The Path to Futarasan
by Pug-H

Comment by Rikki:
Great shot of this path to Futurasan. I wish mine turned out as sharp as this one. The colors in contradiction with the snow is just amazing. Have you tried burning the edges a bit?

Dim Sums ... "potstickers"
by Pug-H

Comment by jaaad:
I definately want to try this recipe. nice photo.

Dim Sums ... "potstickers"
by Pug-H

Comment by Artifacts:
Well thought out composition and exceptional technical quality. Lighting is good. The large soft focused foreground works well in this image to highlight the food. Soft focused foregrounds normally do not work well. Kudos to you.

Dim Sums ... "potstickers"
by Pug-H

Comment by michael_p:
First thought that the bowl was reflecting something but must be a pattern, You should have turned this the other way as this is very distracting being the darkest point of the image which also sits on two rules of thirds lines, the food looks amazingly fresh as the filo poastry is still nice and moist :0) Good use of DOF but the top right also distracts me a little too. Might have left a little room between the rice bowl and the dim sum plate too, great shot gonna give you an 8

Mountain; Mountain Lake; Resort
by Pug-H

Comment by neenee1999:
Beautiful image.

Dim Sums ... "potstickers"
by Pug-H

Comment by pa_cuthbert:
Let me start off, I love dim sums, never knew how to make them, but there are lots of Chinese in Thailand. So for all its worth, I gave a 6. I'm avoiding to judge on my taste of food and just it like every other challenge photos. So to me, your focus is too centred for me. At least you've focused on the rice as well. I honestly think it would have been better off if you managed to just focus on the dimsum if that's the kind of focus you wanted to do. The composition of the entire photo isn't too bad, but it's too bland. The colours need to stand out more. Maybe it's also because of my personal preference. The a change on table mat to show off the food would have added so much more to this shot. Cropping the end of the chopsticks isn't working for me either, it gives a very constricted feeling to the food. Your dishes chosen for decoration is good though. I like the natural lighting going on in this picture, but maybe adding a bit more light so that the closer objects don't look too dark in comparison may have worked very well for the shot.

I'm terribly sorry this is long, but I really thought this shot has a lot of potential.

Make your own
by Pug-H

Comment by Pug-H:
Well, 5.4 is better than 4.5, obviously. I can't predict anything...

Make your own
by Pug-H

Comment by metoecus:
The lighting here is rather flat; more directional lighting from the side would have helped to add a lot of depth.

Dim Sums ... "potstickers"
by Pug-H

Comment by pawdrix:
Very well done. I would like to have seen more light in the forefront and the chopsticks behind the Dim Sum making them more dominant in the composition. Good Luck!

Dim Sums ... "potstickers"
by Pug-H

Comment by MacDonald:
nice