Herring Nightmare
by PetRock

Comment by bspurgeon:

Originally posted by bspurgeon: Ha! A rather magical composition.

You asked for feedback and negative comments to help reconcile your score with the positive comments. Magical to me, but likely static and dull to the average viewer. This is another exercise in the arrangement of a still life. I really like this image, a nice strong funk. I suppose a square crop, or 4x5, to bring in the symmetry you sought in your arrangement. Gave it a 6.

Message edited by author 2011-08-19 03:25:03.

Crossroads
by PetRock

Comment by bspurgeon:
You asked for feedback and negative comments to help reconcile your score with the positive comments. 5 from me. Don described the positives below; however, you may have been able to leverage that further. It's chaotic, which I like, but to be an effective chaos (look at images from clive_patric_nolan and cutout to cite two examples) it needs to have purpose and a sublime order. A well controlled chaotic image will have a path to lead the viewer on a journey. This image does not reach that level. With this image, I would have explored as many perspectives and various apertures to get a feel for the patterns of lines, highlights, and shadows. Seek to understand these relationships within your chosen subject/muse/etc, and you will create a lasting image.

Value Invert my Soul
by PetRock

Comment by bspurgeon:
You asked for feedback and negative comments to help reconcile your score with the positive comments. I gave this a 5, based on the concept, mood, and intent that I saw you reaching for with the skull, color, and titile. Again, the composition is lacking a dynamic component to stimulate me and pull me in. It's just there. Red. Staring. Don posthumous described it perfectly, and Brian bvynoted what I felt as well.

Still life photography is very difficult in my opinion, practice the arrangement of objects to convey the emotion/story/etc. Practice with natural light and anything that will manipulate that light to enhance your end game. That is what this image is missing.

A well earned brown, congrats! ;)

Cubics Rube
by PetRock

Comment by bspurgeon:
You asked for feedback and negative comments to help reconcile your score with the positive comments. I gave this a 5. To be hones. This is just plain boring! :) Next...

Arizona Mirage
by PetRock

Comment by bspurgeon:
You asked for feedback and negative comments to help reconcile your score with the positive comments. I gave you a 6...so I liked it for it's funkiness and attempt to be different...however, it's not what the voters expected. Where is the real skyline? The horizon is crooked, and the composition is static and does not stimulate the imagination. A 5.27 is a good score for this image. Congrats on the bling, and your courage.

Slug Bugs and Beetles In Their Natural Environment
by PetRock

Comment by bspurgeon:
You asked for feedback and negative comments to help reconcile your score with the positive comments. In this image, the high number of commenters and their robust vote gave your final score a nice boost over 5. I'm all for bucking the theme, but you didn't even come close to meeting the challenge...and you still got a 5.0x. Well done on putting up a groovy image, motion blur and all.

A Mans Surround System is his Castle!
by PetRock

Comment by Art Roflmao:
-1 for drinking Budweiser. ;-) Stay thirsty, my friend.

Namesake
by PetRock

Comment by Leo:
I like the concept, but the white balance seems off (too warm, orangy). I like the curvature of the line up, the sequence numbering, and the DOF.

Namesake
by PetRock

Comment by bhuge:
A nice take on the theme. It's minor, but the blurred edge of the pool table on the bottom bugs me.

Namesake
by PetRock

Comment by sinistral_leo:
Cool, playin' 8 ball? "I got low"