Floating in a Sea of Blue
by karmat

Comment by Melethia:
It's definitely quiet, but for a photograph, it's a little flat. The blue background looks a little blotchy and the feather doesn't really stand out. Maybe a bit better light on the feather itself or some adjustments to make it whiter would bring it out better.

Longing to Fit In
by karmat

Comment by rick13601:
Good concept. Meets the challenge well.

Longing to Fit In
by karmat

Comment by TheStick:
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A very cool shot! I gave it a 10 because I love the 3D feel of it! The title is very clever too!

Great shot!

Longing to Fit In
by karmat

Comment by xianart:
a very nice image, but there seem to be some major compression problems, with jagged edges on the box and the stripes. how are you saving for DPC?

Longing to Fit In
by karmat

Comment by levyj413:
I liked the contrast in shapes, and then I LOVED your title. :)

Break 10 of Ten
by karmat

Comment by TooCool:
From the Critique Club:

I can't believe that I drew a Karmat to critique! Whew the pressure! :-P

Boy, I don't know where to start with this one... First of all, I really think the idea is unique and I truly appreciate the work that you put into this concept. However...

With a studio set up shot like this, detail is everything. Hit them dead on and the shot works. Miss a couple and the shot suffers. Here, your striped 'balls' have lines that aren't straight. I know how hard it must be to try and paint straight lines on an egg, but to make this really work, they would have to be perfect. You also have several spots on several of the 'balls' where it looks like there is too much paint making it look splotchy.

There is another effect going on here that probably affected your score and that was mentioned by a couple of the commentors. This really looks distorted. I know that it's not, but that's what it LOOKS like. This makes the overall image look very distorted and hurts my eyes to look at it too long. Your lighting is a little flat and that makes the shot look flat overall. This seems to exagerate the distortion effect...

Overall, a nice idea, but one that I would be amazed to see pulled off to such a degree that it scores well here.

Hope this is helpful!

Yours,
TC

Lotsa Lines
by karmat

Comment by briantammy:
very hard on the eyes. not sure why, shallow dof ro just the angle?

Fast Candy
by karmat

Comment by pearlseyes:
Neat effect. I would have liked to seen the center piece of candy in sharp focus.

A Perspective on Life: Bloom Where You are Planted
by karmat

Comment by myra:
Lovely photo. I really like the detail of the weed in contrast with the bokeh.

Break 10 of Ten
by karmat

Comment by redmoon:
regrettably, it looks like a badly squished photo rather than what i guess are a bunch of a bit too realistically painted eggs. i am slightly worried that a lot of voters are not going to see the added depth of the subject matter here, because you did such a good job decorating them... i like it though - 7.