Shaped Ignition
by MQuinn

Comment by Neil:
This is a great shot. There's not much to improve. The colors really work well, the composition is very well balanced, even with such a simple design (here the colors balance the placement of the spark plug.

I think what might have sparked ;) a better vote is a bigger spark. It's actually hard to positively recognize that it is a spark, clearly, here. It's easier once you realize it's a spark plug, but remember, voters are spending about 2 seconds on this before casting a score.

What I think is important is that you've captured it and managed very pleasing aesthetic qualities--it's definitely "gallery" art, not just an ordinary capture.

Shaped Ignition
by MQuinn

Comment by fotomann_forever:
First Impression - the most important one:
I rated your image an 8. It was fun and creative and I was very curious how you captured the spark.

Composition:
Composition is intersting. Perhaps moving the spark-plug to the left a little and putting it into the top right third of the image would have made it a bit stronger.

Subject:
While I found the subject fun and creative. I know what a spark-plug is and how fst they spark. Probably not a lot of voters got that.

Technical (Colour, focus, and light):
Colour is one of your strongest features of the image. Lighting is good, but I'm seeing it as slightly underexposed.

Focus is one of my problems with it. It is in sharp focus, but I'd like to see the DoF a little deeper and get some more of the sparkplug into focus.

To grow its vote?:
Do something boringly like everyone else? That is just my opinion. But, perhaps many didn't see this as fitting shape.

Summary:
While I admired your photo and gave it an 8, I think getting closer to challenge 'expectations" is the only way to get the really high scores. You should be proud of this photo.

Shaped Ignition
by MQuinn

Comment by MQuinn:
Printed out full size this sucker rocks! Must have confused alot of people here, but hung in an autoshop, it makes it all make sense.

Shaped Ignition
by MQuinn

Comment by marcellieb:
Love the colours - Good Picture

Shaped Ignition
by MQuinn

Comment by ZYDpro:
What it's that? I can see some electric effect. Nice

Shaped Ignition
by MQuinn

Comment by Cam:
That is just too cool....awesome shot.

Shaped Ignition
by MQuinn

Comment by sherpet:
Good rich colored shaped image here.....

Shaped Ignition
by MQuinn

Comment by Bankson:
Very cool,
Right up there with the best in this challenge.
Very successful in all aspects that I know how to judge.
Thanks for showing me what is possable - someday

Shaped Ignition
by MQuinn

Comment by dRock:
wow

Shaped Ignition
by MQuinn

Comment by rachelellen:
Very pretty.