SPRINGTIME
by Roseytone

Comment by Amiee:
Nice image. But I think that another color would have added more interest to the photo to make it have more value. Good job.

SPRINGTIME
by Roseytone

Comment by 'Pong:
It doesn't have the sense of time for me

SPRINGTIME
by Roseytone

Comment by thatguy:
good image, nice detail

SPRINGTIME
by Roseytone

Comment by casualguy:
Lacks any real composition (in my opinion), and the background makes this shot a tad busy.

SPRINGTIME
by Roseytone

Comment by Crafty Sue:
good background

The Bridge at the end of my Strat
by Roseytone

Comment by Silver Fox:
The Bridge at the end of my Strat
Roseytone
Critique by Silver Fox

Composition in my opinion is splendid.

The photograph in this case certainly meets the Challenge and shows some originality and newness of thought on your behalf.

I̢۪m going to get a bit negative right away. I don̢۪t like your shadow in the picture.(is that you?) It distracts, and you shouldn̢۪t be there! Now the trees - that̢۪s a bit different, their a bit more acceptable, but you̢۪re from the U.K., aren̢۪t there a lot of bridges over there that you could have included as a reflection on the guitar?? And what are the two poles (?) beside you?

Visual impact has a great appeal, especially with the colors, beautiful bright Red, nice clean White, good focus and sharpness on the strings and the screws and the rest of the hardware.
The black background is also a nice choice.

I̢۪m really sorry to see you score so low in this Challenge. All I can say is to keep it simple the next time and get rid of the distracting objects, which catch the voter̢۪s eyes̢۪. Hope this helps!
Hope to see more of your photographs next week, have fun at it,
Regards,
Ed

Fried Egg on a PLate.....without the plate
by Roseytone

Comment by inspzil:
Greetings from the Critique Club
By Inspzil

Composition - Good background for this subject. The color is good, but might've been a little better a bit darker. It serves as a contrast to the subject which appears to be a fried egg that is very, very well done (in cooking terms). In terms of composition, I think the part about being very well done is not helping your cause. It makes it a bit more intriguing, but its no help. I think the string is definitely a creative touch. I'm not sure if its helping the picture though. I really think thats sort of a matter of opinion to each viewer. I think the egg is framed a little too much to the right. The biggest problem with this composition is that it really isn't grabbing the viewer. I think you did a good job picking the background, but it needs something else to sort of accessorize the egg part. Maybe a fork or something might've worked. I gotta move on though

Technical - Pretty well taken in the grand scheme of things. There are 2 technical things that are bothering me. First - The subject seems to have an awful lot of light bouncing off it. It makes it really seem a lot like plastic more than egg. Second - The background looks like its pixelating a little. Every other time I look at it it seems ok. But in between I think it looks like its pixelating. Maybe its just me. If you would've exposed this a little less, I think you'd have eliminated some of the reflections on the egg and also made the background a bit darker.

Overall - I think this shot was worthy of a little better score than it got. I think it definitely meets the challenge. There are a few things you could've done though to make this particular composition a little better in terms of lighting, exposure, and framing. The composition itself though has a limit to how much these aspects can affect the score positively. Hope this could be of at least some help to you. Good luck in future challenges. - Inspzil

The Bridge at the end of my Strat
by Roseytone

Comment by dsidwell:
Fun idea, though the bridge is not highlighted in any way. Is there a way to make our attention rest on the bridge instead of being distracted by shadowy reflections?

The Bridge at the end of my Strat
by Roseytone

Comment by Olyuzi:
Nice colors, but I"m not sure I like the reflections in the trees or window all that much

The Bridge at the end of my Strat
by Roseytone

Comment by shutterfly:
i had the EXACT same guitar once!!