Fit for a Queen
by boyte1

Comment by dsidwell:
Elegant idea, especially with that title. Try experimenting with lighting angles and/or levels of light to increase the drama and interest.

Fit for a Queen
by boyte1

Comment by toeknee:
Interesting Egg Wraps!

1 apple
by boyte1

Comment by inspzil:
Greetings from the Critique Club
By Inspzil

Composition - Good choice of subject for stock photography IMO. I think the simple aspect of this photo makes it very suitable. The subject is very centered in this photo and I think it has to be. You might have left a little more room at the top and bottom of the photo though. I don't like the little blue dot on the left side of the apple. It is pretty distracting and I can't think of what would cause it. This background might be a little light. I'll elaborate more in the technical section.

Technical - Most of the problems that I see with this picture have to do with exposure. The bottom half of this apple looks black. It is really underexposed IMO. I think the light needs to be brighter and moved perhaps a little more to the right judging by the highlight. I think with the background being so light, it would be difficult to properly light and expose this photo so as not to wash the background out or leave the apple dark. If the exposure was more the background would most likely was out. This might be a good place to use the grocery bag background trick. I think with that dark a background you could effectively light the subject and not wash the background out. As it stands I feel the apple is underexposed. The focus is good. The crop is a little too tight.

Overall - I like the simplicity of this photo and I think it meets the challenge. The pic needs a little less contrast so that the exposure could be increased without fear of washing the background out. The crop could leave a little more room on top and bottom. Hope this has been helpful to you. Good luck in future challenges Boyte - Bob

Cut to Maxwell
by boyte1

Comment by rll07:
made me chuckle glad someone gets that at the end of the 'line' there should be something!! 9

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Comment by andrewm:
Unusual and interesting--good composition --well done

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Comment by Gallatin:
A wonderful shot minus the dog!

Fit for a Queen
by boyte1

Comment by jmsetzler:
very nice composition and the lighting is excellent also... - setzler

Fit for a Queen
by boyte1

Comment by Allen:
I like the use of color to your picture. I think that by showing more of the egg would have helped out your picture. Nice Work

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Comment by dacrazyrn:
Very nice use of lines leading me to the dog. would have missed him without it. Would like to see DOF a bit more to clear up the dog, since he is the subject we are looking toward

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Comment by gowf67:
I really like this compostion and the dog. I looks likes it's been oversharpened. (The photo that is...)