Family, Friends, Health,... and ripping all the turkey meat off the bones with your hands
by DiamondPete

Comment by marbo:
Not to healthy for the turkey. lol

Family, Friends, Health,... and ripping all the turkey meat off the bones with your hands
by DiamondPete

Comment by wwjdwithca:
Ughh!

Family, Friends, Health,... and ripping all the turkey meat off the bones with your hands
by DiamondPete

Comment by Neuferland:
Ewwwwwwwwwww, gross, LOL! Nice idea but greasy!!!! ;) A 7

Family, Friends, Health,... and ripping all the turkey meat off the bones with your hands
by DiamondPete

Comment by FullyFocused:
This one is not very pleasant

Parfum
by DiamondPete

Comment by ogdenm:
I would suggest either more space to the right or closer cropping from the left. You have captured the delicacy in the bottle fairly well but I don't think that the subject is strong enough, or easily identifiable enough, to convey the topic.

That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles
by DiamondPete

Comment by LucidLotus:
Hello from the Critique Club!

Splendid image! Fits the challenge perfectly and works well on its own. I especially enjoy the contrasts and the textures shown. There are a few areas that I think could use some work though, so let's get cracking:

First lighting: I like the lighting here, I think the position is good, however something to either diffuse the light or alternative positioning may have helped combat the overexposure of the creamy goodness, while still allowing for the nice spotlight-ish effect currently in the photo.

Composition is great. I really like how the cookie crumbling turned out, the random placement of the cookie pieces gives it a very natural look, avoiding the stiff blockiness that a setup shot might have. Granted, if you did arrange the pieces specifically, extra kudos to you - you got it to look perfectly natural.

The contrasts are what really bring my eye in and keep me interested. The obvious being the dark color of the cookie and background against the light of the cookie creme. This type of image always has a nice punch to it, and this one is no exception. I think the lighter black tone of the background gives another contrast element and adds to the image.

A more subtle contrast that I am really enjoying is that of the textures shown with the two main ingredients: The brittle, gravel-like texture of the cookie vs the soft, smooth, creamy nature of the filling. Both are evident in the photo - though with the overexposure of the filling some of that is lost - were it toned down a bit I think that would show to greater effect.

Finally, my main issue with the photo aside from the blown out white, is the focus. Other commenters have mentioned it as well, and I have to agree. With an image like this, having such contrasts and textures available, a nice crisp focus would really make the photo pop and give it a bit more depth. I think this aspect is even more crucial than the overexposure because it blankets the whole image, whereas the whites are only a part of the image - though a noticeable one.

Very nice idea, well executed though some improvements could be made. Well done.

This Wasn't Supposed to Happen!
by DiamondPete

Comment by pcody:
I don't mind that the climber is in motion, but the whole picture has has motion blur. If you were trying to do a panning shot, the climber should be in focus and the rocks more blurred.

This Wasn't Supposed to Happen!
by DiamondPete

Comment by rjhawkin:
too much motion in the shot, it might be a better idea to use a tripod, it was a good idea. go somplace with a group of people and wait for one to do something dumb.

Parfum
by DiamondPete

Comment by willem:
I see a bit of smoke flowing away from the bottle, but it is hardly visible, I had to turn up brightness all the way. Nice clean image with attractive glow.

Parfum
by DiamondPete

Comment by justine:
Great looking bottle.