Too Close For Comfort
by PhotoGnome

Comment by Konador:
Critique Club:

This is definatly a case of getting a lower than deserved score due to content rather than quality. I know a lot of people rate down photos with a gun in.

I think you coped with this shot quite well. I can imagine it being difficult with all the reflective surfaces pointing in different directions, and I think the lighting job was done well. I think maybe pushing +1 exposure compensation would have made it a bit brighter and slightly more appealing. There don't seem to be many white whites in there at the moment.

Composition wise, I think this way works, but I think getting lower down and including more of the other end of the gun in the distance would have improved this slightly, making it more "up close and personal". Widening the DoF to enable the writing on the gun to be readable would have helped too I think.

One last thing that I think would help the shot is to flatten out the t-shirt. It all seems a bit wavey, which creates a nice pattern in the background, but in the forground it is quite distracting. Also, did you think about using a black shirt instead? I would have made the gun stand out more.

What Boundaries?
by PhotoGnome

Comment by vadvirag:
Looks much better without the rainbow border. I like it very much this way. :-)

Too Close For Comfort
by PhotoGnome

Comment by Rooster:
Technically this is a great macro shot. But personally, I don;t get or like the whole gun thing. But, hey. that's just me.

Too Close For Comfort
by PhotoGnome

Comment by corachaos:
Well done.

Too Close For Comfort
by PhotoGnome

Comment by hughletheren:
It is a personal thing but why not increase the depth of field - it might increase the impact, otherwise an interesting and maybe even provoking shot (apologies for the pun!).

Too Close For Comfort
by PhotoGnome

Comment by dirtkahuna:
Nice shot, good DOF. I have to wonder if your score is diminished by the subject matter?

Excuse Me Please
by PhotoGnome

Comment by blindjustice:
I love this shot- but then again, "dog's crappin" has always been more close to my heart than "dogs playin pool"

Excuse Me Please
by PhotoGnome

Comment by kiwiness:
This is so funny. Love the expression on her face, good shot.