Primary Swirls
by CreativeFlyPhoto

Comment by Wes:
The dust on the marbles takes away from the picture a bit. Aside from that it's a great macro shot. I like the lighting overall not bad.

Primary Swirls
by CreativeFlyPhoto

Comment by goodtempo:
i like the idea and nice color. the lighting could be more even so that the marble on the right fits in better.

Safety First
by CreativeFlyPhoto

Comment by bobgaither:
I see them all the time on CA freeways

Primary Swirls
by CreativeFlyPhoto

Comment by justine:
Pretty shot, nice light, great colors, focus. Like it.

Ice Age
by CreativeFlyPhoto

Comment by crabappl3:
~~~~Critique Club Comment~~~~
Ice Age

*Composition (content)*
Your composition and use of color and light are good. As one of the other comments mentions, a center of focus would be good. Something to draw the eye to. As it is now, there is just so much happening that it's somewhat chaotic. Your concept was very good. Definitely get a sense of blue.

*Background*
Your DOF is good. Again the background seems very busy to the eye. I wonder if a different aperture so as to blur out the back a little would help maybe F4.


*Camera Work (Technical)*
Good use of the camera to get a close-up macro.

*Digital Processing (technical)*
Sharpening is ok (trace of over sharpening around foreground ice).
Balance between light and dark is good.
Compression is good (no jpeg artifacts)

*My opinion*
I liked this picture during voting. I am a fan for abstract work and you did a good job. Other than not having a center of focus this shot is very well done.

Safety First
by CreativeFlyPhoto

Comment by jgillard:
If you had foused on the dummy, instead of having the dummy blured, this photo would of been awesome! jgillard5

Primary Swirls
by CreativeFlyPhoto

Comment by smellyfish1002:
I really like marble shots, but your background is a little distracting to me. Also, I can see dust and small fibers on the marbles. The colors and swirls are wonderful, though, and your method of lighting them works very well.
Smelllyfish1002

Primary Swirls
by CreativeFlyPhoto

Comment by kandyj:
Nice macro

Primary Swirls
by CreativeFlyPhoto

Comment by HBunch:
Very interesting subject. the colors are very nice, as are the patterns. The angle and framing/cropping you have chosen is good as well. I really like the tiny photo. isn't it nice to not have the size limitation? The little sun star under the marble to the bottom right is nice. focus is good as well. nice shot. good luck in the challenge.

Ice Age
by CreativeFlyPhoto

Comment by blick:
this has a very fluid like feel to it and it feels cold and crisp!