Ectopistes Migratorius (Passenger Pigeon)
by danculwell

Comment by Melethia:
I had no idea it was either dead or extinct. Nice job! Beat the crap outta my live pigeon. :-)

Nap Time
by danculwell

Comment by sonyalphausr:
OOOOOOH HOW ORIGINAL

Nap Time
by danculwell

Comment by ShutterPug:
appears you may have over sharpened a bit in an effort to cover soft focus. jmho

Nap Time
by danculwell

Comment by jomari:
I like this best of the flamingo shots.

A Midsumer Nights Dream by William Shakespere
by danculwell

Comment by pedrobop:
I like the sky, the light and the idea of this silhouette. The big black space at the bottom doesn't fit for me, and i wish i could see the tree from another perspective, but that was probabbly hard because of the light, i guess. Maybe you could have used more levels to help the colors of the sky too. I'm not very experient but that is my point of view, sorry if i was rude in any way! Good luck to you!

A Midsumer Nights Dream by William Shakespere
by danculwell

Comment by Kempostudent3:
I love night photography (assuming that's what this is). Very beautiful with the clouds in the sky, which give a nice sense of the immense size of the tree.

Round...and Good for You
by danculwell

Comment by Ecce_Signum:
Greetings from Andi via the Critique Club

First Impression: Not the best of the bunch but its nice and colourful

Composition:It looks like a very simple setup but at least you took the time to arrange the fruit on a mirror. Its all a bit too central for me and would have preferred either the entire reflection or non at all

Subject: I like the fact that the circles are implied by the almost round fruit but am guessing most of the voters clipped you a point for dnmc in their opinions

Technical: You mentioned the light was a bit harsh so maybe diffusing the light with some cloth or similar and using a longer exposure might have helped? this would be a good setup for a light tent. Focus is ok but not as sharp as you'd need to score well (the orange has the best focus and lighting for me). Depending on the monitor I view this on the background can look ok however would look much better further away from the subject and not all creased.

Final thoughts: As you mention in your comments there are issues here however, with a little time and thought I'm sure you could reshoot this and make it a much better image (I do think 4.7 was a little harsh mind you).

A Midsumer Nights Dream by William Shakespere
by danculwell

Comment by kmusser:
The idea is good. I think it a bit too dark though.

A Midsumer Nights Dream by William Shakespere
by danculwell

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
A bit dark, but hey, it's a midsummer night! The clouds look pretty cool in this shot.

Round...and Good for You
by danculwell

Comment by BeefnCheez:
this photo is sort of boring and uninteresting to me, regardless of the vacant circles. The cloth in the back is weird and the arrangement is odd. 4