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Comment by tsheets:
Nice take on the challenge. The candle flame is a bit high, but I like the lighting on the door/lock.

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Comment by OdysseyF22:
For some reason, this reminds me of "A Christmas Carol" Don't know why... But I like it.

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Comment by all4u:
once i got it sorry a bit slow off the mark i can see this is really clever! good use of shadows in the rite places. well done.

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Comment by Jutilda:
Lovely contrast of texture and color. The weave of the basket leads your eye right to the leaf, if it weren't already there for it's rich detail and red hue. Very nice.

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Comment by shot:
Thank you all for the helpful comments. I really appreciate that.

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Comment by asij:
Congrats with the 39th place:)
Great work!!!

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Comment by lissylou:
nice focal point

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Comment by cpanaioti:
Composition: good placement of the vertical and horizontal lines though the leaf is a little close to the left and top edges. Also, the leaf seems to take up too much space in the image. A wider field of view I think would improve the image. 7

Exposure: Seems ok though I feel a touch more luminance is needed since the lighting feels a bit flat. 6

Impact: This is where the image works well due to the texture of the chosen subject. More light/luminance would only make it better. 8

Overall: 7

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Comment by Gatorguy:
Exposure and focus are great. I really think the leaf is a distraction though. 6

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Comment by mesmeraj:
G'day from the Critique Club Martin.

First off, let me just say i "get" the photo, and the point you were making (and come on its a sports watch people!). DPC voters are not too pro thinking-outside-the-box. By no means should you quit thinking outside the box, but it is important to recognise that even the most techically perfect shot will not recieve the justice (in score) it deserves if it is a little left of mainstream thinking. Some people at DPC shoot for the voters, others (like me) are happy to be voted down and keep the creativity and originality flowing - which path you choose to take depends on what you want to "get out of" DPC. Neither is right or wrong. You have to be a little thicker skinned for the latter though ;)

I would like to say more about the aperture - but i like to know the EXIF information to do so. If you don't know how to get at your EXIF information, consider downloading Picasa, it is a small, and free image cataloguing program by google, you can click properties on the image in question and it will tell you the cameras aperture and shutter speed (among other things). This feature is probably available in whatever software you are using right now, if you have a look.

Looking at the image however, i would guess at about a f2.8 . Personally, i would have used something closer to a 6 or 7 so that the entire face of the watch and the weights were in focus. I could not tell that that was the bar of a dumbell until i read what it was in a comment - it is too out of focus for a weight-lifting ignorant to tell what it is, but close enough to the focal DOF that you sit there saying what the heck is that thing. At this aperture i would have preferd it not there at all, because i spent too much time wondering what it was and why you had included it in the composition.

I enjoy the lighting, and the composition is fairly soild (though would have 'made more sense' with a different aperture setting).
The post processing is perfect for this image, and i do believe it deserved higher than a 4.0 .

If you have an comments or questions, feel fre to PM me :)
Elli