Juggling a Healthy Diet
by Coley

Comment by strangeghost:
Incredible image. I can't wait to hear how you pulled it off. Beautiful composition and crop. Technically perfect.

Juggling a Healthy Diet
by Coley

Comment by hlswilson:
Excellent composition and color

Juggling a Healthy Diet
by Coley

Comment by brownt:
Nice and vibrant colouring, great shot for the challenge! Well done!

Juggling a Healthy Diet
by Coley

Comment by eaponygyrl:
There is some noise around the subjects but this is an excellent catch!

Juggling a Healthy Diet
by Coley

Comment by jbsmithana:
Wow. Real juggling or not this is a great photo. Bright primary colors, sharp clear focus and great shadows. One of my favorites.

Windows to the Soul
by Coley

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Coley...

How lovely it is to finally get a 'decent' photograph to critique via the Critique Club... You just don't know how tiring it is to do these things over and over again on some of the most boring photos I have ever seen :)

First of all, I didn't comment on this photo during the challenge, but it was one of my tens during the vote. I don't normally care for selective desaturations, but this one works nicely. In so many cases where I see it used, it seems to be done inappropriately. What I'm used to seeing is everything desaturated, including the subject, with some arbitrary element of the photo left in color. It serves no purpose other than to draw the viewer's attention away from the subject. In your case, it forces my eye right to the subject of the photo.

There are only a few minor critiques that I could possibly offer for improving this image.

1. I believe the proximity of the 'mirror' to the left edge of the frame is slightly uncomfortable. I would have probably left a little extra breathing room in that area.

2. The empty space on the right of the frame feels a bit 'wasted' IMO. The face and mirrors are obviously the first thing I see when I look at the photo and the negative space on the right is just in limbo. If the negative space was on the left instead, it may provide a stronger composition with the theory of 'top to bottom and left to right' compositions. You can test this by horizontally mirroring the image in your editing software and see if it provides any additional aesthetic appeal.

3. If negative space was your actual intent with this photo, you could probably enhance that even more by making the subject slightly smaller in the frame than it actually is.

This is an excellent photo... great work :)

John Setzler

Juggling a Healthy Diet
by Coley

Comment by Everyday Renee:
Huh? One good juggler!! Wild.

Juggling a Healthy Diet
by Coley

Comment by caba:
Great work, excellent illusion

Juggling a Healthy Diet
by Coley

Comment by Neil:
I really love this photo. I think this is the best use of stop motion shooting I've seen in the contest, and so I am awarding you my first place pick. The moment in time you captured in time is just perfect. I think having this in bright sunlight, while looking good on the veggies though, is one small weaknes on the person. But overall, this photo works very well, so you get a 10!

Juggling a Healthy Diet
by Coley

Comment by dhare:
Great idea, well executed. The only (niggly) thing i would change is to take the label off the banana. 9