Golden Dragon
by biggood53

Comment by strongheart:
I would have liked to see more of the teapot also

Golden Dragon
by biggood53

Comment by C_Steve_G:
The object above & to the left of the cup just shows through. Not too "everyday" in my life, but a nice image,

Snail on rose
by biggood53

Comment by dinny:
quick! get it off! save the rose!
nice shot though!

Blue Smoke
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Comment by dipaulk:
When I wanted to photograph July 4th fireworks I did a google search and found excellent advice on settings for the digital camera. There are also some things you can do in photoshop to help with contrast.

Golden Dragon
by biggood53

Comment by cowbird123:
Very nice

Golden Dragon
by biggood53

Comment by whiteroom:
beautiful

Dark Primate Culture
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Comment by bpickard:
Coulda been a great. pic...nice lighting, text and colour...would have moved the statue to the left....don't like the white border effect as it obscures part of the picture...and too small

Seconds after it all collapsed
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Comment by melismatica:
Greetings from the Critique Club

A house of cards is a great subject for illustrating balance. You've got a good start here, in spite of your confusing wording. :-D

I don't feel that the building of the house is as interesting as the house itself. From this point of view there isn't really much to interest the eye. Someone suggested a more dramatic angle of view and I would have to agree with that. I would go further and suggest that the house should have been created in front of a simple background to really highlight the intricate structure. The black vest is a good start but the bright green shirt and background elements of the room are distracting. The wrinkled red cloth adds another overly bright visual element that detracts from the potential elegance of the photo.

This is the kind of set-up where you could have used a little trickery, such as creating the house of cards with hot glue so that you had a somewhat stable structure that could be moved around a little bit and experimented with. Try different backgrounds using draped cloth, poster board or simply blur the background sufficiently to avoid distracting elements. The angle I would suggest would be from below and from a position which shows the flat planes of some of the cards and not just the edges and negative space.

This is a fun idea that has a lot of potential for dynamic visual interest.

Golden Dragon
by biggood53

Comment by greslizzz:
nice smokes from dragon!, maybe too much light coming from pot...

Golden Dragon
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Comment by xoao:
Simple and beautiful!