The Silence Of The City
by latentflip

Comment by MLange:
Would be nicer with the horizon perfectly level, and maybe a bit higher up the frame. See Rule of Thirds [Wikipedia]. Do you have a 'straighten' tool in your digital toolbox? :)

The Silence Of The City
by latentflip

Comment by maymay:
the city is not silent
cool colors

The Silence Of The City
by latentflip

Comment by kcuman:
cropping tighter around the trees would have helped me score higher. Like the shot, just not the composition.

The Silence Of The City
by latentflip

Comment by urset:
Beautiful!

The Silence Of The City
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Comment by Yo_Spiff:
The subject strikes me as a little off from where mye eye is trying to go. Otherwise I love it!

Strawberry Stock Exchange
by latentflip

Comment by CNovack:
I guess putting stock in strawberries is a sweet investment:-) The colors of the reds & greens of the strawberry is very bold and it contrasts nicely off of the B&W printed newspaper on the stock market. I think where the composition could be stronger is increasing the DOF, better lighting and a tad bit of toning down on the saturation. First, depth of field in what details one sees in the background can be increased if you use a lower ISO (50-100) and higher aperture (6.3 or greater). Of course you will have to adjust shutter speed to get the correct exposure so that might mean you will need to use a tripod to avoid blur. By changing your camera setting to a higher aperture and lower ISO you will get greater detail in the background such that it will be much more legible/even readable. A more visible stock market page in the background will strengthen the connection of your theme/idea of a 'Strawberry Stock Exchange". Next is lighting. Half of the strawberry is in shadow. Changing the angle of lighting by using a simple desk light and shining it at the front of your main subject will get the shadow to fall behind it therefore showing us ALL the lovely colors and detail of this fruit. Or using a simple light tent will defuse/shatter the light & bounce it around such that there will be little to NO shadows which would improve the visual impact and make this image pop off the page. Super Simple Light Tent is an easy and in-expensive light tent. I DO like the colors of the strawberry but I think it is a tad too over-saturated. Bring down the saturation level a bit to make it look a bit more natural.

Reach
by latentflip

Comment by BeckyT:
I personally like the negative space you currently have. I think it would look good if you cropped close so the subject filled the frame. If you just cropped it on the right and left the negative space on top might look interesting. Or just crop a little more from the right so you don't have as much negative space. What it really comes down to is whether you like it. Sorry if I wasn't much help.

Not a tunnel zombie in sight...
by latentflip

Comment by daboardergirl:
This is amazing!!! Just saw it in the current thread. Great job.

Strawberry Stock Exchange
by latentflip

Comment by klstover:
Oh! I just love the colors and the lighting!
How is this photo not awesome??

Strawberry Stock Exchange
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Comment by Simms:
this is actually pretty good in a bizarre kind of way.