Her hands lie idle now
by neenee1999

Comment by vjoz:
You ought to give your PostProgressing a small amount of time, there are some good tutorials on DPC, check them out... this is almost to pixelates for me to see....

Her hands lie idle now
by neenee1999

Comment by ursula:
My mum had a sewing machine like this one, you had to pedal to sew. I worked great! It's interesting how this picture looks "old". I like the tone and the composition. It seems to me though that you might have resized from a smaller picture to a larger one? To my eyes it looks pixelated. But I like it. ~7

Her hands lie idle now
by neenee1999

Comment by dr rick:
I like your approach to the challenge. I like the choice of subject and the arrangement of the objects. The title is essential to properly interpret the photo which will bother some people, but I like it. The obvious pixelation adds a fuzziness to the image that adds to its character and enhances its message; this is a uniquely digital technique that I think should be used more often. But you need to watch for diagonal lines like the shadow on the left that gives a stair effect with large pixels. This photo would be a lot more effective if the overall tone was darker and the lighting was softer (the glare across the sewing machine, which should be dark, is especially distracting). A more interesting background would be helpful as well.

Her hands lie idle now
by neenee1999

Comment by diegohs:
it looks too blurry.. :S

Her hands lie idle now
by neenee1999

Comment by hcljs:
The image is badly pixelated and it does not appear that anything is in focus. Also the lighting is very harsh on the front of the sewing machine.

Her hands lie idle now
by neenee1999

Comment by Ivar:
I´m sorry but the image quality is pretty poor and grainy. It detracts a bit from enjoying the picture for what it is.

Her hands lie idle now
by neenee1999

Comment by TSaylors:
A bit pixellated, I think

Her hands lie idle now
by neenee1999

Comment by camelotnorth:
the composition is very good. I like the folds of the material contrasting tne glasses and sewing machine and threads. The colors are good but not well focused. Oversharpened?

Her hands lie idle now
by neenee1999

Comment by Pidd:
Touching theme and wonderful title. The shot might be a bit more effective though had you managed to light it a little differently to soften that large shadow behind the machine. Also, the resolution does not seem very crisp on my PC. It's not that it's out of focus, it looks to be more of a digital problem.

Her hands lie idle now
by neenee1999

Comment by tuzik02:
lots of pixelation here... does remind me of my grandmama though... 6.