Back In Time
by autool

Comment by OneSweetSin:
*Critique Club*


Overall this is a really nice still life photo, the composition is good and the use of black and white works well. Now in all honesty though it is far to bright for a low key photo. Darkening the entire image would have made it work well, cause you already have some shadowing its just to bright for this challenge.

Your focus is very good and strong and makes the photo work, it just didn't work with this challenge.

Anna

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Comment by Koriyama:
nice colours, balance and natural framing

Shattered and Shuttered
by autool

Comment by OneSweetSin:
*Critique Club*

Very orginal idea. I do agree its fantastic in the fact that you don't have any glare. I do see a distracting element in it that can easily be gotten rid of the rocks add a nice touch and a little charm to it but that purple wild flower screams crop me out all I do is distract from the broken mirror.

Other than that little flower the photo is really good. Definately meets the challenge. Well done.

Anna

Back In Time
by autool

Comment by mci:
i think a detail of this tool without the book and with some more contrast and darker background would look a lot better. this seems a little cluttered, and also mostly filled with grays and not a lot of contrast.4.

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Comment by Gracious:
Nicely seen and photographed. Your "Picture window" is so literal!!! :-)

Back In Time
by autool

Comment by dacrazyrn:
I like this set up, but cannot get myself to call it a low key photo. Seems like a black and white shot in my opinion.

Back In Time
by autool

Comment by dsidwell:
I l ike the unique idea of this still life, and find your arrangement very satisfying. The low key adds a feeling of sad nostalgia to me, as if these skills and tools and way of life are fading into the darkness of memory and history.

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Comment by Fayech:
nice composition. i love the colors

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Comment by KarenB:
I'd love to know how you get these shots! love the framing, and the subject beyond. Do you use a fill flash because of the contrasts of dark inside and bright outside?

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Comment by kiwiness:
Good use of natural framing, although I think there is a bit too much of the inside of the room compared to the actual main subject which is the country outside. Amazing contrasts between dark and light, I know how difficult it is to shoot from a dark room into the light, well done - 8.