Stuck
by msdoubletrouble

Comment by Zoomdak:
Greetings from the Critique Club!
I'm glad I've got one of your images because I think you have a great potential =).

Composition: The tacks have a nice random order, with is interesting to the eye. I think this image would be a little more pleasing if you had a little larger crop to placed the central focus (the tacks) in a rule of thirds intersection. The background you've used is quite interesting too, though I wish it was more colored to true white then it is now. One idea: if you tried a lower angle shot, focused on one of the tacks and maximized the reflection there.

Technical: The first thing that shouts at me is image size. With the camera you have, cropping is not a problem for image size, even if the crop is a very small part of the original. I really like seeing images at the full size of 640 to see all the detail of the image. The image also seems a bit off color, and a tad dark.

Overall: I like the idea, I like the image, but I think with a little more practice/training it could be superb.

Fire and Ice
by msdoubletrouble

Comment by Ozzie:
It looks somewhat blurry to me.

Fire and Ice
by msdoubletrouble

Comment by fplouffe:
Light a bit too strong on the diamond. DOF just a little too shallow; the right side of the ring is out of focus. Good composition.

Heaven's Hero
by msdoubletrouble

Comment by saracat:
I really like the cloudscape. I think, though, that because it is such a beautiful background that it overpowers your subject. My eye is especially drawn to the light in the center of the cloud formation, and the parasailor (?) seems to just fade into nothingness (it may in fact fall into my blind spot when I look at the lit clouds).

Heaven's Hero
by msdoubletrouble

Comment by SDW:
Very nice shot but you subject is overpowered by the clouds IMO. This is a hard challenge to vote on and I think there is a lot of gray area so I will not say you did not meet the challenge. Good photograph 6

Fire and Ice
by msdoubletrouble

Comment by LEONJR:
something about the focus in the picture bothers and there seem to be sometype of halo as well

Heaven's Hero
by msdoubletrouble

Comment by mightythor:
Quick get down.........A storm coming in..LOL Nice pic!!

Fire and Ice
by msdoubletrouble

Comment by glad2badad:
This is a bit too closeup for my taste. It might work with a different color background but the red is overpowering and I'm not seeing any fine detail and color in the diamond(s). Some shades of blue work very well with diamonds. Best of luck in the challenge.

Fire and Ice
by msdoubletrouble

Comment by suemack:
Great colours, I love the richness of the red combined with the gold. Focus on the jewellery is, to me, a little soft.

Heaven's Hero
by msdoubletrouble

Comment by jachang:
I'm glad it's him up there and not me! Great shot.