Vegan Egg
by SarahWM

Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Congrats on your first entry!

COMPOSITION
I like the overall composition of this. It has a solid anchored feeling by placing the "egg" in the lower right hand corner, and gives the eye something to rest upon. It seems to be cropped a bit tight on the right and bottom, so I would recommend giving yourself a little more space on those two sides, just to give a little more room.

TECHNIQUE
Generally, (and unfortunately) pictures with soft focus historically do not do well for dpc. I do think, however, this shot would have been more effective with a sharp clear focus. Reading your comment below, I think you did the right thing by having the outer edge, and not the center, soft. It also seems a bit dark, to me. I would suggest using a tripod and slowing the shutter down to allow more light. Or lighting the candle!

OVERALL EFFECT
A great idea. You have met the challenge well, and in a creative fashion. Best to you in the future challenges. Have fun!!
karmat

Vegan Egg
by SarahWM

Comment by SarahWM:
The soft focus is due to the use of an extreme wide angle lens. There is one small area of pure focus, but with this fisheye lens, I either blur the edges or distort the middle.
I appreciated those who left kind constructive comments and look forward to submitting again.

Vegan Egg
by SarahWM

Comment by Becky:
I like the textre in this photo.

Vegan Egg
by SarahWM

Comment by Dustin:
Good job. Nice pic.

Vegan Egg
by SarahWM

Comment by dsidwell:
NIftycolors,and the lined background accentuates the roundness of the eggs. I can't see a reason for it to be out of focus, though.

Vegan Egg
by SarahWM

Comment by rcrawford:
I really like the soft focus on this one. The only thing that would make it better is if it was bigger. You are allowed up to 640 X 640. Good Luck!

Vegan Egg
by SarahWM

Comment by Allen:
YoU need to add some more light to your picture nice work

Vegan Egg
by SarahWM

Comment by kiwiness:
This is a great idea! The lighting is perfect, no hot spots anywhere. I would have liked the candle to be lit, but that is just a matter of taste. The blur on the top of the egg is fitting, in fact the whole photo has a nice softness to it.

Vegan Egg
by SarahWM

Comment by Swashbuckler:
Risky shot (soft focus, right?) I'll bet you're getting a lot of "focus" comments! It's well done, but I'm not certain about the background......7 Swash

Vegan Egg
by SarahWM

Comment by jmsetzler:
i like the softness of this image.. the blur seems to give it a nice surreal fealing... sorta like early morning light before my eyes are working :) - setzler