1146 Silver
by bamaster

Comment by ChrisW123:
Doh, should not have shown the white label. Nice layout and composition of the shot however.

1146 Silver
by bamaster

Comment by joebar:
The same thing that's bugging me - I'm sure bugs you. So, I wont mention it :) Very well done photo, solid 7. Think it would do better with something like a bright red in the bottle and a larger pool of paint under the brush.

1146 Silver
by bamaster

Comment by justine:
Cool shot....

1146 Silver
by bamaster

Comment by pinback:
Nice use of DOF.

1146 Silver
by bamaster

Comment by kellie:
nice

1146 Silver
by bamaster

Comment by inspzil:
A little more DOF would've been preferred. I really like the picture, but wish at least the brush could've been focused.

Directions To My House
by bamaster

Comment by psychephylax:
A visit from the Critique Club :)

Interesting, I like the composition, it's not dead center, it has appealing lines which provide both contradiction and symmetry to me.

The colors are plain and simple. I feel I could definitely see this photo in the paper for some kind of an article, but, it needs the story.

I feel that this photo is missing a link to a good story. It's simple, abstract but does not have a story behind it. For example, the title you gave it links to the image but even there, we could do choose a different more suitable title like "Stock Market in a slump, dead end for investors?" or something similar.

I think technical quality is superb, but artistic value is only mediocre.

Leche de Rosa
by bamaster

Comment by DougPaz:
Greetings from the Critique Club };-)

Initial thoughts
Beautiful color and contrast, meets the challenge, could be a bit sharper
Composition/ Content

Very nice composition, I really like your lighting. As I mentioned during the challenge, I would like to see what this looks like with the petal slightly turned either right or left. I don't know if you tried that during shooting. The cream on the petal is near perfect.

Background
I don't know how you got your background and cream such a pristine white color, excellent job.

Camera Work - Technical
Focus seems good and contrast is excellent for the difference in dark and white you have here. The focus does seem as if it could be just a bit sharper but I think that is more processing. Your white balance once again is awesome.

Digital Processing - Technical
A couple of things here that I think could have taken your shot "over the top".(Not that a top ten is anything to sneeze at!!!) First, like another commenter, I think the border is a bit much. I think a 6 pixel black border would have made the whites whiter and the reds brighter. (I sound like a laundry detergent commercial!) The other thing is even more important. The shot is only 66 kb of the 150 kb allowed in file size. I truly believe that the increase in file size would have really sharpened this up. Both of these changes may have been enough to move you up into ribbon contention.

Fits The Challenge
Definitely fits the challenge well.

My Opinion On The Photo
I think that it is a really nice shot and it meets the challenge well but could have been improved a little to finish even higher than it did. Good job, and keep up the good work.


I would be happy to talk further about this shot if you would like to contact me.
DougPaz

Leche de Rosa
by bamaster

Comment by magnetic9999:
hey, it's me, the other milk and roses guy. Good job!!

Directions To My House
by bamaster

Comment by nds:
Very simple, but highly impressive! I like such shots. Composition and cropping are well done, there is nothing to criticize... -9