Damn it
by marvin

Comment by marvin:
If anyone is curious what I saw as an odd couple here. Then you have those two bridge post on the damn for example, one is lit up, other is not. Maybe not obvious enough, but then you could have picked out the sign and the light which in this picture is a couple which are odd, if you dont like that either, then you have two streamlines in this photo and finally the two strong colors. If all fails you could just enjoy the photo.
What is really odd with this picture is that none of the commenters did find a couple in it. Now that is an odd couple.

Damn it
by marvin

Comment by ruleyinseattle:
I like the photo but I dont get how it is an odd couple.

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by marvin

Comment by Mark Richards:
I can't work out what this has to do with the Odd Couple???

Pajamas
by marvin

Comment by Nyck:
????

Melon with an attitude
by marvin

Comment by e301:
from just outside the Critique Club

Hi Robert.

What's with the auto-levels thing? On a quick look through your work here, that seems to be your first resort all the time ... I'd personally want to keep more control in my own hands.

Lighting really doesn't have to be expensive for at-home still lifes, possibly the most expensive piece of kit you need is something to put the camera on - a tripod being the obvious thing, and most controllable. And it's you lighting above all else that lets this shot down. It's the on-board flash that's produced that truly unpleasant bright area on the melon, and the equally unpleasant heavy shadow around it. A simple desk light, perhaps with a simple bit of paper taped over it to soften the direct light, and you'd have infinitely better lighting.

Other than that ... well, focus and detial are fine, you use of USM seems more effective than in your earlier stuff. The actual set-up itself has caused you as many problems score-wise as anything else, including the lighting.

Damn it
by marvin

Comment by Gunnsi:
Don't see the couple!

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by marvin

Comment by ArnarH:
"Odd couple"?? Hvar þá??

The belt
by marvin

Comment by loseme:
*Critique Club*

"The belt" is fit into the 80's challenge in my opinion, I am wondering if many voters were not hip in the 80's and don't remeber the belts, or possibly not old enough to remember.

This photograph is a very interesting piece. I really like that you did choose black and white, it really give the viewer that metallic feel. Great use of lighting to enhance the belts features. Also a very interesting use of focus, I think a lot of people would have just have used the buckle as the focus not behind it. The composition of "The belt" just prefect for me, the image is just tight enough. I think the border was nice on this piece to enhance the metal as well and bring the image in even more. There are a few minor spot that are showing up in the image, but nothing distracting enough to take away from the subject. Good work!

Damn it
by marvin

Comment by LN13:
A really pretty picture of water over a dam, but I don't the odd couple part

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by marvin

Comment by nlghttrain:
im failing to see what is so odd about this, or where the couple is for that matter... on a technical note i do like the way the water was captured, but the green is not working for me nor is that blown out sopt on the top right