Greetings from the Critique Club
In the future, it's very helpful for the critiquer if you comment on your picture (look in the CC forum). It's hard to give suggestions when we don't know what you were shooting for, etc...
Composition:
I like the angle of the subject since it presents diagonal lines leading the eye into the picture.
Lighting and Technique:
I'm confused by the small aperture, long shutter speed, and small DOF. In any case, the lighting on this is a little strange since the reflections on the corners of the shapes draw my attention to the reflection instead of to the subject.
Post-Processing:
Sharpening looks good, brightness and contrast are good.
Suggestions/Improvements:
The small DOF effectively locks my eye to the center of the picture but there's no real interest there. If you had made the DOF a little larger so the OOF areas gradually going out of focus I think this would've worked better.
It's hard to tell what this was lit with (looks like a ring flash or a ceiling fan), but I think bouncing a flash to get a diffused source would've helped prevent the distracting reflections.
I hope this was useful to you, and please feel free to contact me via PM if you have any questions regarding this critique.
Regards,
Zeke Smith
Message edited by author 2006-02-17 11:08:05. |
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