Brainstorm
by marvin

Comment by CalliopeKel:
I saw that movie.....this is really good. One of my top 10 picks. 10.

Bricksoft
by marvin

Comment by Azrifel:
Nice idea. The tones are a bit dark and blah.

Brainstorm
by marvin

Comment by fitzman:
just too weird for me... the choice of colors is not very complimentary ..

Life container
by marvin

Comment by CEJ:
Hello from the Critique Club!

I have studied your image and offer the following:

Composition/perspective - the apparent distance of the background with the subject matter right up front I think is a dramatic effect you did quite well. Having it off center is the perfect choice as well. The background appears a bit distracting due to the variation in color from top to bottom, but it is not a major distraction. A more solid or single looking background in color may cause it to lose the above mentioned effect. The fingers almost overwhelm the egg, but it is good that just the fingers show and not more of the hand.

Lighting - this appears to have been taken with natural light. The problem I see with this is that you have shadows on both sides of the egg - one side by your hand and the other by the absence of light. The fingers appear dark compared to the egg and the surroundings. Perhaps even a low light from the front or at a 45 to your subject from the right would help and also let more the the texture of the egg shell show. Even just a slightly different angle of your hand to the camera would eliminate the shadows caused by it.

Color - obviously black and white so color is not present. But with your post processing you have let all the shades of gray remain. This gives it a nice overall appeal and keeps it from appearing as a flat image. Again, the hands are a bit dark, but not overwhelming.

Challenge requirements - eggs are definitely a delicate object, but on their own not necessarily indicative of delicacy. A lot of things could have been done to enhance the delicate quality of the egg while not detracting from the image - one example which immediately comes to mind would be a white cotton glove on the hand. Your hand in the image as it is to me indicates more strength than delicacy. Just my opinion.

Overall/my opinion - I like the image and overall I think you presented the subject well and with originality. I am not sure about the blue tone you applied, that may be contributing to the darkenss in the few shadows that are seen, especially on the right side of the egg.

Cycling to Church
by marvin

Comment by Matthew:
Hello from the Critique Club!

I like this image. As another commenter said, there is a timelessness about it. Good leading lines move the eye around the image, and the composition is pleasing. Modern architecture and street furniture, unfortunately, has a slightly cluttered feel to it, and that detracts a little from the foreground, where trees, lamps, signs road markings, road textures etc compete a little for attention. Having said that, they contrast nicely with the clean lines of that fantastic church building!

The image grain is right for the image, and well applied. However, I observe that, for a challenge with image grain as the subject, you have presented a lightly grained image, which is less obviously dependent on the image grain for effect. This may be one reason for the low-ish score (I think you were a bit unlucky on the score front).

Good luck with your next challenge!

Bricksoft
by marvin

Comment by AzCKelly:
Very nice. Love it, need to figure out how you did this. Very creative, good eye

Bricksoft
by marvin

Comment by Jinbo:
wow, nice wide screen! just kidding.

good idea, well executed!

Brainstorm
by marvin

Comment by LN13:
That's just plain creepy.

Brainstorm
by marvin

Comment by nzorro:
I do like the 3 faces! I wish you would have cropped more on the left and right side, though.

Brainstorm
by marvin

Comment by Jutilda:
Great title!!! FUn use of a blue filter.