Busy Memories
by patrinus

Comment by FotoMunki:
Outstanding picture! Doesn't really create a "busy" feeling for me, but a great picture non-the-less!!!

Soft
by patrinus

Comment by Younger:
This is very effective. The DOF and th eshadow play tricks on the eye.

Soft
by patrinus

Comment by briantammy:
beatiful feather but the shot isn't very good. too blue and grainy and has dust everywhere

Soft
by patrinus

Comment by bryantbus:
Good job with a hard subject. Love the design, and shadow play.

Soft
by patrinus

Comment by davidus428:
not white enough. you shd have overexposed a step or two to make it really white. just my suggestion.

Soft
by patrinus

Comment by Penny Lane:
I like the detail of the feather. background seems a bit blue though.

Soft
by patrinus

Comment by Jammur:
Wow, love the shadows.
The desat colors are starting to bother me, for all I know this could be an orange feather. What the hay! 8

Soft
by patrinus

Comment by Elaine:
Good focus. I like that the shadow completes the feather.

Soft
by patrinus

Comment by AzCKelly:
Nice detail in the feather, neat shadow, good use of space.

Eggsonification of Fear
by patrinus

Comment by KiwiShotz:
::: Critique Club :::
This is goin to be fun. It's a while since I've had a still life to critque and I'm particularly glad it was this one

First Impression - the most important one:
The first impression is of a really professional illustration piece. This has the feel of a high quality magazine's editorial support image. The colours and compositrion are simple and strong. It makes you want to investigate the image to see what is going on.

Composition:
Composition is great with both sets of eggs on thirds intersections. The three major elements floating in the black really balances the image well. This is a top 20 image and so all the bits and pieces have worked well and been well received.

Subject:
Ignoring the challenge for a second, this is a strong image. The elements, the balanced feel of it, the light hitting the panhandle and the colours all combine in its attraction. It's interesting what the take has been on the personification aspect of this submission. I think you saw it as the eggs in shells looking down on the demise of their fellows. Your comments don't mention the "face" of the egg eyes and gasring smile - did you see or intend that I wonder? Yet the commenters did and because of the subliminal suggestion by the challenge title, it becaomes a strong part of the submission.

Technical (Colour and light):
I believe these elements of the image are very strong. The perfect lighting of the shelled eggs, the clarity of the cooking eggs and the colour and texture of the burning gas are all technically very strong indeed. That you were able to achieve this potentially extremely difficult balance with such a simple setup is a credit to your dogged stubborness and skill :)

To get a Ribbon?:
I really buck at suggesting changing a really good image just for the sake of ribboning. In this case, I can't see how you could do that anyway. The composition is good, the colours are interesting, it is funny and as a package it works. So it comes down to the emotive vote and that's largely outside of your ability to control.

Summary:
A great image which does everything it set out to do and is without any technical flaws. So who needs a ribbon anyway? :)

Thanks for the opportunity
Brett