Just walk away, then forget and forgive...
by Samara

Comment by lizbeth010:
the glare on the flower and the lines is a bit destracting. i also think the composition would have looked better if the leg wasnt in the middle of the picture.

Just walk away, then forget and forgive...
by Samara

Comment by Racaryu:
Poor subject placement and theme. Plus the flash reflected badly off the tile. 3

Just walk away, then forget and forgive...
by Samara

Comment by Rgarcia:
Very interesting POV. Nice choice of B&W.

Just walk away, then forget and forgive...
by Samara

Comment by Claya:
I don't get it.

Just walk away, then forget and forgive...
by Samara

Comment by jonpink:
I like to se people using B&W, but this has no merrit to be B&W. No lighting, no textures....

Would have been better minus the cross on the floor. Or even with the cross coming into play.

Just walk away, then forget and forgive...
by Samara

Comment by Whiskey:
I think your photo could be more effective if you didn't use the flash, i could be wrong, but the flash being used makes it seems more like a snapshot.

Dragon
by Samara

Comment by Neuferland:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This is a lovely shot that met the challenge and then some! I love the dragon in this shot and the blue tint that runs throught the statue is very unique. But the lighting leaves me wanting more. Maybe if you could have come in from the sides and top to really help highlight those blue tints.

The black background is perfect but the cloth underneath the dragon is distracting to me. I think you were going for the oriental feel with the pattern but I think the dragon would have done that better by himself.

The cropping and composition are great. Overall a very nice shot.

Good Luck In Future Challenges!

Deannda
DNeufer@stny.rr.com if you have any questions or want to discuss this further!

Crystal Bowl and Spheres
by Samara

Comment by slonko:
I think you need to choose focus point
and try to make it sharp
good luck

Ancient Artifacts
by Samara

Comment by Harz_Joerg:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Initial thoughts/My opinion
Nice looking antique ceramics, a bit soft/unsharp and the selection of background and light is not too well.

Content/Composition
The two bottles are really nice and fit well to the challenge topic. Also how you placed them and cropped the image is OK.
The main issue of improvement is regarding the background and the light. I would have chosen a darker one to better contrast the not too dark ceramics. Maybe also with some shadows on the ground and the background.
Speaking of shadow I want to address the light: it is set rather flat. The light is set very homogeneous and the objects are well exposed everywhere. However, this style would be more appropriate for an archaeological journal or catalogue: it's rather clinical without too much atmosphere. For instance some soft light from the right would have produced some shadows and thus more depth.

Camera work -technically
Focus is OK, but the DOF seems a bit narrow: the ceramic in the back is less sharp. White balance and exposure are fine.

Digital Processing - Technical
A bit more sharpening would be fine, also border.

Fits the challenge
Yes, it fits well, could envision it in an archaeological article.

Good luck for your upcoming submissions

Dragon
by Samara

Comment by train:
very nice! I am not sure I like the base but good detail and focus
Fits the challenge well