absolute obsolete
by joansuzy

Comment by gthb:
Looks like a cut-out using Microsoft Paint!

absolute obsolete
by joansuzy

Comment by shadow:
i think you did a bad job on resizing. and the white background... urmm.... ugly?

TOME BEAUTIES
by joansuzy

Comment by HBunch:
*Critique Club*

First thing I notice about the photo is the size. It's awefully small. I think that if you took advantage of the allowable 640 pixels we might be able to read the words on the books a bit better and the detail might stand out more. Your photo is only 443x272.
If you didn't find LucidLotus' comment helpful, then I'm not sure how helpful I'll be, since I think they are right on with this photo, but the books DO seem to be leaning to the right a bit. The right 4 books seem to be completely vertical, the all the books on the left have a tilt. That makes it look like a quick shot that was not prepared well.
The colors are neat. I think that the colors not only stand out, but they go nicely together as well.
The light reflections on the books are a distraction. It makes the shot not 'clean'. Some of the reflections are wiping out the details in the books. Some of the little designs on the books are gone and I think that is the beauty that we need to see here. Maybe putting a thin sheet or something between your light source and the books would help reduce those reflections.
I wish I could read thewords on the books. The only actual words I can read are 'longfellow'.
Overall I think it is an original neat idea for the challenge, but maybe a bit more time spent on the image could have improved it greatly.
~Heather~

TOME BEAUTIES
by joansuzy

Comment by kiropractic:
Longfellow kicks a**. It looks as though they are leaning to the right a little, nice though.

TOME BEAUTIES
by joansuzy

Comment by Catherine_B:
Nice image, I love books too and these are so colorful. The problem with this image besides the size, is that the gold on the bindings is blown out from the flash. You might try more indirect lighting or using a flash that isn't attached to the camera. Better luck next time.

Hold 'em or Fold 'em
by joansuzy

Comment by Barry:
Technical.......5
Artistic........4
Meets challenge discription...........4 Without title I don't know what you are saying to the viewer.

Average 3 rounded to 4

Hold 'em or Fold 'em
by joansuzy

Comment by coolhar:
the whites look blown out in much of this shot

Hold 'em or Fold 'em
by joansuzy

Comment by JunieMoon:
Just learned to play Texas Hold-Um. Great game. Definitely a great deal of decision making goes into this game. I'd definitely hold um and go all in with my chips.

Hold 'em or Fold 'em
by joansuzy

Comment by dockode:
I don't feel that the image conveys instantly recognizable decision. Nice photo though.

TOME BEAUTIES
by joansuzy

Comment by HighwayFlower:
I always find books beautiful. I think showing a bit of the bookcase might have looked nice.