A bird...I thinkby
irishblueComment by Neuferland: Greetings from the Critique Club!
This is a very cool shot. I like the lines, the curves, the overall feel. There are a few things that stand out to me though. First teh green reflection or dot on the glass object itself. Very distracting, not sure what it is but it keeps yelling, "LOOK AT ME" to me.
Second is the shadow on the right side, very slight but again, there and a bit distracting to me. Being a basic challenge there really isn't much you could do about either of them, but now that the challenge is over you could redo it and fix those two things I noticed.
I see this is your fourth challenge, welcome! Back to the picture now. I'm looking at the glass and there is nothing that really stands out other than the light green circle. It blends in with the background, doesn't stand out from it and the angle of the shot seems a bit off for some reason. I understand coming from under for a different perespective but maybe if you moved to left and did a true profile shot?
The DOF also doesn't really seem to work for me on this shot. For the size of the object it seems it should all be in focus yet the tail is fuzzy. I like that the foreground grass is out of focus, bringing you into the bird but then the bird isn't all in focus.
REading your notes I love that you did this in a store! Do you work there? I would be way to chicken to start arranging a shoot in a store, LOL!
Looking at your other shots, you have an eye for the pictures, now comes the fun part, fine tuning it. I hope my comments help and Good Luck In Future Challenges.
Deannda
