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by Cuttooth

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
I like the cool looking storm clouds, though the suburban sprawl in the lower part of the image does not do much for me.

t r e p i d a t i o n
by Cuttooth

Comment by pedrobop:
The sky is great but a selection tool to keep the sky like that and make the foreground look brighter would be nice in my opinion.

t r e p i d a t i o n
by Cuttooth

Comment by JacksonGariety:
That's a killer shot man. Great job! Nice colors and HDR is done well. 6/10

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Comment by K3Master:
I shall be rating this challenge by the following criteria:

1 - Not HDR in my opinion

3 - HDR is way over-done, in my opinion

5 - A reasonable use of HDR, but not a very engaging photo, in my opinion

7 - A reasonable use of HDR, and an engaging photo, in my opinion

10 - A fantastic use of HDR, and an out of this world photo, in my opinion

Your photo receives:

5

t r e p i d a t i o n
by Cuttooth

Comment by ineedauniquename:
love the sky , not quite sure the ground beds into the photo that well but defintely good technical HDR

Lemon grass crusted salmon with Macadamia nut pesto linguine
by Cuttooth

Comment by JulietNN:
HI from the Critique Club

You asked for your shot in this challenge to have a comment from one of the members in the Critique Club.

This sounds yummy!!! There are a couple of things that need to be addressed though. You have this wonderful plate, which is not square ( I have red square plates!) which is just perfect for this shot. They are long and lean and show off yoru spag and salmon very well.

That being said, your leading line which starts with your plate, then pasta then salmon makes my eye travel all the way to the top left corner and falls off the side of the photo. In other words, there needs to be a full stop somewhere in your shot. Either have the corner of the plate as a full stop or full frame with the salmon as your end piece.

Now the pasta is either whole wheat or your whites are off. If it is whole wheat, there is not a lot you can do about that, but you can play around with your white balance, or selective colours whites, then they would have popped a little more.

Your salmon is secondary in this shot, but that also would have been nice to see it in focus, A-Dep on your camera would have taken care of that. Now the reason I am saying this, is you have 1 red and 1 brownish, and the red is winning in this shot, so some soft flakey pinks would have rounded this shot off nicely.

I for one am now hungry after looking at your shot, which is a compliment as you have evoked a sense in me.

Well done

Berries in Blue
by Cuttooth

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
A great shot of blueberries, but I don't see it as a "scene". Perhaps my interpretation of the topic is too narrow.

Lemon grass crusted salmon with Macadamia nut pesto linguine
by Cuttooth

Comment by hideout:
Wow, someone had a fantastic dinner after the challenge shoot, hope it didn't get too cold during the editing process.

Berries in Blue
by Cuttooth

Comment by Blackbox:
An excellent photo but not much of a 'scene' or 'tale' to me.

Lemon grass crusted salmon with Macadamia nut pesto linguine
by Cuttooth

Comment by Keith_W:
Nice capture and it looks very tastey.