For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn.
by SharQ

Comment by KimInNB:
Oh, my, that is sad. You get top marks - this certainly created an emotion in me!!

Waiting for the feast
by SharQ

Comment by mbardeen:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Intial Impression:
I like this photo very much. It's simple and to the point.

Challenge:
Yup. Plate, fork, knife. Meets the challenge!

Composition:
I love negative space.. If used properly it can make a photo really zing. However, this is one of the rare times that I'm going to say that you might have too much of it. I think a square crop would really work for this photo.. You would end up with a visual line of interest from the bottom right corner to the top left corner, with just a bit of the plate in the way to capture your eye. This line of interest would be further enhanced by the positioning of the knife and fork that is already there.

Technical:
Very good camera work.. if I had to fault anything it would be that the cutlery isn't as crisp as I'd like it to be.

Processing:
Lovely contrasts and colours. I like the combination of the blue, white, and gold..

Overall:
Even with all my criticisms, it's still a striking photo and I very much like it. Great work!

-Matt

Message edited by author 2003-03-24 18:03:24.

What I am you, too, shall become.
by SharQ

Comment by Jeileen:
Interesting.

What I am you, too, shall become.
by SharQ

Comment by lbWhaples:
woah, creepy!

For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn.
by SharQ

Comment by K-Rob:
The most emotionally moving photo I've ever seen. I sincerely hope that this was not a chid of yours.

Timeless. Green.
by SharQ

Comment by SharQ:
Yeh, I was pushing it on this one...

Waiting for the feast
by SharQ

Comment by SharQ:
I see that many people disliked the overexposed plate idea. Too bad, cause that was what I was trying to do in this one, so you get a multiple-layer border effect.. Perhaps not too well executed, unfortunately.

But thanks for all the suggestions!

For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn.
by SharQ

Comment by clues56:
Very sad. You captured it well

Waiting for the feast
by SharQ

Comment by dacrazyrn:
Artistiscally good idea. Too much white!--mainly because of the light on the plate. May be purposefully done, but too bright. Having the whole plate blue and keeping some of the lights "highlights" would appeal more to me. 5

Waiting for the feast
by SharQ

Comment by Baldman_11:
A little over-exposed. Otherwise it would have been a neat shot.