Cordial Temptation
by autool

Comment by jmsetzler:
very unique idea for this challenge :) I can't say that it makes me 'hungry' though :) nice work... - setzler

Cordial Temptation
by autool

Comment by K-Rob:
Oh, that's bad!!!

Cordial Temptation
by autool

Comment by GolferDDS:
Good job, My favorite of the week.

Melting Point
by autool

Comment by autool:
David and the Critique Club,
First of all I thank each and every one of you for your extra work and commitment to DP challenge. David I thank you for the time and thought that went into your complimentary critique on my "Melting Point". When I took this shot I was so thrilled when I first saw it on the monitor that I stopped working on a picture and accepted this one for what it is. I started out wanting to show all of the colors of steel as it heated up to its melting point. It was just too bright for me to get what I was after so i ventured on to different things. In this shot and about 35 others I was heating a simple piece of 14 Ga copper wire. I worked with that medium until I caught a drop just ready to fall. All the while I was taking pictures I was afraid of the damage it might do to my camera due to the very bright flame. The torch was adjusted to a less than oxidizing flame which is not a real sharp flame and has undefined edges. With less oxygen the metal is purer when it melts and looked better to me than any other. The whole thing has a glow which made it impossible for a clean in focus shot that most people wanted. Thats probably enough excuses, so I will be of to another challenge.
You keep up the good work also, I see a couple of nice ribbons on your work too.
Thank you,
Dick

Melting Point
by autool

Comment by dsidwell:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This is a really engaging image. I concur with all of the compliments below.

In this image, I see a blue flame melting something which also changes the color of the flame. It shows me that you have a good eye for finding color in original places and in unique ways. I like it; it gives me a sense of curiosity to know just what this is. It appears from the comments below that several people wondered what that was. Perhaps this could have been included in your title, though not necessarily so. I'm content to wonder, but others, it appears, may not be.

Very nice composition with the flame going in a diagonal across the image, adding a dynamism and making the shot even more engaging. The black void as background works very well here, enhancing the flame's importance. I'm not sure it's even possible for such a shot, but it would be nice if more were in focus, even if your aim was to give us an abstract communication of color. What we are perceiving is that color changes depending on heat, temperature, direction and substance, so it would be nice to know the substance after all, which I feel would not detract from your shot, but add mystery to it as we are given enough information to formulate ideas, but not answers. Wow. Hope that makes sense.

In sum, this is a wonderfully creative image that is engaging and fascinating. Cluing us in more to what is happening may help enhance your photo's power as communication.

Keep up the good work! I hope to see your work in the future!

David

Sunbathing After Spring Shower
by autool

Comment by frisca:
I kinda like the blurry framing of this bird, nice capture.

Cordial Temptation
by autool

Comment by dsidwell:
I ain\'t touchin\' it! Very clever idea. The red background adds to this image a lot. More \"mysterious\" lighting might enhance the \"danger\" implied here. Swell job!

Cordial Temptation
by autool

Comment by alanfreed:
Very clever, and quite a good weight loss technique!

Sunbathing After Spring Shower
by autool

Comment by Dustin:
good job. nice pic.

Cordial Temptation
by autool

Comment by KingLok:
Thou shall deliver us from such temptation.........