Liquid Chrome
by mcrael

Comment by breezy:
This photo is right in the middle of the road for me, because although I think that it's technically very well done, and it certainly meets the challenge, I have already seen many pictures that are very similar to it (bottle pouring over, nailpolish etc)

Country Living = Dark Nights
by mcrael

Comment by HBunch:
*Critique Club*
Well, there really isn't much to look at here, but living in the country myself, I can actually relate. It does say "Home" very nicely, especially to me on a personal level.
The visual appeal isn't really that high though. Cause there really isn't much to look at. I think that the most interesting part is the little porch to the left of the photo, but to the right of the barn. That wooden little inlet has the most detail of anything in this shot.
I do see though that if I jack up the brightness, I can see the outline of the house, and a hill in the yard. Even this is enough to add a bit of interest. I'm wondering if this is how you are seeing it on your moniter? With a slight more brightness?
When I set the moniter 'properly' this does appear to be a bit too dark. Definatley prefer it with the added brightness.
I think that the angle and framing/cropping are ok. The brightly lit garage/barn to the left kind of throws this off balance a bit. It's lit well, and detailed, and there isn't that kind of leverage on the right side of the photo.
For a low lighting shot, your focus appears to be very good. I see some detail in the wood slats to the left of the house.
Definately says home, and definately different, but lacking something to really make it stand out to me. Maybe it's jst as simple as a brightness adjustment.
~Heather~

Liquid Chrome
by mcrael

Comment by qachyk:
It's an interesting choice of liquid but the shot itself would interest me more with more of a focus on the liquid, or it covering a greater area. Possibly given the paleness of the nail polish, a less-intensely-bright backdrop would have worked better; I'm curious what it would have looked like against black, in fact.

Liquid Chrome
by mcrael

Comment by KevinRiggs:
In my opinion the white balance is off in this picture. The lefthand pool of spilled liquid blends into the background at the bottom edge. I'm intrigued by the subject matter and the color of the liquid.

Liquid Chrome
by mcrael

Comment by autool:
A well composed shot but the over exposed areas really distract, and isn't chrome silver in color? 6

Liquid Chrome
by mcrael

Comment by jdavis:
Nice photo. Good composition & color balance. Good job!

Liquid Chrome
by mcrael

Comment by carolee:
Nicely set up! Only gripe would be if you had stood just a couple inches to the left, it would have brought the image to a more appealing angle. The edge of the bottle shouldn't be cropped out, in my opinion.

Liquid Chrome
by mcrael

Comment by Amiee:
Nice job. I like the way the textures can be seen more clearly with the lighting and the layout of the image as well. Good job.

Liquid Chrome
by mcrael

Comment by Chuckie:
nice..

Liquid Chrome
by mcrael

Comment by The Kid:
Very good studio image, maybe if you could have done something with the reflection in the little bottle, but still an 8 ;)