It's a Wacky World!
by alienhelix

Comment by elinias:
LOL, great idea, well executed ! 8

It's a Wacky World!
by alienhelix

Comment by rachelellen:
where did you find band-aids that small? :) (cute shot, clever idea.)

Grace
by alienhelix

Comment by Jutilda:
This is crystal clear and the blue tones are gorgeous. Simple and very pleasing to the eye.

Nice Catch
by alienhelix

Comment by Jutilda:
WOW - what a capture.

Maximus Snow
by alienhelix

Comment by Jutilda:
The red collar really gives it that PUNCH amidst the lovely monochromatic theme. Nice placement of the dog in the left.

Tying it Together
by alienhelix

Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Compositionally, I really like this shot. The white rope is an attention getter that draws the eye to the center cord and then through the rest of the shot. It is balanced with the main focus being on the right third and the shallow dof being more in the left of the frame. At first I disagreed with the suggestion of a tighter crop/frame, but the more I look at it, the more I think it may make the composition stronger.

Technically, it has good dof and focus where the focus needs to be. My only thought is that it is a bit "gray." I believe a bit more black would give it some more depth and *pop*.

Overall, it is a nice nautical scene, and frankly, I'm surprised it didn't score higher.

Best wishes and Good work.

karmat

Tying it Together
by alienhelix

Comment by r_vesper:
nice use of line and texture. The one rope that seems to be white establishes a nice focal point.

Tying it Together
by alienhelix

Comment by sting14923:
crop at edge of net to increase impact

Tying it Together
by alienhelix

Comment by sherpet:
Strong shallow DOF, B/W image.......

Hot!!!!
by alienhelix

Comment by strangeghost:
Greetings from the Critique Club
by strangeghost

COMPOSITION
Great compositions start with great concepts. Kudos to you for thinking of this idea and then pursuing it to execution. I think having the fork and melt as centered weakens the presentation. Even better (though probably gnarly hard to do) would have been to have the fork contacting the peppers and seemingly melting on contact, with liquid metal dripping down over the pepper and pooling on the plate. Having worked with solder, I know how difficult it is to handle. Rounded pools might have worked better than the pointed ones you got. I think of using mercury instead (but probably difficult to acquire and definitely dangerous to work with). Anyway, High points here on concept and execution!

TECHNIQUE
Illumination is OK, but I wonder if you tried different lighting schemes to create more contrast or interest? Fork and pool of metal nice and sharp. It might have been nice to have one of the peppers in sharp focus too, with the extreme sharpness of the pepper speaking to the "hotness" that you were going for in concept. There's a bit too much melted metal to be accounted for by a single fork tyne, but that's really quibbling.

OVERALL IMPACT
Definitely a photo that makes me stop and look. Even before I began to think what I was going to say about this shot, I found myself nodding and smiling at the concept and execution. It might have been stronger, but as it, an excellent shot and one you should be proud to have created. Your final score of 5.8 is above the average and shows that voters appreciated your efforts too.