Rural lake & pier
by MadMan2k

Comment by ubique:
Has an alien quality. An outpost in another world. A docking station for other-worldy travellers. Certainly more than a boat launch ramp. Into my 7+ selections. Thank you.

i40
by MadMan2k

Comment by aliqui:
This would have been my choice for an entry of the ones you've shown. I think it demonstrates the "right angle" better than your entry.

woodyspoonfight
by MadMan2k

Comment by Art Roflmao:
:)

Rural lake & pier
by MadMan2k

Comment by MargaretNet:
I think the foreground spoils this image

Refreshing
by MadMan2k

Comment by MadMan2k:
Thank you for the well thought-out critique, it was very helpful.

I kind of liked the two-color shadows so I worked with that more, but it was probably a bad call.

Might have to try a macro of the frozen juice sometime as well.

Refreshing
by MadMan2k

Comment by CNovack:
Focus is good on the glass and the frozen juice showing off the details. You've got the main focus down, but the areas that need improvement is the lighting and composition of elements. First off you have two different light sources that gave off different temperatures - you have a cool blueish/purple cast on the left of the frame and then you have warm yellow tonal cast off to the right of the composition. Had the lights given off the same color temperature you would have had better color balance to the shadows on either side. Since this is Advanced Editing, a simple way to correct it in Post Processing is select the background, feather selection to avoid hard edges, and then converting just the selection to B&W - BUT since the glass itself also has the different color tones to it you would have to select some portions of it as well so that it doesn't look odd. It still may not work effectively which is why getting lighting correct before you press the shutter will save you alot of headaches later on. Composition wise, straight on centered main subjects *generally* don't hold the eye's attention for long. Here, having the main subject off center with a full shadow falling to the right would add more visual interest. Just a suggestion, but mayhap, placing the glass on a white box the same color as the white backdrop so that the shadow falls at an interesting angle could have added another element of visual drama for the eye to stop and look. Just something in addition to think about - is to play with other 'angles' or focus with the photo shoot for you never know what cool creation can come from it. I.E. I am looking at the frozen cranberry juice in the glass - if you have a lens that can get tack sharp macro shots then cracks and bubbles in the red juice might have fantastic detail for an abstract or macro shot.

Tonight, I Dream! My Hero, finally a Friend...
by MadMan2k

Comment by MaryO:
Or a doppelganger of sorts. Excellent setup.

Flavors of Late Summer
by MadMan2k

Comment by tanguera:
Love the dishes and the items on them. The overhead perspective is very interesting as well. If your score is going to suffer at all it would be because of the odd choice of toning, which on my screen comes off quite greenish

Underneath this Amarillo Sky
by MadMan2k

Comment by Pangurban:
Clever use of cropsprayer to provide a 'third' without detracting from the sky

Tonight, I Dream! My Hero, finally a Friend...
by MadMan2k

Comment by HornOUBet:
Reminds me of my Woody II entry. Good luck hope you do better than I did..I got 99th place back then. 6