Half of Me is Blue...
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Comment by Imagineer:
Nice lighting.

Half of Me is Blue...
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Comment by miller:
I think the crop could be better here. I guess you were going for the neg space thing, but based on your face in the frame, I don't think it works too well. Might want to crop out all the black on the right then crop so your nose is centered - more of a portrait orientation rather than a square.

The Farm on the Hill
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Comment by KissakiMan:
just wonderfull colors!

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Comment by Annida:
Hehe, lovely detail on the point of that pencil.. superb lighting. great shadow! I would have liked a little bit more of the actual pencil showing. I feel that the horizon is too centered at the moment.

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Comment by inspzil:
Good sharp clear picture. Just doesn't have the visual impact that I'd like to see

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Comment by frisca:
I love the off centre composition and the hazy reflection, well done!: )

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Comment by CLarson557:
Very simple and clean. Seems a tad dark. Focus is good and I like the reflection.

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Comment by Swashbuckler:
Very precise photo, except the right edge of the pencil (??). Nice use of 1/3 rule. Nice reflection. All that said, it's not got a lot of WOW factor. 6 Rob the Swash

Two Flames
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Comment by Gordon:
CC: The two flames make a good complementary colour choice. The harder part is then making it in to an interesting subject. The main problem is getting the lighting interesting on the subject matter and I don't know that you've really achieved that too well here. The overall feeling is drab and dark, particularly with the white/ yelllowish candle.

however, I'm not sure I can suggest an approach that would make these subjects more lively or interesting. Perhaps a more interesting candle choice could have helped or a lighter background. You might have lost some of the flame detail then but it could have lifted the overall impression of the shot. The yellow flame also seems quite overexposed - again difficult to get right with the selected subject matter.

Two Flames
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Comment by dsidwell:
Unique and good idea! I'm not sure that stacking the flames on top of the other was the most effective choice, though.