Raspberry Martiniby
idnicComment by alfresco: * A Critque Club Comment *
Hello Cindi
Please keep in mind that I'm not a trained professional ...
Seeing as this is an excellent photo I am left to pick nits.
Composition
This is a very nice composition. You have many nice lines and many nice triangles produced by the crop. I feel that the glass could have been a little more full of liquid, this would have helped to show off the rasberries more. Or maybe some (raspberry?) lipstick on rim to show that some of the martini had been imbibed. I'm normally "Glass is 1/2 full" type but in this case feel I'm asking where the rest of the martini went. The many bubbles are wonderful, you picked an excellent choice with raspberries, they do like to hold bubbles. I like the use of background hue similiar to the raspberries, it pulls the whole image together for me.
Technical / Post Processing
The focus is great. As others have pointed out there are two elements that take away from the image - the reflection on side of the glass and the bubbles on the top side of the glass (and maybe some dust), I won't belabor the point. I feel the contrast could be boosted just a tad.
Aesthetics
Extremely aesthetically pleasing.
Relevance to Challenge
This photo meets the challenge very well, I see bubbles!
Overall this is an exceptional photo.
You're very talented, I always look forward to seeing your work.
-jp
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