I got to start looking after the pennies
by puya

Comment by LoudDog:
The lighting is good, but a flat (non-shiny) and smooth background would make this so much better.

I got to start looking after the pennies
by puya

Comment by joanbitmaniac:
Crips and nice relfexions in the foregound coins! I like them!

I got to start looking after the pennies
by puya

Comment by C_Steve_G:
I would have liked more DOF.

Kiwi Sunshine
by puya

Comment by JC_Homola:
Greetings from the Critique club
Very nice shot! Excellent composition, colours and lighting.

There is a little noise showing to the upper right. Without that I think it would have been a perfect 10.

A little fill light, very little, you don't want to blow out any of the other colours could probably correct that.

I wouldn't want any more light anywhere else because the rest is quite nice.

Great work.

JC

Kiwi Sunshine
by puya

Comment by Sarah1979:
I love this picture.

I love the grain and texture of fruit. I love the position, and the fact that this almost looks like a painting. Your composition is great, and you have made the fruit really work. Original to say the least. 10.

Dooset Dar-ham, azzizam :)

Message edited by author 2003-12-29 09:59:58.

Kiwi Sunshine
by puya

Comment by Neil:
Clever and very beautiful! I think it's almost perfect, but it needs a bit of noise reduction and maybe just a touch of front fill light on the seeds (dark spots)

Kiwi Sunshine
by puya

Comment by ambaker:
I'm not a big border fan. This is a border that works. I like everything about this picture, the focus the lighting, the exposure. The kiwi seems to glow with a light of it's own. I would love to have a stained glass window just like this. This is art!
10!

Kiwi Sunshine
by puya

Comment by sn4psh07:
I had the idea of doing shot like this, and have been wanting to do one for a while. It was ashamed that I did not have a Kiwi fruits of the last day of the challenge which is when I took my picture.

I like your composition, and the way that the outer parts of the Kiwi fruit and the seeds take a ride towards the middle. Personally I would have run the picture through Neatimage in order to get rid of some of the noise, and I would have used a slightly small border.

Overall a good shot, good luck in the challenge.

Kiwi Sunshine
by puya

Comment by amsmyth:
this feels over-processed to me and the black border detracts a lot

Kiwi Sunshine
by puya

Comment by Morgan:
I can taste it. 10 Morgan