Radioactive Egg
by Kimberly75

Comment by dpruett:
Nice use of lighting I like the fact that it is recognizable yet completely different.

Radioactive Egg
by Kimberly75

Comment by digidori:
Sorry I have seen this one done before and yet I think it is worth something for you did a good job with it.

Radioactive Egg
by Kimberly75

Comment by UNTITLED:
The glowing egg was a great choice for the backlight challenge. The warm tones of the photo are nice and comforting. However, the front and center composition seems a bit static, and doesn't give the photo much life.

Radioactive Egg
by Kimberly75

Comment by jrtodd:
I tried the same thing, your results turn out better than mine, good luck.

Radioactive Egg
by Kimberly75

Comment by fellajr:
Interesting but blurry, ...5

Spilt Spagetti
by Kimberly75

Comment by kari1:
B]::: Critique Club :::[/b]

Hi, I am Kari and from the critique club.

Welcome to DPC and your first challenge.

Great fun to do a critique on your image but it is difficult if you don't give us any information in your photographers comments. When we do a critique, we go past just the photographic result, that's what voters comments do. The critique looks at what you were trying to achieve, how you wanted it to look and what issues you had in getting the image captured and ready for voting.

First Impression - the most important one:
What an interesting picture, lots of swirls and twirls to take my eye.

Composition:
This looks quite natural, you just tipped the bowl over and took the shot didn't you? As it looks natural it looks and feels good to the viewer.

Subject:
Nice choice of subject matter, it defiantely meets the challenge.

Technical (Colour and light):
The picutre is cropped very centred in the frame. Looking at the rule of thirds is a good tip. Try looking here for a simple explaination here and click on rule of thirds for a brief explaination. This is a good way to look at work and create interest to the subject.

To grow its vote?:
Look at the various rules, good start is thirds, try cropping and re-cropping prior to entry to find what you think is the best way. Keep entering, and having fun with you pictures.

Also, when you resize your photos try to make sure that the longest side is 640 - this maximises your image. Take time with your photo programme to also learn how to maximise the amount of detail to the maximum allowed file size.

Summary:
Well done, keep it up.

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

Cheers

Kari

The one at the back always gets eaten first
by Kimberly75

Comment by CNovack:
I like how you play with perspective here by presenting the triangular shaped chocolate in a straight line that our eye has to follow till we reach the end in the background. This helps to keep a viewer's attention. Now I do have some critiques on the composition for there are some elements that could improve. First, the white background comes off as too stark and sterile to bring out the rich tones and colors of the chocolate. It color of the chocolate looks a little too washed out. Black (or a dark hue) maybe the better choice to bring out richer colors in the chocolate to entice our eyes to want to take a bite as well. Even the introduction of a background that has visible texture that is complementary to the imagery you want to convey could be a nice addition- i.e. a velvet cloth conjures the ideas of "soft" and "smooth" in the viewers. Those ideas helps establish a connection with the main image -the chocolate. The viewer then makes the connection of "tasting" the chocolate as smooth and soft.

The one at the back always gets eaten first
by Kimberly75

Comment by rick13601:
nice photo and concept

The one at the back always gets eaten first
by Kimberly75

Comment by _eug:
Average shot. Inspire me.

The one at the back always gets eaten first
by Kimberly75

Comment by mpeters:
color seems just a bit off. The chocolate doesn't look dark enough but its been a while since I examined a Toblerone. Composition looks good.