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sherComment by dsidwell: Greetings from the Critique Club!
I agree with all of the compliments below!
This is a fun image that is very clear in its communication. The mass of yellow candies and the solitary red one makes a nice juxtaposition that is clever and fun. The lighting, along with the use of the bowl, further indicate the clique nature of the yellow candies. In a way, the fact that that they are all kind of blurred together gives them even more of a group mentality in the photo. You've chosen a very dark background, which really makes the Lemonheads and the red candy stand out. While it's a dark world, the yellow candies seem to be having their own fun! The solitary red candy is still enshrouded in darkness. I also like the little glares of light coming from the candies. This harsh lighting was, I feel, a good choice.
To improve the shot, many of the comments below are worth exploring. The main thing I would suggest would be to sharpen the focus on all of the candies--especially the yellows. Though being muddled together does give them a groupish feel, I think that this feeling would be accomlished even if they were in sharp focus. Other things to try: a lighter background may give a happier, tongue-in-cheek feel to the image while still making your "lonely" point, and a wider cropping may make the image easier to look at and navigate with the eye.
Hey, nice work! I look foward to seeing more of your images in the future!
Thanks,
David
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