Friends onto something!
by davisambrose

Comment by Leo:
Nice shot. However, the image seems more focused at the closer boy's elbow, so both the boy's faces appear soft on my screen. Might want to check where the camera is focusing next time. Some fill light would have helped to illuminate the dark side of their faces. Just an honest critique.

Giant grapes
by davisambrose

Comment by Ja-9:
oh, this is to funny....I threw out a whole bunch (no pun) of these from my mother's house and sent a whole bunch to my sister...they were purple....excellent focus...and minor thing....the cord on the lamp...needed to be moved....does not count against you...

Friends onto something!
by davisambrose

Comment by digitalphoto:
i think i might have already seen something like this

Friends onto something!
by davisambrose

Comment by yiannis723:
i saw them in a photograph before:S what is going on?

Friends onto something!
by davisambrose

Comment by vawendy:
Could benefit from fill flash (unless you're zooming and it's to far away...)

Giant grapes
by davisambrose

Comment by mgates:
Very sharp image! Looks like a postcard

Giant grapes
by davisambrose

Comment by FrankRobinson:
Great composition, but the light on the (pale) wall top left detracts from the impact of the bottle position. Lovely clarity. 7

Tomatoes on the vine
by davisambrose

Comment by mikears:
Nice shot, but I find filling the whole frame with the subject might not have been the way to go - perhaps smaller and off-center or place it in some kind of environment - Still good though!!

Tomatoes on the vine
by davisambrose

Comment by AmeedEl-Ghoul:
Love how the light is soft on the tomato :) very well done .. 7

Care for a 'mini' drink?
by davisambrose

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Initial impression: I get tipsy just looking at it :-) would have got a 7 from me in voting because I like the atmosphere here, very cozy and warm.

Technical: Lighting looks ambient and 6 seconds...wow, you really wanted to get the most out of it, esp as you shot at f4. Seems to have been worth it. Tiny little higlights work well too, could well have been glare-y. Comp very simple, but some may not have cared for the chair and fern in the b/g.

Artistic: Hmm...curved table top or truly tilted? Either way i think the slight list is fun and adds to the shot. Like the slight blur/double lettering in the reflection of the JD bottle for same reason.

FWIW: The chair in the b/g may have put some voters off, if they thought it was making the comp cluttered. I do find my eye wandering up the curve of the large bottle to the fern, thence to the easy chair. Just for fun, re-do this pic and black out the chair and fern, see how it changes your shot. Note that I didn't say doing so would necessarily improve your shot; that is your call to make.

Feel free to PM me with any questions,

Susan