out too good due to the jaggies on it. A tighter crop might have worked here; however, the image balance would have been disturbed.

Fits the challenge
Yes, it fits very well.

Good luck for your upcoming submissions

Watch
by FranziskaLang

Comment by dsray:
Very nice.

Watch DOF (no pun intended)and you might try repositioning the band so it's visible (it is a wrist watch). Now you know the value of a view camera!

I do like the white bag trick!

Nadel und Faden
by FranziskaLang

Comment by JC_Homola:
very well done. 9

Nadel und Faden
by FranziskaLang

Comment by hsteg:
Dont understand the title, although the shot is good. The white of the thread spool really stands out well.

Nadel und Faden
by FranziskaLang

Comment by DJLuba:
Great title, and a nice capture. Very well done. Only thing I'd address is the needle. It looks a little bit oversharpened on my monitor. Maybe the compression? Doesn't quit look linear.

Nadel und Faden
by FranziskaLang

Comment by Kerry:
I wish the contrast was a bit more defined ...but this is lovely

Nadel und Faden
by FranziskaLang

Comment by karmat:
I like the simplicity of htis and you have done an excellent job of capturing the detail in the thread. It really adds to the shot, I think.

Nadel und Faden
by FranziskaLang

Comment by MJENNI:
Would be better if the thread stood out a little more from the background.

Nadel und Faden
by FranziskaLang

Comment by Olyuzi:
I like the contrast here, but wish there was a bit more midtones to break up the extreme coloring. Also, the image appears to have been over-sharpened.

Nadel und Faden
by FranziskaLang

Comment by RedHotKK:
Good shot.