Odds & Ends
by FranziskaLang

Comment by the general:
really good picture. nice lighting and use of blank space in background.

Hexagonal
by FranziskaLang

Comment by joebar:
Don't think the yellow thing works (for me at least).. I was going to say you needed to correct it, but obviously that's what you're going for after seeing the yellowish border. Would have liked this in B&W or maybe slightly blue color toned to give it the cold steel look.

Hexagonal
by FranziskaLang

Comment by jmsetzler:
very nice study of patterns here.. the only improvement i could suggest woudl be either going to black and white or making some white balance adjustments to remove the yellow tint.... nice work though :) - setzler

Hexagonal
by FranziskaLang

Comment by inspzil:
Nice image. Well conceived, well setup, nicely captured. I don't like how the nuts look a little dull, like they were tarnished, but a great shot. - 9

Hexagonal
by FranziskaLang

Comment by pinback:
Very nice composition and lighting. Wouldn't change much here. Well done.

Just Hanging Out
by FranziskaLang

Comment by Sonifo:
cool reflection! nice framing and position of the birds

Spring
by FranziskaLang

Comment by aussie:
What an awesome photograph. Colours are outstanding as well as the dof. Very well composed macro shot. I love it!!!

Pasta
by FranziskaLang

Comment by inspzil:
Greetings from the Critique Club
By Inspzil

Composition - Very nice decorative variety of pastas arranged neatly on what appears to be a picture frame. This is meeting the challenge very well. The thin spaghetti does a wonderful job of providing leading lines into the picture frame. The first time I saw this during voting that spaghetti, for whatever reason, really reminded me of the sun's rays showing through the window except the sun itself is not visible. I think this quality was the appeal of this photo for me. The spaghetti acts as a sort of border between the mostaccioli noodles and the macaroni noodles. Well conceived by whomever thunk it up. Well executed by you.

Technical - Very well taken photo. Exposure could've been just a little more to give the 3 darker sides of the frame just a bit more light. This is a very nice crisp clear photo though. The kind a well trained Nikon user should take :) I don't see anything unusual about the way this was taken or the post processing. Very nicely done.

Overall - Well set up and well taken photo. The spaghetti makes this picture in my eyes. It acts as a divider and a path for the viewer to follow from the bottom corner right on up into the midst of the noodles. Despite not being your idea, I think it definitely deserves the score it got for great execution. Nice job. Keep up the good work and good luck in future challenges. - Bob

Pasta
by FranziskaLang

Comment by mcmurma:
Unique! Nicely done. The framing was a great idea.

Pasta
by FranziskaLang

Comment by GeneralE:
Good job thinking "outside the box"