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eatbaklavaComment by Bear_Music: *** C R I T I Q U E C L U B C O M M E N T ***
This is actually an interesting image, from my perspective, since it seems so much to look like a fossil, when in fact it's a dead and dessicated baby bird, if I'm not mistaken.
The image as a whole is sharp, so that's good. The composition is utterly matter-of-fact, bang-on-centered, and most would see that as a flaw, but for this image I don't see it that way. The fact that the leg (?) is cut off on the right side is a negative, compositionally; I wish it had an equal border of cement all around, so left, right, top, and bottom were the same "framing".
Because this is a basic editing challenge, there's not a hell of a lot you can do with that bright BG, since the bird itself has so many equally-bright spots on it. But in advanced editing, I'd burn in the corners/periphery fairly significantly to contain & isolate the bird.
I believe your very low score on this is a result of a profoundly unappealing subject and an utterly deadpan, in-your-face 'scientific" presentation; the combination doesn't give people much to like unless they're "quirky appreciators" like me. But I see what youw ere after, and I think you had it heading int he right direction.
Robt.
