Apple Boat
by mattmunger

Comment by amber:
Hello from the critique club!

This is a simple but interesting still life.

I really like the composition: The repeating pattern of the wedges and the finger holes of the slicer creates a pleasing and graphic image, that keeps the eye moving around the image.

The yellow and red of the apple works well against the white of the background and the slicer.

I would have loved to have seen more detail and texture in the apple: Your shallow depth of field has resulted in only one of the slices being in sharp focus. By using a much smaller aperture you would have brought all the wedges and their juicy texture into sharp focus, creating more impact and possibly a higher score.

Your wide open aperture has also led to the left side of the image being very high key, so that you have lost some of the detail on the left wedge. In contrast the right hand side is left looking grey in comparison. Experimenting with different apertures and lighting set-ups will help you determine the best settings for your images.

Lava Fields
by mattmunger

Comment by popdeepop:
Strange to me.

Apple Boat
by mattmunger

Comment by lozbeau:
nice 6

Apple Boat
by mattmunger

Comment by JunieMoon:
Imagine if you drizzled a little chocolate over it, with a few nuts and marshmallows tucked in the middle.

Apple Boat
by mattmunger

Comment by Bebe:
You captured the red on the apple really well. I think the inside of the apple is, in my opinion, not very appetizing. Perhaps it was too long before you got the shot? Also, it would have worked better for me if the slicing lines were cleaner.

Angle Iron
by mattmunger

Comment by garageolympo:
Hmm difficult place to eliminate contaminating details.

Angle Iron
by mattmunger

Comment by briantammy:
I like the telescoping look, the grass looks kinda messy.

Peeping Tom
by mattmunger

Comment by nsmith:
Certainly novel, but not too exciting.

Peeping Tom
by mattmunger

Comment by JPR:
this seems snapshotty but it has a lot going for and i like it. funny that you name your bugs :P (jk)

Peeping Tom
by mattmunger

Comment by risu81:
I like the angle of this shot. 7