Tiffany
by Tlemetry

Comment by kotzie:
She has a pretty bored expression on her face. Wish you could have gotten her to smile.

Textures of Rattan
by Tlemetry

Comment by strangeghost:
Greetings from the Critique Club
by strangeghost

The first three parts of this critique are written based purely on examination of your photo. "Final thoughts" is written after reviewing your score, photographer's comments, and voter comments.

TECHNIQUE
The lighting levels look a little uneven due to the light background appearing through the slats everywhere, especially at the top. Sharpness, focus, depth, all look pretty good. In spite of the fact that it's well focused, it is not an easy image to look at. I know that's pretty subjective, but I can't do much better at the moment. More below.

COMPOSITION
You've chosen an oblique angle to add some interest with lines and angles. Does it work? Yes, to a degree. The colors are bland, and the contrast created by the midtones of the wicker and the light background seem to clash a bit to me. I can't really put my finger on what seems wrong here, but maybe the lack of a clear subject is close to the point. Perhaps if you had gotten closer and created a dramatic and detailed view of a section of wicker, and then let the "landscape" trail off into the distance (but keeping everything in focus) it might have been stronger. As shot, There's nothing to draw my eye or my interest, and the bland colorscape doesn't really invite the eye to explore. If this is a chair, perhaps choosing an area with contour changes would have added some drama.

EMOTIONAL IMPACT
Not much, I'm afraid. It's a decent study of an interesting texture, but it seems to be lacking pizzazz or wow. An unusual shot, technically adequate, but ultimately not very effective.

FINAL THOUGHTS
Well, your voters and commenters were generous. Your final score of 5.5 isn't bad, I might have predicted just a bit lower. People commented on the technicals (as did I) and the fact that it has an abstract quality to it (it does). Good job overall. I enjoyed studying this image for critique.

'Sho Chiku Bai' A fine Sake
by Tlemetry

Comment by jackal9:
Ahh yes, A fine Saki...I like the composition and lighting,7

Vanilla Swirl
by Tlemetry

Comment by cpanaioti:
B/W images can work very well with grain, however, in this case I think the choice of DOF is letting the image down (too shallow).

Simply Red
by Tlemetry

Comment by colorcarnival:
I saw your title while voting and my first thought was of the band. LOL I don't think your photo description matches your pic. So what did you take a picture of? The lighting is very intersting. I have to agree with some of the others here, the red did not come thru well. It is however, a lovely magenta!

'Sho Chiku Bai' A fine Sake
by Tlemetry

Comment by HeiSch:
for my taste the table (brown) contrasts too much with the simple bottle/cup. I plain, one-colored underground could enance the photo a lot

Textures of Rattan
by Tlemetry

Comment by colorcarnival:
I gave this a 7 during the challenge. I loved the sharpness and depth of the textures. What a great idea to get into the subject instead of backing away from it. Good job!

'Sho Chiku Bai' A fine Sake
by Tlemetry

Comment by julesski:
Too much shadow on the main vase IMO

Simply Red
by Tlemetry

Comment by Chippie19:
this looks purple to me. sorry.

Simply Red
by Tlemetry

Comment by aKiwi:
More pinky purple.
In photoshop you could use the hue saturation tool to make this more of a rich red.