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LawtonComment by salmiakki: Greetings from the Critique Club
First impression: I liked the slightly out of the box thinking using this subject for this challenge. I can see some may have considered it to be not meeting the challenge, but it works for me in that context.
However, what doesn't really work for me is the composition. I feel, however much effort you put into the arranging of the cards, they are just carelessly thrown and then photographed - at least this is my impression. In other words, the best has not been made of the subject material.
The lighting source you have used is also creating a quite flat light (as already suggested by Tanguera). The light source is also messing with your white balance. There is a warm tint to the image which, for me at least, feels quite wrong. If you adjusted the white balance in some post processing software so that the white of the cards is actually white, the image would have a bit more impact.
I also note that the whole image is not sharp. There are parts in the lower part of the frame that are slightly out of focus.
However, in saying all of that, I still think it was a good attempt at meeting the challenge.
Sarah
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