Erupting Paper Clips
by ladpupmoe

Comment by Gracious:
Good job! Hope you'lll tell us how you did it.

Sky & Telescope ~ Eclipse of Sun
by ladpupmoe

Comment by Koriyama:
Nice tonal range. Comfortable.

Sky & Telescope ~ Eclipse of Sun
by ladpupmoe

Comment by mindyparker:
very nice!

Erupting Paper Clips
by ladpupmoe

Comment by wewillexplore:
Funny - wonder if it's the same person as the candies or someone copying the technique. Either way, interesting colors - the yellows and greens have a strange feel to them, while the blue is almost perfect. Focus is a tad off here. Great composition. 9

Sparrow Nest
by ladpupmoe

Comment by HBunch:
*Critique Club*
I see 2 major things that stand out to me right away.
First is the focus. It really seems quite soft. We can't get much detail out of the bird in the house, and the bird out of the house is really fuzzy. The house itself isn't real sharp either. Not really sure where you put the sharpest focus, but it doesn't seem to be where I think it should be.
The second thing is that the Home Sweet Home is hidden behind this unattractive tree. The large section of tree to the right does not add positively to this shot. I find that with it being out of focus as well, it's a large destraction to the house and birds. It's right there 'in your face' so to speak.
The lighting appears to be ok we can see a little bit into the house, but because of focus issues, don't really get much out of it. The lighting on the outside bird appears to be just good with no distracting shadows or hot spots.
The angle is just all strange. I realize this is probably a difficult shot, but if you can't get it, maybe try a different time of day, or different subject.
The tree blocking is bad. Looking at the bottom of the house isn't really the best angle I could think of to see this at either. Realizing that this is probably up in a tree though, understood.
It does say Home Sweet Home, but not YOUR home, but I'm not too picky on that. I figure, if this makes you think of home when you see it, then who am I to say differently.
~Heather~

Cleaning Time
by ladpupmoe

Comment by qachyk:
As soap pictures go, considerably more interesting than the 'spilled soap' idea so many others have gone with. I like the inclusion of the scrubbing pad for interest level and colour contrast alike.

Erupting Paper Clips
by ladpupmoe

Comment by CLarson557:
I'm getting the idea behind these shots. Although it's already been done with jelly beans it hasn't gotten worn out yet. I do like the idea with the paper clips...good take on the challenge. I just don't like the tape dispenser in the photo. The vivid blue kind of wants to dominate the picture and takes away from the muted colors of the paper clips. Also, the table seems to want to go downhill to the viewers right. 7 Good luck in the challenge.

Erupting Paper Clips
by ladpupmoe

Comment by albright1:
Not unlike the jellybeans creeping from their jar...

Erupting Paper Clips
by ladpupmoe

Comment by Mitonski:
How did you do this? A nice idea, a sharper focus would have been nice but I can understand how that would be difficult if you are dealing with flying paper clips. Good luck with it.

It is so quiet you can hear a pin drop.
by ladpupmoe

Comment by dsidwell:
Fun idea! I'm a bit confused, though. Is this all the same pin? If so the motion could perhaps be clearer. I love the lighting and composition.