My nest
by nacho_are

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the critique club

A lovely bird study that meets the challenge

I like your shot, you have taken the effort to get low down, we are able to engage with the scene at the bird level which is always much more effective. I also like your composition, with the bird on the lower right vertical of the rule of thirds and the eggs in the background next to her. However, the object in the background is a little distracting, cropping it out is a possibility but cloning would probably be a better choice to leave a little more space around the bird. This is also an effective study because it is showing the birds behaviour in protecting its eggs she has adopted an aggressive posture. What does let the shot down is the white balance, instead of lovely crisp whites there is a blue tint that spoils the effect, this should be corrected by adjusting the white balance in PS.

Thank you for a lovely entry Yazid

Sunny day and a storm coming..
by nacho_are

Comment by adigitalromance:
I like how you chose to enter a picture of the sun into a low key challenge and somehow managed to pull it off. It looks pretty good!

Sunny day and a storm coming..
by nacho_are

Comment by quarx:
could have been very good, but the sharpness suffered so much

Sunny day and a storm coming..
by nacho_are

Comment by wifeofmatthew:
Beautiful pic, but I wouldn't consider this low key.

Absolute Autum
by nacho_are

Comment by Lydia:
Whoa, golly! What a lot of work! Well done!


I may or may not be voting, so please do not equate my comment with any score.

Absolute Autum
by nacho_are

Comment by Chandi:
Wonderful concept and execution. You must be down under to find autumn leaves now :)
Would've liked it even more if the closest corks were also in focus.

Absolute Autum
by nacho_are

Comment by giantmike:
I really like your idea, but feel the image could be stronger. Possibly looking at this top down would help, as could the shape of a glass (shot glass perhaps).

Absolute Autum
by nacho_are

Comment by ndistress:
I dig the idea- but I'm wishing the outline of the bottle was closer absolut silhouette...seeing as the absolute bottle is so distinct.

Absolute Autum
by nacho_are

Comment by Revecca:
I see that you have writing in the corks. I wish the image was brighter so that we could see more clearly what they say. It could add a special feel to it. Also, if you would've linked the writings on the corks, with what's 'inside' the bottle, the image would've been a bit more interesting.

I like the colors of the leaves though.

Absolute Autum
by nacho_are

Comment by KarenNfld:
Very nice setup, clever. A bit dark.