When all has been said and done
by jjbeguin

Comment:
Great pic, I really like the way it is lit. With the relaxed edting rules I might have burned in the arm and the front of the shirt and neck a little though. 9. Good luck, Todd.

Black Delight
by kosmikkreeper

Comment:
Nice texture, the lighting picks this up well. Good luck, Todd.

Five Speed
by Gordon

Comment:
This is my personal favorite this week. It is simple yet effective. My only criticism would be thelight section in the top left. I would have made this either lighter or darker. So either more obvious or get rid of it all together. Great shot though.
Good Luck, Todd.

Flying
by FranziskaLang

Comment:
Seems you beat my motocross shot afterall! I've had a look at your other shots and they look great. It is a fun subject to shoot don't you think? Well Done!

Todd.

Sports Illustrated
by RiderGal

Comment:
Well done Talya, congrats on the ribbon. But far and above that well done on getting the editing work. Sitting in on a major sporting event and shooting it is where the real thrill is here. Stick with it, you have talent and a good eye for capturing the action, I have no doubt you will be very successful in the sports photography area. As it is an area that also interests me I look forward to seeing more of your work.

goo
by jbruno1397

Comment:
Critique Club

Hi Johnothan,

intersting image and choice of cropping. It is certainly abstract and I think it probably scored lower than it should have. I like the design.
One thing that does detract from the image is the couple of little white spots on the inner two swirls. I take it that the big white spot is the reflection of the lamp you used to light the picture. I think it both adds and detracts from the image. Firstly I think it adds something to the surface effect giving a sense of the irregularities in the surface, though at the same time it is distracting and probably cost you a few votes. It seems fairly grainy which may have been the effect you were going for. Personally I think I would have perhaps used a longer exposure to lift the image a bit and moved the lighting source out of the direct line of the shot.
Perhaps a longer exposure at a lower ISO would have reduced the grain. Finally increase the saturation to make the colours a bit more vivid.
Compositionally, I think it is a good abstract and thew swirls do lead your eye to the centre of the image.
I think it would be worth reshooting this to see what else you could get out of it.
Overall I think a few technical and compositional changes would have resulted in better scores for this image.

Thanks for sharing your image and keep shooting.

Cheers,

Todd.

Drop of Honey
by Jacko

Comment:
Well done Jacko, nice work yet again!

whispers and giggles
by ursula

Comment:
Well done Ursula, I think this shot really conveys both a sense of sound and also mood. Great shot, definately deserved a ribbon.

Clip Art
by hawkida

Comment:
I think the title is clever, not sure the globs of blue-tack are that appealing..... I think you are on the right track though.... good luck, Todd.

deskyline
by kenbo

Comment:
nice shot, it certainly has an office feel to it. Good Luck, Todd.