Water transportation
by joisteini

Comment by spencelg:
Such vivid colors. And the moon is perfect. My top choice in this challenge.

Yours forever
by joisteini

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I gave this a 6 in voting because it's pleasing to the eye, nice pov and dof, and a wonderful use of tones, but felt it was a bit busy. I think you could have easily got rid of the bottle/glass on the left (or moved it out of frame so it wasn't in the shot). The lettering and symbols on the bottle are also in focus, which makes them compete with the lettering inside your wedding band.

Either I would have scooched the bottle on the left back a bit, so it was still visible and providing interest, but just out of focus enough to add some mystery. Or remove it altogether - there's nothing wrong with negative (aka 'white' space).

Otherwise your lighting is very good, there are highlights but not glare, and lovely tones which helped you get that tantalizing near-6 score! Might I also suggest a tripod for future still life/studio shots, as you were shooting at 1/400 I would guess you shot handheld. A tripod will free you up to try all kinds of exposures and play with the comp, without worrying about holding still long enough :-)

Feel free to PM me,

Susan

My stamp collection
by joisteini

Comment by PennyStreet:
I like the dof and the way this is laid out... not a boring collection at all.

My stamp collection
by joisteini

Comment by Neat:
Great stamp, nice PP.

My stamp collection
by joisteini

Comment by grahamgator:
Best of the stamp collections, imo. the shallow dof works well.

Sunset
by joisteini

Comment by Denielle:
Lovely sunset shot!

My stamp collection
by joisteini

Comment by giantmike:
Great use of depth of field. Nice stamp to choose as the main subject.

Yours forever
by joisteini

Comment by giantmike:
Beautiful use of tones.

Yours forever
by joisteini

Comment by Neat:
I like the golden tones, but there's just too much clutter happening here, to be interesting, I feel. Still I love the tones, already voted.

Yours forever
by joisteini

Comment by blindjustice:
Great warm gold tones, echoing forever.