Odd Man Out.
by macox

Comment by alanfreed:
You might have juiced the saturation of the reds a little better to make the Jack stand out a little more, but it's a great crisp image, and a nice concept.

Odd Man Out.
by macox

Comment by justine:
Super nice focus...killer lens- and nice lighting.

Odd Man Out.
by macox

Comment by jas0420:
Nice job... The reds seem to be a tad desaturated though?

Odd Man Out.
by macox

Comment by Alpine99:
Looked at this for ages... thinking (s)he should have used a red card.. Then I see that a heart is a red card.. but it looks grey.. Is it black and white? No, the yellow is still there.. In short.. good idea.. think you should have made the card redder..7

Round Reflections
by macox

Comment by Gallatin:
This would be very effective on a solid back groung, try a hard piece of board, I think black or white would work nicely. I love your composition and I like the stainless steel cylinders for your subjects.

Round Reflections
by macox

Comment by barahoo:
Well done. Might have had more impact if the backround material had been a color, possibly a pastel that would still show the wrinkles.

Round Reflections
by macox

Comment by willem:
Wish the colored reflections were not there.

Round Reflections
by macox

Comment by justine:
Not crazy for the wrinkles on the cloth...

Round Reflections
by macox

Comment by Fayech:
i like the crumbled vs smooth idea. the angle is a bit strange though.

Hmmmm..... I Wonder.........
by macox

Comment by inspzil:
Greetings from the Critique Club
By Inspzil

Composition - Well I don't think this was the most fitting photo for the challenge. Its not that it doesn't fit. I don't like the way that the keys are separated in 2 bunches, the lights and the darks. I'd have made some of the secondary light keys to bridge to the dark for a little pseudotransition. The 2 keys in the foreground should be given a little turn or something so that they look like 2 keys. They sorta look like one if you aren't looking hard enough. There is a little too much dark area here too. There are quite a few keys there, enough to fill up a little more of the frame methinks.

Technical - Not a badly taken picture at all. Good focus, the lighting differences provide a little contrast. The medium DOF is working pretty well. The bakcground keys are visible, though not really focused like the ones in the foreground. I think you used this well to get our focus more on the front keys.

Overall - I think a little too ordinary of a subject. Its not really one we are seeing in a different light or in a different way. Its just too straight up I think to do well here. It doesn't have a lot of fancy colors. I think with the key theme it might've been better to find a ring of keys with most or all of the keys the same. It really neeeds something though to make it a little more unique. Good luck in future challenges - Bob