orange
by john22132

Comment:
nice macro. i could almost taste it!

Early Traffic Light
by MarkRob

Comment:
Hi MarkRob!
This is in response to a critique request from 11-24-02 (Critique Club):

INITIAL: cool effect. catches my eye.

COMPOSITION -CONTENT - This is either shot at a diagonal, or the peppers are not really in line.. the result gives a skewed line effect. I am wondering if, since this is referring to a traffic signal, the composition in vertical would provide more impact, and strengthen the message. I like the dark backdrop, as it really makes the lit peppers stand out.. my eye esp. falls on the yellow pepper, however, the glare from the yellow pepper on the table/surface detracts from the "in a black space" effect that was obviously desired. Again, stacking the peppers vertically might further minimize this, since the glare is coming from the yellow pepper more than the others and would be in the middle of the set up, and away from the table/surface.

CAMERA WORK -TECHNICAL - The exposure of the green and yellow pepper are good. Texture and detail is visible. The red pepper loses detail - again, I think this may be caused by the angle or the pepper being out of line as it were. If it was in line, it would have just as much detail as the other two, because the distance to the lens would be the same as to the other two peppers.

DIGITAL PROCESSING - TECHNICAL - Unfortunately, this red pepper bothers me on this aspect as well. Perhaps oversaturated or post-edited in an attempt to save the focus or color or exposure of the pepper. Or maybe just over lit; there are artifacts and loss of detail in the red pepper.

YOUR OPINION ON THE PHOTO - I think this was a very creative idea. Not sure how it is connected to traffic lights, except thru imagination, but that's what pop art is about. It has a dry humor. I think the humor would be more pronounced if, again, done in vertical to more closely mimic the traffic lights. As it stands, it either takes a minute, or relies on the title to make the idea "dawn" on the viewer.

I had given this an 8 during the challenge, and my vote still stands. Why? This is not just average (5); the cleverness pushes it past that.. and could use some tweeking to give the full impact desired.

Karen Bryan

Alien Landscape
by jenarom

Comment:
creative and bizarre. hmm. :)

Vier Erdbeeren
by mci

Comment:
I love how the milk is splashing over the strawberries.... very nice shot!

Liquid Strawberry
by timj351

Comment:
Did you use glycerin? I like this.

Down In Front!
by courtenay27

Comment:
I can even imagine the hum of the "crowd"! Very creative! Nice work!

Medicine
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
Nice white background. I don't know why they tried to DQ this. It is obvious it is a photo of a print out. Anyway, I like the use of the green apple. Granny Smith seems to feel more old fashioned with an old fashioned message/proverb. Looking for the apple to be a bit more round looking, as it looks a bit flat due to the use of lighting, and could be a bit sharper.

A is for Apple!
by Zeissman

Comment:
Clear focus. Looking for the child to look like she's enjoying her apple... here she looks distracted by something or someone and could care less about the apple! ;)
Nice catch lights in the eyes.

You Are What You Eat!
by flwrpetal

Comment:
Good focus, .. I think the others are right about the green background making it blend in with the pepper. Cute idea! Keep shooting, hon! - luv, Mom. :)

Boscs and Gourd
by mcmurma

Comment:
Love, Love, Love this.