Aerial Following
by boyte1

Comment by helgihelgi:
I'm not too excited about the framing on this one.

Aerial Following
by boyte1

Comment by Becky:
Interesting subject.

Aerial Following
by boyte1

Comment by starblazer:
Is that the underside of an overpass? Nah, the supports are too small. Hmm....

76 Degrees and falling
by boyte1

Comment by pinback:
A Galileo thermometer? Good idea, but it's a little hard to tell what it is. Needs a less severe crop, perhaps? And perhaps a little less harsh lighting. The composition does give the sensation of dynamism (falling) though.

Every day object
by boyte1

Comment by Natasha:
Critique Club

Composition-Content

Lovely colour of the object, interesting metallic texture. Perhaps a closer crop, making it even more abstract would have been good. Would have made a good macro, concentrating on the curves on the side of the object, IMO. As the image stands, perhaps a tiny bit of rotation, as the line at the top isnt quite straight. Also, some strong side lighting, fading into dark would have been interesting. Good job and I agree with DennisF, this has a lot of potential and could be worth playing around with it a bit more. Good Luck in the next challenge.

Still Life with Oranges
by boyte1

Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

COMPOSITION
I really like the composition fo this. The vertical-ness of the background baskets are offset nicely with the round one containing the oranges. Also, like I said during the voting, I think that the color, as well as the placement, of the oranges gives a nice resting point for the eyes.

TECHNIQUE
The focus here is awesome. I can see the details in the baskets and on the oranges. I noticed a couple of comments about being too dark. On my monitor it looks right on, there are details in the shadowy parts, adn nothing is too blown out.

OVERALL EFFECT
This is a great still life. I am sorry I can not make more suggestions for improvements, but I simply do not see what could be improved greatly. I suspect that the voters simply weren't "grabbed" by oranges in a basket, perhaps. If this had been apples, it would have looked great in my kitchen, maybe between two of the baskets I have in there! :-)

Best to you if future challenges

Floral Time
by boyte1

Comment by Becky:
I like the shadows in this photo.

Floral Time
by boyte1

Comment by pncowley:
Great take on the challenge... and a beautiful shot! Very nicely done!

Floral Time
by boyte1

Comment by DennisF:
Unique capturing of the passing of time.

Floral Time
by boyte1

Comment by shirleygirl_71373:
A very good simulation of life itself.