This was a total experiment. My daughter begged and pleaded to have her pumpkin put in. I didnt care too much about placement, just the look of pride on her face to see it on my page every morning.
Not sure if 'm being dense on this one, but for me, I would have liked to have seen beter focus and lighing. Also, the glare at the bottom of he photo is a bit of a distraction for me. JMO.
lighting is not the best. The flare, and the blown highlights take away from the image. Should have used some fill light to reduce the necessary exposure time.
Candle inside is really overexposed. Image is pretty fuzzy too. Maybe a higher shutter speed, or an exposure compensation would have created a more refined image.
Hurling as a topic is not the most appealing to me unless it makes me laugh. This pumpkin didn't. You've got a wonderful glow, but lost detail and sharpness. The effect was not enough to make it work for me. 4