too many
by ericsuth

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

I love the density and depth of field of this shot.

The monocrhome choice is very appropriate for your subject and style. It feels like a stock photo shot (that's a compliment).

Your use of the mirror for the shot is also very well executed.

The choice of a portrait framing is interesting, I wonder what square or landscape would do for the level of interest in your composition?

$3.97 + Tacts
by banmorn

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This is a fun shot for the challenge. I like the combination of both thumbtacks and pushpins. (Or whatever you call the different styles.)

The colors are vibrant and true and the shiny quality of the steel tacks adds some dimension to what might be monotonous. There is a slight color cast of green to the shot on my monitor (another commenter noted this, too) that makes it feel like office lighting was used - though that doesn't really bother me since that is one of their habitats.

I like that you chose to leave some foreground instead of a consistent field of tacks.

minimalism ruins
by anatolio25

Comment:
I think the subject is great and the composition is good. However, it looks like it has been oversharpened and the graininess it created is not compelling.

Bad Aphids
by Gringo

Comment:
Nice take. Well placed. Interesting color replacement.

Springing Up
by ruffian

Comment:
The colors are nice, but the blades of grass aren't crisp enough. Perhaps a shallower depth of field and better focus on the grass would yield a more interesting composition.

a large amount yields a minimal but valuble payoff
by buzzmom

Comment:
The diamond just isn't crisp enough for this composition to have the impact it deserves.

Button
by ckdake

Comment:
While the composition is interesting, the focus is too soft.

Reaching Nowhere
by arnit

Comment:
Great composition, I love the vastness of it all and the simplicity with the balanced, center of the road. 8

Repetition with variations for small child
by e301

Comment:
Very nicely shot - I love the abstractness contrasted with the reality of the child. The rotation of the photo wiht the pattern of the floor being parallel to the left edge gives the photo a little feeling of imbalance - did you try it slightly rotated clockwise? 7

The Sun
by mimid

Comment:
Nicely captured - the repetition of the pattern gives a cohesiveness to this that still fits within the minimalist feel. 7