Bamboo Steamers, Afternoon Light
by Bear_Music

Comment by 1olddawg:
If this was in color I'd probably be grumbling about too much white glare, however it works to your advantage in this shot. Would have liked to have seen the weave a bit sharpe. Other than that its a well done image. Congrats.
*me thinks many will pass it by due to subject matter.

Bamboo Steamers, Afternoon Light
by Bear_Music

Comment by RolandB:
Very nice. Like the composition A LOT!

Bamboo Steamers, Afternoon Light
by Bear_Music

Comment by BigMo:
The shapes in the composition are plenty and it's a nice image. Soft looking and clean. Good luck.9

Bamboo Steamers, Afternoon Light
by Bear_Music

Comment by Egan:
nice intimate view

Oyster Mushrooms — Cluster 1
by Bear_Music

Comment by ergo:
gorgeous still life. i like the texturing and light control. enviable.

Oyster Mushrooms — Cluster 1
by Bear_Music

Comment by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by dahkota: Robert, For what its worth, my opinion... The technicals in this image are good. What I think this image lacks is a point of focus. Not camera focus, but more of a 'where do my eyes go' focus. Since this is more of an abstract image, my eyes tend to go to the lights and darks. The lightest lights and the darkest darks have no texture. So I look at the edges, the changes in tonality. The edges fall across the image randomly with no order or pattern for me to follow. The strongest lines swoop me down to the bottom right - into a jumbled mass. This makes the entire image seem to be draining out of the bottom right. The strong black at the top left reinforces that. Hope what I stated makes some sense...

Yes, it makes perfect sense. That's the dynamic of the composition. Rule of thirds it ain't :-) Be a good one for Setzler's "breaking the rules" class, actually.

Batterie de Cuisine — Kitchen Steel
by Bear_Music

Comment by hopnjohn:
Super presentation

Bamboo Steamers, Afternoon Light
by Bear_Music

Comment by tsheets:
Interesting subject. Actually, I would like to see a bit more of them. I am not sure I like the color, though. Maybe a bit more yellow???

Batterie de Cuisine — Kitchen Steel
by Bear_Music

Comment by sandabella:
Nice array, and good use of b&w 8

Oyster Mushrooms — Cluster 1
by Bear_Music

Comment by dahkota:
Robert, For what its worth, my opinion... The technicals in this image are good. What I think this image lacks is a point of focus. Not camera focus, but more of a 'where do my eyes go' focus. Since this is more of an abstract image, my eyes tend to go to the lights and darks. The lightest lights and the darkest darks have no texture. So I look at the edges, the changes in tonality. The edges fall across the image randomly with no order or pattern for me to follow. The strongest lines swoop me down to the bottom right - into a jumbled mass. This makes the entire image seem to be draining out of the bottom right. The strong black at the top left reinforces that. Hope what I stated makes some sense...