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Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

I think this is an excellent photo. The patterns are dominant and the slight diagonal creates an excellent dynamic for this subject. I particularly like the long narrow crop as well. That really sets this image apart in my opinion. The only minor flaw in composition that I can possibly comment on is the proximity of the subject to the right edge of the frame in the upper portion. I don't really understand why this image didn't score better. I'm just guessing that the subject choice didn't draw much appreciation from the voters, but I really like it. Keep up the good work :)

John Setzler

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Comment by Bus352:
Interesting object, but I definitely would have zoomed in and used a different angle to capture the fabricated details that would clearly strengthen the theme. Theres some good potential here.

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Comment by whiteroom:
nice

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Comment by joycobb:
This is cool. Nice crop and concept.

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Comment by nessnaj:
Using the second, third or fourth candle-light would give more the impression the shallow DOF: in that case you can see the beginning and the end of the area in-focus. To be honest: I did not use this aspect in my own picture for this challenge :-(

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Comment by britteyboo:
nice image

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Comment by carpents:
Nice shot, but it might look better focused on the second tealight instead of the first.