Venus Temple
by Rino63

Comment by Leo:
For some reason the detail of the bricks look "off". Kind of looks overly sharpened??? The temple itself is interesting but the processing doesn't look right on my screen...

The Lost Pirates Log
by Rino63

Comment by glad2badad:
Critique Club Comments

First Impression

The VERY first thing that came to mind when this image came up for me during voting was "I've seen this before". Don't know if that impacted anyone else or not, but it's worth noting that sometimes using the same material in back-to-back challenges can possibly work against you.

I think the subject material does work well for a Free Study, and your title fits it quite nicely as well.

Technicals

Compositionally, it's "ok" for me. The angle works for added drama. I would have liked to see the feather/quill positioned somewhat differently. The tip is running at the same angle as the bg and makes the viewer run right out of the bottom corner of the photo. Maybe if the feather was going more across the book allowing the tip to slow down the flow out of the image and at the same time giving the texture of the feather part more emphasis? Just thinking out loud here. :-)

The lighting and tone of this photo is right on the mark IMO. It feels much richer than the one you put up for Still Life. Focus and DOF are appropriate and work well. Minor nit is the few pieces of debris near the book on the bg material...

Overall it's a nice piece of studio work.

Take care.
Barry

Emergency tool
by Rino63

Comment by Ja-9:
ya that works...but I'm thinking you will lose something in that process...hmmm excellent job in editing

The Lost Pirates Log
by Rino63

Comment by hotpasta:
lighting is good

Emergency tool
by Rino63

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Oh, that's a real nut-buster.

Emergency tool
by Rino63

Comment by FrankRobinson:
Nice use of DOF - slightly disturbing image for some reason!

Emergency tool
by Rino63

Comment by PenelopeK:
Took me a while to realize this was a walnut! The title refers to the wrench, however, it's the walnut that really dominates the image. Maybe use of side lighting rather than overhead lighting would have shifted attention onto both, provided there was sufficient DOF.

The Lost Pirates Log
by Rino63

Comment by Ja-9:
Lord that almost looks like an eyeball looking out at me!!! Very well done

Antique
by Rino63

Comment by rodgers_le:
The title is very accurate. As interesting as the book is, the addition of the feather and skull was a good choice. However, IMHO, the quill is a bit misplaced. It is a bit visually awkward over half the skull.

Emergency tool
by Rino63

Comment by David Ey:
I love wallnuts