Waiting to Hatch
by TDCollins

Comment by mpalitang:
Very cute... I don't think the frame was necessary. It makes the picture look distorted a bit. 6

It Still Goes Round
by TDCollins

Comment by cosmic:
This is a good concept, but I don't care for the composition and lighting.

It Still Goes Round
by TDCollins

Comment by rex:
Good photo.

It Still Goes Round
by TDCollins

Comment by shavenwalrus:
Too dark and the cassette is not in focus. Very similar to a number of other entries which might see it suffer.

The colours are a bit off on my monitor, there is a reddish cast to the whole image. I don't like the backdrop either, just looks like everything is sitting on a towel on the floor. Doesn't engage me emotionally in any way.

I think that when you are photographing inanimate objects, you really have to nail everything perfectly - composition, lighting, colours, texture, contrast - to induce that emotional response. If not it just looks like what it is - a cassette, record, 8-track, and CD sitting on a towel on the floor.

Have a look at some of the previous challenge winning entries of inanimate objects and try to figure out why they are so good. Compare them with what you were trying to achieve and see if you can understand where you went wrong.

Waiting to Hatch
by TDCollins

Comment by rex:
Funny. I like it.

It Still Goes Round
by TDCollins

Comment by Davmom:
Clever title and composition.

Waiting to Hatch
by TDCollins

Comment by aleksi:
The animal is very soft whereas the rest is quite sharp. The borders feel very curvy, maybe due the light. I'm sure some work on the composition would have enhanced the idea.

Waiting to Hatch
by TDCollins

Comment by Montereykiddo:
I think the focus is a little soft.. Funny, but I have that same picture frame! haha

Waiting to Hatch
by TDCollins

Comment by kearock:
The duck seems out of focus

Waiting to Hatch
by TDCollins

Comment by scottwilson:
I have that duck. Cute photo.