Pieces of chocolate
by sessa

Comment by mikala:
The shadowing is not ideal and it's a tad bright on the right, totally washed out in a couple spots.

Pieces of chocolate
by sessa

Comment by bvy:
The lighting leaves a little to be desired, but I absolutely love the composition.

Pieces of chocolate
by sessa

Comment by bohemka:
Well done. Great lighting and perfect product shot (for a suspension company!).

Pieces of chocolate
by sessa

Comment by ThingFish:
Sure to taste great but the execution of this image is a little uninspiring although it fits the challenge theme well. With good lighting technique you could have gotten rid of the shadows as well.
(not voting)

Pieces of chocolate
by sessa

Comment by wyverndragon:
Nice idea to break it all the way through like that. My eye is following that crack right across the image.

My neighbors fireworks
by sessa

Comment by bobnospum:
I like the non-standard view here, which I assume was caused by a lot of wind.

Stay cool!
by sessa

Comment by graphicfunk:
Nicely done.

Stay cool!
by sessa

Comment by noraneko:
The texture on hte hat is beautiful, but does not quite seem to fit with the shagginess of the model. Highlights in hair look a bit blown and distracting.

Mystery potion
by sessa

Comment by jfriesen:
Hi from the Critique Club!

Technically speaking you have done a fine job with this photo. Nice DOF especially and the exposure is real clean. I don't see anything too over or too over exposed. I bet your histogram is happy (hehe camera jokes) I do notice a little loss of quality/clarity on the table portion that is in focus. Not sure what caused it, maybe the camera, maybe not, not something I would expect at ISO 100 in the daytime.

The object placement is nice and interesting enough for me to enjoy the photgraph, but for "Magic and Mystery" one would expect something a little darker and a little more mysterious to bump the votes a bit. Maybe some swirling dye in the bottles but I understand something like that may be out of the question if you don't want to wreck the capping on your bottles.

But like I said, I like this photo and I think you are on the right track, but it my not have been Magical or Mysterious enough for the voters.

Good job overall!

:)

Mystery potion
by sessa

Comment by lynnesite:
Simple and effective, painterly even. 7