Spilled Liquid
by Alexander

Comment by lizardbeth:
Is that mold?? This is a great shot. I love the rich color.

Spilled Liquid
by Alexander

Comment by Eliza:
ew! what was in the jar?! I love the way it shines though

Spilled Liquid
by Alexander

Comment by Mona:
very good

Help
by Alexander

Comment by wewillexplore:
Didn't they need a land line in matrix? :)

Help
by Alexander

Comment by MattW:
nice idea..i don't think you should have taken this picture on top of blue wood..kind of random

Colour Pencils
by Alexander

Comment by timj351:
Critique Club critique by Tim Jensen.

This is a pretty interesting photo and there are many things that I like about it. The first thing that jumped out at me was the nice vivid colors of the brushes plus the textured background. I also enjoy the simple but effective composition. Unfortunately your use of lighting has caused the brush ends to get lost among the background. This could be helped by aiming your light source at the brush ends to highlight that part and if you were to lower your light you could also create some nice shadows that would add even more interest. Always try to remember to experiment a lot with the positioning of your lights. One reason is that they can photograph much different than you see with your eyes alone.

This meets the challenge very well and you clearly executed it very well by keeping it sharp and clean. The border looks good although I think instead of the light blue to match the color in the background I would have chosen the green color that is on the brush. This links the border to the main subject and not the secondary element.

All in all this is a pretty solid photo. Now, about that title....

Tim

Help
by Alexander

Comment by 'Pong:
The idea is quite alright but maybe you want to try different background and lighting.

Help
by Alexander

Comment by pncowley:
I'm beginning to feel like I don't know enough about the Matrix to judge. But I can say that the word NOKIA staring at you does make it kind of hard to get swept away into the photograph. I LOVE your background. I think if you would have lost the phone, it still would have been an interesting shot (it's still complex even though everyone knows it's a motherboard). You have great focus and lighting in this shot. Good job. -7

Colour Pencils
by Alexander

Comment by dsidwell:
I like the background here.The brushes seem washed, though. Nice composition and arrangement.

Colour Pencils
by Alexander

Comment by vtruan:
Brushes?