Scent of Childhood
by shareinnc

Comment by floyd:
Greetings from the Critique Club

My first impression of your picture relates to the title - which is unusual for me. The very close view of the crayons and the suggestion of scent in the title does remind me strongly of what it's like to play with crayons so well done for evoking a mood and a childhood memory. That certainly adds a measure of charm to this picture for me.

The second thing that stikes me about this shot is that the colours of the crayons dont seem vibrant enough. In fact they almost seem deliberately desaturated. I can't tell if this was intentional but I'm guessing it wasn't. I think during post processing it would have been worth playing around a little with the levels and colour saturation to really make those colours pop off the screen.

Your focus is excellent here and I also like your lighting which nicely shows the shapes of the crayons with just a couple of highlights. The framing is interesting and I quite like it but I suspect quite a few people wondered why there was such a large black space in your shot. Personally I like the balance it gives the picture between colour and black - like light and dark. You've already had comments about the aparrent scratch in the bottom right which is a little distracting.

Overall I'd say you had a very clear idea in mind about what picture you wanted to take and you've been very successful in getting it. Aside from a little post processing and perhaps a tiny bit more setup (maybe roll the crayons so the labels all look the same) I'd say you did everything right. Well done. Deserving of a higher score than what it got in my opinion.

Sugar High
by shareinnc

Comment by tecent642:
pez and nerds.. you do have a sweet tooth. i just wish you included a nerds box as well. good shot otherwise

After the Storm
by shareinnc

Comment by chickadee:
Because the shot itself has no boundries perhaps a boarder would have enhanced the blues. I like the texture in the light levels.

Lemon Meringue Pi
by shareinnc

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Shareinnc...

This was a tough challenge. I think you did an acceptable job of relating the theme of "Pi" by doing your measure of the radius of the lemon slice...

The composition on this photo is also good... positioning the lemons on the left of the frame and using the ruler as a leading line works very well.

The exposure on this image is where the problem lies. It appears that it's simply overexposed. I don't know much about the camera you are using so i couldn't suggest exposure alterations unless it has fully manual control. What looks like over exposure could also be a difference in your monitor and mine. If your monitor is way out of calibration, you may have increased the brightness on this image to a level that is too high on a calibrated monitor.

John Setzler

After the Storm
by shareinnc

Comment by tiff:
very nice image good work. I love clouds so i am going to have to give you a 9

Sugar High
by shareinnc

Comment by pinback:
Looks a little overexposed. Nice and colourful, though.

Sugar High
by shareinnc

Comment by BigSmiles:
mmm pez and nerds (I think). The best kind of candy!

Sugar High
by shareinnc

Comment by CLarson557:
Appears a bit flat. Could use some adjustments to contrast to bring out the colors more. Otherwise, would be a very nice candy photo.

Lemon Meringue Pi
by shareinnc

Comment by lisae:
Very washed out. I can hardly see the ruler.

Lemon Meringue Pi
by shareinnc

Comment by ursula:
Nice idea, but I think it might have been more effective if the background were black, or at least darker, and the picture overall a bit sharper.