Swan with the light of a candle
by melancoholic

Comment by locutus:
I think you've worked the properties of the glass quite powerfully here - both the refraction of the clear glass and the transluscence of the frosted glass. It creates a pleasing effect. The contrast with the red background works well too, as does the fade from bright red to black.

The subject does look just a little "plonked in the centre", though.

Swan with the light of a candle
by melancoholic

Comment by redsunphotography:
Meets Challenge: 1/1
Lighting: 1/2
Focus: 0/2
Creativity: 1/2
Aesthetics: 1/3

Swan with the light of a candle
by melancoholic

Comment by acrotide:
Could use a little more sharpness and possibly some contrast. The lighting makes the swan look a little flat to me. Maybe a tighter crop would work a bit better as well, but that's just me.

Swan with the light of a candle
by melancoholic

Comment by hanneke:
cute :) the swan seems out of focus and is placed exactly in the center of the image. I like the light

Swan with the light of a candle
by melancoholic

Comment by Melethia:
In my opinion, this might be even more striking exposed just a bit less and with the swan just a hair more to the right.

Swan with the light of a candle
by melancoholic

Comment by KarenNfld:
I like the left side of this photo better than the right side. The lighting is nice and even and the swan has a nice smooth look to it. If you could have gotten even lighting it would have improved the image. I also feel the swan is too centered.

Swan with the light of a candle
by melancoholic

Comment by photom1946:
not exactly sharp enough or much higher score from me 5

Swan with the light of a candle
by melancoholic

Comment by SergeP:
I think you need a softener on the light that hits the image from the left, a bit harsh. Also a different background would have helped the figure stand out.

Swan with the light of a candle
by melancoholic

Comment by raish:
Nice piece of glass. Might have benefited from being better separated from its background? (Darker background, more complementary colour, maybe the swan raised up on something - just thinking...)

Swan with the light of a candle
by melancoholic

Comment by rookiegeezer:
focus