Round and Round
by Konador

Comment by DennisF:
Wonderful use of light. My eyes just wander around happily finding new patterns.

Round and Round
by Konador

Comment by Slohands:
I wish I knew what this was a picture of...focus isn't even, uneven glare too.

Round and Round
by Konador

Comment by inspzil:
The bright glare in the middle is disrupting the flow of the pattern for this photo. Seems like something we've seen before.... I guess that could be construed as repetition as well.

Round and Round
by Konador

Comment by karmat:
Great choice for this challenge. The light almost washes out the center of the picture, but it is still nicely done.

Round and Round
by Konador

Comment by faidoi:
Composition is good. The lighting and the darkness of the holes are very interesting. The color is really nice. The reflections are beautiful.

Round and Round
by Konador

Comment by BigMo:
After further review I decided to change my original vote. I think it is much better. I love the color and metallic glow. The light is a very powerful directional that leads you to the main focal point. Nice texture.

Golden Years
by Konador

Comment by dsidwell:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Lucky me! I get to critique this photo, which was one of my favorites during the challenge. Yippee!

Perfect photo.

Thanks for the opportunity! See you later!




...Just kidding, although I do have a hard time finding anything wrong with this. You deservedly received lots of positive comments. I guess I'll just mention a few things as to why this succeeds:

First, photography, as you so consistently demonstrate so well, is all about light and how it bounces around things and reveals things and textures and moods. This photo uses light very well. It is appropriately dim and has a lovely color to it that goes well with your title and helps build a cozy mood. The little spot on the record is perfect for revealing its texture in a dynamic way.

The depth of field you use is also very appropriate. The focus is on the record's label, which works well because the whole image is evoking sound. The label itself helps to bring out the feeling of olden times. I enjoy how the focus gets softer and softer as it goes back, mimicking memory and time and evoking the past.

Your point of view is also effective. It is close up and intimate, and helps to bring out the intimate feelings of the foxtrot and of when music like this was played--at dances. Your point of view also helps the composition as the round lines of the record take our eyes all over the frame in a delightful way.

To improve the shot . . . hmmmm . . . I suppose that MAYBE you could have turned the record to give it just a slightly bit more tilt in relation to the frame to give a more random look to the record's movement? I'm stretching here! Don't change anything! Please! I beg of you!

This is a soft, wise, and intimate photo that does what it is supposed to do: make us feel something. The fact that there was no post processing shows your great skill at image-making with a camera. Congratulations and thanks!

David

Round and Round
by Konador

Comment by Gordon:
repition in entering the same picture again ?

Round and Round
by Konador

Comment by Gracechild7:
Good abstract, nice lighting, colour. Reminds me of stuff that Konador did.

Round and Round
by Konador

Comment by Hardfire:
I would have preferred the image limited to the rounds only