A rose between two thorns
by jonpink

Comment by drydoc:
Thorns?! Literal?

A rose between two thorns
by jonpink

Comment by muckpond:
i don't see the thorns? but I do see your reflection.

The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit
by jonpink

Comment by coolhar:
might have appealed to me more if it were color, to match the memories from my mother's reading it to me and my sisters so many years ago

A rose between two thorns
by jonpink

Comment by sonnyh:
I liked the idea of this literalism but thought it would have portrayed that better if the rose was actually between 2 thorns. The silver from the fork with it's reflection is kind of distracting.

Cirencester Church
by jonpink

Comment by Neuferland:
This is a great shot of a building on the right but the trees on the left hurt this shot to me. Also the bright light on the right is very distracting to me. A 5

The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit
by jonpink

Comment by Rastas:
this works well in B&W nice composition... Leads the eye through the image

The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit
by jonpink

Comment by guobin:
A clean and good picture

Trick....or Treat....
by jonpink

Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Compositionally, I like the balance between the pumpkin and the model. I also like the background "surrounding" them, as it gives the feeling that they are being "swallowed" into the picture. The pink scarf also helps to differentiate the pumpkin from your model, and adds some color to the shot.

I think if the focus on the pumpkin had been sharper, it would have had more punch. Also, like someone mentioned, since you "distorted" her face, it may have been a nice touch to distort the pumpkins as well. I think using that same effect on the opposite side of the pumpkin would work well. That said, the effect does little to endear me to the picture. I think it would have been as strong, if not stronger with that effect added.

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karmat

The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit
by jonpink

Comment by Roboj:
i love trains, I will mark this one to my favs. perfect shot

The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit
by jonpink

Comment by Kavey:
A lovely picture with wonderful leading lines - I like how it all seems to come forth from the lower left corner. I can't help thinking it would tie in better were there a couple of kids on the platform - even if they were reasonably far back along the platform. Focus seems a touch soft?