technique to fish
by mrbig65

Comment by posthumous:
over exposure makes this much more interesting.

technique to fish
by mrbig65

Comment by nam:
Lots of technology going on here and a subject I'm not familiar with (which increases the interest for me). Love the sketchy, high key processing. Wish you had a bit more on the bottom and could take a bit off the top but preserve the ratio - I mention that just in case you do and could try it later. Voted earlier.

Chocolate Chiboust with dried apples, honey cooked pears and lemon thyme
by mrbig65

Comment by hajeka:
Looks great, but I wished the white balance was somewhat better. The colors seems to loose some of their beauty here.

Chocolate Chiboust with dried apples, honey cooked pears and lemon thyme
by mrbig65

Comment by shair:
I think this is one of the very best composed images in this challenge. It has great textures, good colors, interesting shapes, and is well balanced and cropped. The color balance seems a little on the red side. I think this image would have benefitted a lot from a single light source or a more interesting light source rather than what appears to be several overhead fluorescent rectangle lights.

Chocolate Chiboust with dried apples, honey cooked pears and lemon thyme
by mrbig65

Comment by wejna:
An interesting dessert. Looks tasty. I wish it wasn't cut off top and bottom, but maybe something caused that to be necessary?

Chocolate Chiboust with dried apples, honey cooked pears and lemon thyme
by mrbig65

Comment by Skip:
This is a tough challenge to vote. I'm torn between "what are you trying to do here" and "what do I expect here". Further complicating matters is the question "what would I do here".

What I would expect would be a technically strong piece of eye-candy that would present the dessert in a way that I would want to at least sample it, if not order it. Along these lines I'm looking at technicals: backgrounds, distracting elements, exposure, sharpness. I'm also looking for creativity, imagination, and originality, which can make up for less than perfect technicals.

So, where does this leave me with your image?

While I appreciate your efforts, I would encourage you to keep working at this, trying different compositions until you come up with one that really makes you want to grab a fork and dive right in. As is, that big, dark blob just scares me off.

Chocolate Chiboust with dried apples, honey cooked pears and lemon thyme
by mrbig65

Comment by vawendy:
There are a few problems with this shot. One of the biggest problems are the harsh highlights. If you're using natural light, you might want to hold up a white sheet in front of your light source. I don't know if it would fix it, but it might minimize it. Or simply work your angles to avoid the highlights.

The crop on the top and bottom is a little awkward. Since a small amount of the apple and the chocolate is cut off, it looks a little more like a mistake instead of a conscious decision. Many times it's better to take a bigger cut than just a tiny amount.

The color looks a tad off. Was your plate really a peachy pink, or was it leaning more towards the whites? You may have a color cast issue going on.

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technique to fish
by mrbig65

Comment by Cory:
Hmm... I assume you wanted the high-key look here? Most of the image is blown out, which isn't bad overall, but I would have liked to have kept some details in the white.... Composition leaves me wanting here, I wish I could see the bottom of that net, and that the town wasn't visible to the left... Also wish I could see more of the wheelhouse.

Chocolate Chiboust with dried apples, honey cooked pears and lemon thyme
by mrbig65

Comment by Kathy:
I love learning new cooking terms; thank you for this one.

Independent Contractors Co.Ltd
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Comment by posthumous:
a puzzle I never want to finish.

I'm hanging this in fantasy gallery