Ghost Clippers
by DarkRider

Comment by soccerdad:
That is a cool composition.

Ghost Clippers
by DarkRider

Comment by spaque99:
Nice idea. Would have rated higher if you have had only part of the shadow.

Seedy little Speedy
by DarkRider

Comment by scrum8:
Nice capture. Seems a little flat. I might have tried sharpening and contrast to try and make it POP a little more.

Knuckle Sandwich
by DarkRider

Comment by Philos:
Critique Club Comment:

Hi there,

So, here I am againâ€Â¦

Just finished on your complexity entry, pushed the button and got this one to critiqueâ€Â¦ Guess that doesn’t happen much.
I’ve read in your profile that you want to score 8+ photo’s at least 3 ribbons within 3 months and a 6+ overall score, so to achieve that I am not going to be nice, but realy point out why you didn’t win (in my opinion) instead of being nice and say that your photo is not so bad.
Your photo isn’t so bad, but it’s far from a ribbon, and if that’s what you wantâ€Â¦ wellâ€Â¦. Hold on for the negative comments that follw :-)
I also commented on this one in the challenge.
OK, so now I am going to try to help you here to win the next challenge (not the free study, I’m going to win that)

Let’s take the Handburger (same idea) as a point of reference and see how you could improveâ€Â¦

As you have seen from the comments your photo is a bit blue-ish , there is a simple way to overcome this problem.
Here is a simple but effective tutorial how to do this in Photoshop.
//www.idigitalemotion.com/tutorials/guest/colorfix/colorfix.html
Your composition is also not really flattering, it’s funny but not really convincing. You filled the entire frame leaving you with an almost centered composition. Try to make use of the rule of thirds:
//www.aea1.k12.ia.us/lois/ruleofthirds.html
And as you can see people here at DPC really like negative space, so there’s nothing wrong with using that.

Furthermore the hand is a bit washed out and has some ugly highlights (from the flash?) the glass and the plate also have some nasty reflections.

Just go to buy some 1000watt work lights (2 of them or so) and experiment with lighting. The reflections on the glass and plate could been taken care of with a polarizerâ€Â¦..

Well that’s all I have to say for now, hope you are not to mad at meâ€Â¦.

Keep up the good work.

If you have any questions, comments or other things about this critique, or are bored and want to spam someone just PM me.

Grrrtzzz
Peter/CC

Ghost Clippers
by DarkRider

Comment by dswebb:
Shadow doesn't match clippers. Was that on purpose?

Ghost Clippers
by DarkRider

Comment by lcarterdavis:
a shadow of its former self! I think I would like it even more if the light were not quite as bright.

Gen-next
by DarkRider

Comment by Philos:
Critique Club Comment:

Hi there,

So, here I go againâ€Â¦

I already gave you a comment on this one, and now a CC commentâ€Â¦
I think my first comment was right on the spot. Even as this is a great photo I personally think you suffered because there where so many entry’s with electronic boards etcâ€Â¦

The idea is really not bad, and I think it’s far better and interesting then most of the “other ones” there are however also some point’s that could have been better.
At the lower right side you have some reflection, they are a little bit distracting, and the lower disk has no reflection of the SoundBlaster card, I would have liked thatâ€Â¦

I like the photo, and am looking forward with what you’ll come up with next.

Keep up the good work.

If you have any questions, comments or other things about this critique, or are bored and want to spam someone just PM me.

Grrrtzzz
Peter/CC

Ghost Clippers
by DarkRider

Comment by nruter:
cool shot gret idea.

Ghost Clippers
by DarkRider

Comment by saintaugust:
cool idea.. wrong challenge.

Knuckle Sandwich
by DarkRider

Comment by graphicfunk:
returning for comments.
The kind of picture that can get you in trouble but the effect is nice. It is a shot that needs colot correction. You have my 6 for bravery.