This Cowboy's Hat
by pearlseyes

Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

A very pleasing image that meets the challenge well.

There are varying degrees of flare dependant upon the angle of the lens in relation to the light source, your flare is subtle but definitely there, I'm all for subtlety. I particularly like the rim lighting on your patient son, quietly counting down the shots, before he goes and get some more indians, good for him!

Your focus and DOF works well. It can be difficult to control the exposure shooting contre-jour as you are here, you have controlled it well. The tones are lovely throughout. His position is a little too central, I feel it would have improved the shot if he had been placed a little further over to the left, diagonally opposite the light source and flare.

I hope you have followed SandyP's words of wisdom and hung it on your wall? Thank you for your lovely submission, Sid

Liquid Explosion
by pearlseyes

Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An interesting image that meets the challenge well.

This is a very dynamic image that you can feel evolving in front of you, it is easy to imagine how the shapes will transform into new shapes. One of your commenters has mentioned a lava lamp, he's right, it is very reminiscent of them, they're always quite fascinating and mesmerising which is why this image works so well.

The exposure is very good you have chosen well in positioning the tank where you did it gives a lovely soft even light that illuminates in a nice high key sort of way. The colours are all very appealing and work well together. The more I look at it the more I'm starting to wish that the droplets on the left of the image weren't there, they're not a big problem but I just find the uniformity of the rest of the image more appealing.

I assume from your comment about the aperture you wish you had used a smaller aperture? I know what you mean it would probably have been nice to have more sharply defined edges to the shapes but then again the way this softly blends into the light background is also appealing, I think it works ok.

Thank you for an interesting submission, Sid

Liquid Explosion
by pearlseyes

Comment by primabarbara:
Well done - TOP 20! Congrats!!!

Liquid Explosion
by pearlseyes

Comment by grahamgator:
Beautiful high key.

Liquid Explosion
by pearlseyes

Comment by quiche:
Interesting. Looks like a cross between a lava lamp and a sea anemone. Like the colors and the swirls.

Sage
by pearlseyes

Comment by mykoleary:
top three

daisy
by pearlseyes

Comment by Lydia:
To explain... I'm sure it's in its natural environment... I wasn't accusing you of "cheating" but that to score highly in this challenge with this "twist" to the topic, it needed to be clearly SHOWN that it was in its natural environment.

I didn't vote on this image, so you didn't lose anything from my thoughts. I'm in that "comment on the first ten images you see" side challenge... and was trying to encourage you.

I still think it's a wonderful shot of a daisy. Daisies are such friendly flowers, don't you think?

:D

daisy
by pearlseyes

Comment by wbanning:
Sometimes simplicity is all. Please accept a BTC Yellow.

Liquid Explosion
by pearlseyes

Comment by Barroness:
Beautiful, lovely colors.

daisy
by pearlseyes

Comment by Lydia:
This is a wonderful shot of a daisy. I really like it.

BUT... it's not clear that it's in its natural environment.

It could be on your kitchen table... Do you agree?