Milk Bubbles in Oil
by Eliza

Comment by frisca:
i like this quite a bit, especially the blue hue and the mixture of liquid weights.

Travelling Home
by Eliza

Comment by pncowley:
Critique Club critique:

I must say that I was a bit lost looking at this photo during the challenge... it wasn't until your PM that I realized it was a passport in a shirt pocket! Kind of like one of those optical illusions where you cannot see the obvious. :-)

I like your creative approach to the challenge, which is made particularly meaningful since you truly were on your way home. Unfortunately, although the colors are rich and interesting, I think the pattern of the shirt distracted or camoflagued the overall effect of your shot and negatively impacted the feeling of 'home' you were trying to convey.

The inconsistent lighting across the shot also drew my attention. You have what is probably the ambient light inside the train across the shoulder of the shirt (imparting a very pleasant, warm feeling) contrasting with the sharp lighting and colors from the camera's flash. Given the conditions of your shot, I doubt you could have used the ambient light for the entire shot (no flash or reduced flash intensity), but if it were possible, I think the effect would have been quite 'cozy' and reinforced the feeling of home.

While the composition doesn't immediately jump out as being amazing, it works reasonably well for this shot. Your decision to include part of the collar brings some orientation for the viewer, and the tight crop to the bottom of the shot keeps everything well confined and without many distractions.

I hope these comments are of some help to you; if you have questions or would like me to clarify anything in the critique, PM me and I'd be happy to elaborate.


Paul.

Milk Bubbles in Oil
by Eliza

Comment by SweetKali:
This is amazing, the photog should have let us workout in our minds what the photo actually was.

Milk Bubbles in Oil
by Eliza

Comment by ScottK:
Now that's an interesting idea. Unfortunately, it didn't work very well as an image. The focus is pretty soft (maybe some more DOF?), and the bubbles are just messy looking. 4

Milk Bubbles in Oil
by Eliza

Comment by johngo:
Okay!

Milk Bubbles in Oil
by Eliza

Comment by connie:
This is pretty cool... Interesting effect!

Milk Bubbles in Oil
by Eliza

Comment by Olyuzi:
I like the effect you've gotten here with the white milk on bottom and the blue bubbles on top. Also like the blue cast you've achieved but am not crazy about the way the milk is lit with it being bright on the left side and in dark shadow on the right. Maybe more diffuse lighting would have been better.

Milk Bubbles in Oil
by Eliza

Comment by vtruan:
Interesting. The line down the center is somewhat distracting.

Milk Bubbles in Oil
by Eliza

Comment by Fiver:
nice indea. I would have liked to have seen the bubbles more in focus.

Travelling Home
by Eliza

Comment by mcrochip:
similar in a way to my "Almost in the USA" pic from Your Corner of the World... so it shows something unmistakeably home.