gently flowing(liquid)in the afternoon breeze
by camelotnorth

Comment by Gordon:
CC: Not sure I really see the liquid in this shot, but that aside. The flag could be a good subject. I think to enhance this you need to pay a bit more attention to the background, which is cluttered and a similar colour to the flag.

As a result the foreground subject merges with the background jumble and makes for a less than clear overall impression/ message. You've accentuated this by having the lighter/ whiter part of the flag against the rather blown out sky, again merging and losing the foreground focus.

Hope this is useful.

Wildfowl Carving Magazine
by camelotnorth

Comment by frisca:
lovely carving but the shadow is distracting. Also, I would love to see more of the detail on the duck, did you try a different angle to show more if its side? :)

Wildfowl Carving Magazine
by camelotnorth

Comment by BobsterLobster:
Mediocre lighting, don't like the shadow. Not very saturated. Don't like the cropping, would like to see more of the left hand side of the photo. I don't think the table was a good choice of base... the wood grain doesn't do anything to help your main subject. However, there's a certain character to this I like. 6

Wildfowl Carving Magazine
by camelotnorth

Comment by DennisF:
Great subject. The background is distracting. A piece of black posterboard might have give a more dramatic rendering.

Wildfowl Carving Magazine
by camelotnorth

Comment by basia03:
nice bird, i'd put it on a solid background...

Wildfowl Carving Magazine
by camelotnorth

Comment by frd91gt:
you shouldn't have cut off the right side of his body Other wise nice photo. -5

Wildfowl Carving Magazine
by camelotnorth

Comment by Artifacts:
Nice image... worthy of the cover.

Organized Chaos
by camelotnorth

Comment by Annida:
YOu can tell a lot about a person from the things on their desk. I have a skull on mine too!... mine's wax though. What would improve this photo? I think it's a bit tilted to the left... I'm not sure though :)

melodious music box
by camelotnorth

Comment by HBunch:
*Critique Club*
Excellent focus and clarity. THIS is the amount of detail I love to see. I also see 'tripod' mentined in your comments, and this is a perfect example of WHY people should use one. Great clarity!
The angle and framing/cropping are ok, but maybe a little close on the right side.
Lighting is great. With the combination of great crispness, and good lighting, it really really brings out even the finest of the details here. I love how we can see how some of the little prongs are raised preparing to make some lovely music.
Definately portrays sound in my imagination. I think it fits the challenge perfectly.
Other than the crop on the right, I see nothing I'd like to have seen differently here.
~Heather~

Wildfowl Carving Magazine
by camelotnorth

Comment by danh669:
the strong shadow distracts from the picture, and i dont think many magazine covers have shadows like that. cool duck though.