Can D
by GeneralE

Comment:
Clever visual pun! The touch of candy in can D is the perfect touch. Appears scientific, except that the letters are cartoony, so instead we get a cartoony scientific, with strange things possibly afoot. Nice work.

Rotten Robin: Ugly Duckling Syndrome?
by CLarson557

Comment:
Wonderful colors and fun composition. Lighting could be a bit harsh, but I love the arrangement and idea. Thanks for getting most of these in focus.

Japanese Rice Crackers
by mbardeen

Comment:
Yum. I love these things. While many here will not consider these "candy," I think that they fit the challenge well in Japan, and that's good enough for me.

Pick Your Color
by GolferDDS

Comment:
Wonderful colors and pattern here. The lighting is well done, too, illuminating the colors but not over saturating them. I wish these candies were all in better focus.

measuring pi
by tomzinho

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This is a nice image addressin the pi challenge. I concur with all of the compliments below!

I like the scientific tone this photo, created with the calculations and instruments, as well as the excellent lighting. I mentioned below that I thought the yellow tape measure took away from this slightly, perhaps because the tape measure is not a very accurate instrument relative to pi or the other objects selected for your photo.

As someone else noted, the arrangement is loose, perhaps a tighter arrangement with a closer point of view would enhance the feeling of precision and intricacy. I hope you realize that these suggestions can come because it is a strong image already. The composition and focus are superb, and the little touches like the tape going around the round object make this an intriguing and engaging image to begin with.

The lighting is also appropriately cool and scientific. I like how the calculations were done in a fine point pen.

I look forward to seeing more of your work! Good luck!

-David

Sister Locks
by lauraedw

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I was randomly assigned this photo to critique!

The big mistake of many voters in this challenge was to assume that the brightness of color was predominant over the importance of color. In your image, you show us the importance of color in communicating the differences and similarities among these sisters, as well as the obviously loving bond between them.

The fact that the hair is intertwined suggests that a lot of thought was put into just how they were to be posed. This hair, it seems, represents their personalities--not individually, but as a family. In other words, I understand by looking at this image that the family itself has a personality that these sisters are communicating through their hair, as it were (and as weird as it sounds to say that).

The lighting and point of view are therefore very effective in revealing this truth, and the composition and clarity of the photo engender interest and make it an engaging image to look at.

This image, in terms of color, requires more than a cursory glance. Unfortunately, that is what most folks give images around here.

I look forward to seeing your work in the future!

-David

I see red
by Dim7

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I concur with all of the compliments below! This is a fine image that uses color well, so meets the challenge well.

I enjoy how the red stands out among all of the neutrals and grays here. You also have the fence and its shadows that act like leading lines to the barn.

This is an engaging photo with lots of tones and textures to look at. Folks below have mentioned the perspective or point of view, and I think that the fence works well as a vehicle to lead our eye to the barn. On the other hand, the fence is so interesting it kind of pulls focus, despite the redness of the barn's roof. The fence also adds a sense of mystery and awe to the image that I wish the barn added as well.

To pull focus off of the fence while retaining its wonderful qualities, it may be possible to step just a foot or two to the right and still get those interesting lines and depth of field, but the lines would lead toward the center of the photo rather than to the side. Also, coming at a time of day when there is more intersting light might enhance the interest of the barn roof, giving it a sense of "mystery" that the fence currently has.

You may want to push the saturation levels ever so slightly in post processing as well.

In sum: I like this photo a lot. You have certainly communicated color, and the great things about this photo could be made even better, perhaps, with more interesting light and a slightly different point of view.

I look forward to seeing your good work in the future!

Thanks,

David

pi
by marbo

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I concur with all of the compliments below! Including my own!

This is a superb shot with a difficult subject, but here is why I think it works so well:

It is simple, and you suggest a lot. The way the numbers vanish indicate the infinitity of pi, and your use of B/W is appropriate and adds interest. Your point of view, with the numbers tilting off, enhance the interest as well. The cleanliness of line and contrast of B/W create a suggestion of mystery as well, taking our thoughts beyond the photo and into the realms of mathematics and their incomprehensibleness, yet seeming simplicity. Again, the simplicity of the image is both appropriate and ironic.

What can I say? This is a marvelous shot. Star sending it to math textbook companies!

Thanks,

David

My diet starts tomorrow!
by Anastasia

Comment:
Good actress! Looks like she's really enjoying that chocolate bar. The light seems a bit harsh on her and her hands, perhaps diffused would be more effective. Nice work.

This candy has been chromed
by camelotnorth

Comment:
Excellent composition and placement of the glass and candy, including the rotation of the glass. I can't really see what purpose "chroming" this accomplishes, though.