HOT & COLDby
usiaComment by amber: Hi from the Critique Club!
This is another creative take on the challenge. The contrast between fire and ice is indeed high contrast and shows originality.
The execution though has let you down: Compositionally, you have missed what should be the main focus of the image - the words and the fire.The bottom half of your image is wasted space and adds nothing to the picture. Had you focused more on the words and the fire your image would have been dramatically improved. As it is, the main focus has been dissected, which changes the whole esence of the photograph.
The lighting is too harsh for your creative idea. You have blown highlights on the bottom of the ice bag, when what you really needed was dramatic lighting to bring out the fire, letting the fire itself, perhaps, highlight the words.
The focus too seems a little off - a smaller aperture (16 or 22) would give you a greater depth of field, bringing the whole image into sharper focus.
This is a very original, creative idea, but it's execution let you down.
Message edited by author 2005-09-17 23:03:49. 
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