Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star....
by Kita

Comment by MacDonald:
nice color.. great frame... compliments

Green Sees Red
by Kita

Comment by macrothing:
I gave this a 5. The shapes were fairly 'strong' and sat well against the red background. The 'criticism' I had was that for a 'front on' shot, there seemed to be a slight 'leaning' at the top, going 'backwards' - if that makes sense. Also the 'barcodes' detracted (took attention away from the main subject(s)) a little, but not much you could have done about that. Honestly, I didn't 'connect' with the title 'pun' (play on words) while voting, but perhaps should have - it was a good use of title. Perhaps a slight variation in lighting, trying to create more 'depth' in the shot 'somehow', plus what I mentioned about the overall 'surface' of the cans/tins being 'level' - likely have given this even more impact in my opinion. Looks like you paid attention to the direction of the 'swirls' on the cans/tins and the direction of the writing, so well done, minor details like that will always help. On a closer look, not sure if you had these 'stacked on top of each other' (if so I bet they kept falling down and you had to 'prop them up' on the sides) or if they were flat on a surface and you took this 'overhead' - either way, I think a variation in lighting and either completely 'level' surfaces, or perhaps some type of variation to make one, or two, or whatever, 'pop up' to emphasize (make it stronger) the shape(s), may also have helped give this a little extra, not sure. edit:typos

Message edited by author 2006-01-13 19:33:59.

Green Sees Red
by Kita

Comment by fotomann_forever:
::: Greetings from Critique Club :::

Hi, as requested, here is an indepth critique of your submission.

First Impression - the most important one:
This was one of my favorites in the Shapes 2 challenge. I found it vibrant and that it fit the challenge well.

Composition:
Your composition is very nice. I like its balance.

Subject:
Subject is very clear and is brought out by a use of a nice complementary background.

Technical (Colour, focus, and light):
Colour: Very vivid, very crisp.
Focus: Sharp!
Light: No blown highlights, no distracting shadows. Very well done.

To grow its vote?:
Not actually sure, how to grow the vote on this image. It's technical perfection. But, in general, photos with waterdrops help... lol... seriously, nothing really could be improved on this photo, you were just at the hands of the voters at this point.

Summary:
You've created yet another wonderful shot. Keep up the good work. You are very talented and have a good eye for photography.

Hope to see more from you soon,
Leroy

Rainbow In The Sky
by Kita

Comment by Wessy:
Amazing colors and so sweet creature!!!!!!:-)

Rainbow In The Sky
by Kita

Comment by Quickeye:
G O R G E O U S

Rainbow In The Sky
by Kita

Comment by AzCKelly:
Beautiful colors and details. Nicely done.

Rainbow In The Sky
by Kita

Comment by sherpet:
Nice parrot image.....pleasing to the eye.

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star....
by Kita

Comment by Artifacts:
Great color choices... Most people associate primary colors like blue, red and yellow with color bursts. Image quality is generally good but the DOF may be a bit too shallow. A couple silver balls on the bottom and right look slightly out of focus. Taking at a narrower f/stop would fix that. The star is not quite "level" and should be straightened much like a horizon would be straightened.

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star....
by Kita

Comment by Pooba:
I don't think the boarder adds to shot. I wonder if it would have more pop if the back ground was black or white instead of red.

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star....
by Kita

Comment by davidus428:
dnt like the borders but i like the colors 8