Country Club Water Service
by Emeraulde

Comment by Yellowpeep:
The focus seems a little off here, espcially on the glass beads. I like the lighting.

Country Club Water Service
by Emeraulde

Comment by blindjustice:
I like the clarity of the rim of the glass here. I'm not sure I'm feeling the whole read glass bead reflected as a brownish lump in the glass.

contrast
by Emeraulde

Comment by LucidLotus:
Hello from the Critique Club!

I think this is a great abstract image. Its nature fits the challenge quite well and I really like how its look was achieved.

Lighting: I like the lighting here, it really helps highlight the egg, which in turn plays off the black cup & saucer and creates that optical illusion/abstract image. I do wish the light was sourced more in the top area so the shadow would fall on the cup/saucer at the bottom helping them to meld together and further that illusion. I also think if the white of the background matched that of the egg more, possibly done with more light, the correlation between the two would be smoother and trick the eyes even better.

Composition: I love the ingenuity here. I don't know if this image had a reference from a similar shot or not, but it has been pulled off very well. I love the use of everyday items to make this very abstract look which has such a nice visual impact. The color coordination is good - the black & white's innate starkness really helps further the image along.

I do wonder if the egg was positioned just a little bit more to the left so it didn't eclipse the side of the cup, whether that would make the visual impact a little more dramatic since it would play up the current illusion of an oddly shaped black stone or circle with a hole in it.

Focus: The focus is where I have a little bit of trouble. There is nice sharp focus on the egg and the top of the cup, but that seems to give the curves a sharpness that looks a little unnatural and detracts from the abstract illusion. I also think because the rest of the image then falls into a soft focus (macrostyle) this lends itself to a 'dirtying' of the image where it should be crisp and clean. I agree with a previous commenter that this would have much more pop if the white & black transitions were smooth and add in that a crispness of focus may help that happen.

Over all I think this is a well-thought out image and I like the abstract nature coupled with the interesting way you brought it out via your composition. Well done.

Country Club Water Service
by Emeraulde

Comment by Superlion23:
Good!

Simplicity is Complex
by Emeraulde

Comment by irispetra:
Good concept, well executed.

Simplicity is Complex
by Emeraulde

Comment by lmatranga:
Nice creativity, and contrast. The colors still seem a little dark. Nice idea.

Country Club Water Service
by Emeraulde

Comment by faidoi:
Composition is pretty interesting. Lots of beautiful curves in the subjects. Great contrast in the glass.
Wished that the light on the left side was a bit toned down. Kind of distracting from the subjects.

Country Club Water Service
by Emeraulde

Comment by kaycee:
Focus could be just a bit sharper. Nice idea.

contrast
by Emeraulde

Comment by buzzrock:
Great Shapes and good job on keeping my attention, I finally see an egg, ( Ithink), -7

contrast
by Emeraulde

Comment by dr rick:
The contrast with the circular objects really shows off the shape of the egg. But the lack of a shadow and the bright edge of the egg makes it seem flat, almost "cut out". Indeed, my first impression was of a cylinder with a strange shaped hole before my mind registered the subtle shading and texture of the egg.