sugar factory
by floip

Comment by whiteroom:
nice!

My dads tennis ball
by floip

Comment by OneSweetSin:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Nice image overall excellent dof and really nice detail. Lighting is just slightly off with a shadow in front and a slight bit of over exposure to the back of it.

Only thing I can see here that hurt you was the ball was probably considered to bright for light on white. Most were looking for white on white or soft pastel shades.

Honestly this is a good composition and its a shame it didn't score better.

Anna

My dads tennis ball
by floip

Comment by Jammur:
For light on white, this certainly is bright.
Good comp, good exposure.....extra credit for playing on clay court.

My dads tennis ball
by floip

Comment by ashs:
Really cool. The neon color is great and I love how you added the dirt.

My dads tennis ball
by floip

Comment by fixedintime:
I'm still debating it - but the name brand sticks in my face a bit too much and thus detracts a bit from the image. So I wonder if it might look better if it was not so centered or could not be seen.

Lego firefighter
by floip

Comment by loseme:
Great prespective. I think it was out of the box thinking all the way. The coloring and water of the image are great.

Lego firefighter
by floip

Comment by amyjosmith:
Great lighting to go with the Lego perspective here! Gives a very nice flaming glow.

Lego firefighter
by floip

Comment by ktm7:
thats so cute. i love it and its so smart and creative. great job.

Grape gathering...
by floip

Comment by pidge:
Salut from the critique club!

Nice picture that fits the challenge quite nicely.

Composition: The placement of the grapes is excellent, and way the branch almost meanders through the picture gives it a great quality. I do feel the crop on the right is just a touch tight. I think a bit more space would help give the sense of the branch sort of trailing off into space.

Lighting: I noticed quite a few people felt the picture was a bit dark. I am inclined to agree for various reasons. One reason is that this picture is looked at on many different monitors, and not all will be able to handle the differences between true black and near black, making details lost in the picture and people scratching their heads wondering what they are looking at.
Another reason is you've used such dark grapes. With green grapes, or even those grapes what are brighter purple, they won't get lost in the background. Though the focus is the branch, the grapes are an important part of the picture, and they shouldn't get lost in the photo.
I'm not sure how strong your worklight is, but a stronger light would have brought out just a bit more of the grape and the excellent detail of water on it. I actually use a very strong flashlight to get some of my lighting stuff done since I don't have any good lighting equipment.

Sharpening: I noticed in your workflow, you didn't use unsharp mask. I think the details of the water on the grape would be enhanced if you used a bit of USM on the picture. As I'm sure you know, digital cameras tend to be a bit soft, and many people sharpen there picture as a last step in there work flow. Check the forums and this tutorial for more information about it if your not familiar with it.

I see this is your first entry to DPC! Excellent first entry, and good luck in the futuyre. Welcome to the addiction and I hope this critique was helpful. Enjoy your time here and happy shooting! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me (or anyone else!)
Cheers
pidge

Lego firefighter
by floip

Comment by Jaimeson:
Very creative photo. I like the use of lighting and composition. The border also works well.