MADE IN MEXICO
by babymadero

Comment by Saswaa:
Otical illusion. nice

MADE IN MEXICO
by babymadero

Comment by hvellur:
nice material but maybe too many items in the frame to take away the eye

MADE IN MEXICO
by babymadero

Comment by bhound:
If you could only have waited for the car to pass...

MADE IN MEXICO
by babymadero

Comment by rigrider:
I love the leading line's and the repeating pattern's in this. Very Well done.

DISCO FEVER
by babymadero

Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Composition -- You have chosen an excellent subject for the motion challenge. I think the centered placement works very well for this subject, as it gives a balanced feeling to it. It does show motion, and for that meets the challenge.

Technique -- I really like the black background, and the simplicity of the colors here (or lack thereof). If this were not a motion challenge, though, I would have a tendancy to thing it was just a blurry image I think. Perhaps if you could have caught some of the reflections bouncing around, or if there had been somethiing behind/above/near the ball that was stationary and was in crisp focus, it would seem more "motiony." Also, I think I see a little noise in the black which can be caused by many things, but can be fixed easily with NEATIMAGE (dpc legal). Another thing that might have helped is a slightly faster shutter speed. It would have still shown the motion trails, but maybe without so much blur.

Overall Effect -- I think you had a good idea here. You have chosen an object that most people can identify with (whether they admit it or not!), and you have captured it in a way as to meet the challenge. As images go, though, it didn't have the punch it needed to really grab the viewer. As a result, it comes across as an average picture to me. Maybe showing more of the context that the ball was in would have helped give it that extra punch.

I look forward to seeing more of your work, and I hope that I have helped some.

karmat

DISCO FEVER
by babymadero

Comment by chrysalis:
OK, but doesn't work for me.

DISCO FEVER
by babymadero

Comment by Turbotech:
1)Does the photo fit the challenge?(4)
2)Color(3)
3)Composition(3)
4)Focus(4)
5)Background(4)
6)Lighting(6)
7)Title(5)

Overall Score:4.14 rounded to 4

Commentary:
There are some things here that I would have done different. In a good motion photo there needs to be something in the shot that is not moving. This in my oppinon gives better sense of motion that is going on in the picture. If done correctly it will not take away form the shot, but add to the shot.

John (TurboTech)

DISCO FEVER
by babymadero

Comment by blick:
this is a dynamic photograph with the rich black background and the brillant gold spinning ball!

DISCO FEVER
by babymadero

Comment by ioan:
well done! I like it!

DISCO FEVER
by babymadero

Comment by justine:
Good work ......like this.