Spoon
by e301

Comment:
you won't be surprised I do like the aspet ratio...Good composition and great spoon shadows. Congratulations our first meeting on the front page.

Message edited by author 2010-11-26 02:47:22.

Ornate
by Spanish_Grease

Comment:
Realy nice work with the lighting. Congratulations on your best ranking.
Would realy like to see the same shot with these glasses arranged in a little more chaotic way.

Winters Tear Drops
by scab-lab

Comment:
Spectacular shades of blue, refrigeratigly good, congratulations.

Seaside Arabesque
by jjbeguin

Comment:

Thanks to all, this was a real suprise, and a good one! Before the vote I was wondering if this picture was not going to be considered off topic or confusing...as often.
This was taken on the Mediterranean coast after the terrible floods we have had in this region. Water slowly oozing back to the sea.

I have a few new water-related pitures on my profile page.

Message edited by author 2003-12-15 05:31:48.

Out of Shape
by alanfreed

Comment:
Too bad you did'nt have he reflex to pan left a little. Very close to an exceptional picture. Best of my show this week.

A Perfect Child
by channeled

Comment:
While you are asleep, a brief intervention from the Critique Club:

One of the hardest things to learn for a photographer when shooting an unstaged scene and especially when we really care about the subject is to stop focalizing on it and concentrate it’s staging.
Among the good number of cute kid pictures in this challenge your stands out by the quality of its lighting. You should have organized your framing around this great light.

A little more contrast as well would help the viewer not be distracted with the surrounding clutter and show off this light a little better.

When doing portraits, if you decide to “cut out ”some body parts from the frame, do it frankly; pictures with just the top of the head or missing feet, for example, generally bare this amateur snapshot feel. In this one, I think the hand is what I miss the most.

The following is a “sketchy” variation of your picture to illustrate my “suggested improvements”



Hope this helps,
All the best, JJ

Street Musician
by jjbeguin

Comment:


just testing....

Message edited by author 2003-12-12 03:05:28.

eau de toilette
by grigrigirl

Comment:
I see the silent morality squadron has rightfully and properly sanctioned such a disgraceful and inappropriate idea.
Great composition and great use of an unusual decor for this type of shot.

I have no idea what your level of French is, so you may yet know this:
“toilette” (singular) always refers to body cleansing;
“toilettes” (plural) refers to the room the Americans “rest” in, and to the actual ceramic contraption as well.

Message edited by author 2003-12-10 17:11:45.

Peace
by JC_Homola

Comment:
Here I am again, Critique Clubbing one of yours, briefly this time...

This picture violates several basic classic composition rules but suprisigly has great strentgh and impact. congratulations !

You are doing something right.

Cheers, JJ

Coffee in the Morning
by newtune3

Comment:
Hi from the Monday morning Critique Club

Good attempt at creating a classic still life. The overall effect, though, is a little static and does not quite vehicle for me an atmosphere of scents and aromas.

Composition: This is debatable and certainly not an absolute rule but main subjects placed dead center in an open environment rarely enhance a composition.
Another rule of thumb of “classic” photography could apply here: If the space surrounding you main subject is not adequately contextual to your message or intent, zoom in.
There is also some puzzling verticality problems, seems like the picture is a bit tilted + the surface where your props stand was uneven.

Content: To bring your viewer to get a smell of your coffee beans and brew, this is what I would suggest: Use an angle higher up for your camera so we can see the inside of the cup and bean jar (open lid of course).
If shot against a dark background, use hot liquids so some suggestive steam shows in your composition. I would even make the steam be the main subject of the picture.

Hope this helps, all the best, JJ