Petite & Sweetby
sfaliceComment by littlegett: First off I have to say I enjoy your creativity using the vase. The image really is eye catching at first. I also will admit that when I was voting this challenge I stopped and looked at this image hard.
One of the major things that throws me with this image is the depth of field. With having the ribbon and lense out of focus it distracts my eye. I say eye cause it seems it is heavy on the right side or possibly because that is where the ribbon leaves.
I am wondering now how deep the vase is and if there would have been a way to use a small block to elevate the camera up higher just a bit; it does not appear to be on the ground but I think a bit higher would help. Than have the entire plane the camera is on in focus with the ribbon transitioning from oof to focus to oof underneath.
I think there is a fairly nice control of the ambient lighting here. Though with the dark spot in the middle I think an extra light source or a bounce of light would have added to a stronger focal point.
On the blurred ribbon on the bottom right corner as I see it, next to the camera, it seems there is an odd focal area in how it stops abruptly from being ultra smooth to textured. Not sure if this was done in post, or natural oddity or other but it creates a hard line which may be for the added distraction.
I believe the biggest faults here is the shallow dof and the dark center. Other than that I enjoy the colours and simplistic creativity.
Andrew
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