The Last Breath
by RossF

Comment by DIVIAN:
yup, a nice one, a bit oversharpened, maybe, still a great shot!! facing the blurry future..nice 1!!

The Last Breath
by RossF

Comment by Shrink:
v nice contrast in textures with bokeh and foreground

The Last Breath
by RossF

Comment by sherpet:
Lovely "Bokeh" in the background in this one.....

The Last Breath
by RossF

Comment by Simms:
nice use of complimentary colours.

The Last Breath
by RossF

Comment by Jutilda:
As boring as a stump is, this is one of the better bokeh shots in my opnion. It has a tack sharp focuson the subject and the blurred splotches of color in the background, are appealing and help aid in the appeal of the shot. 7

The Bean Stalker
by RossF

Comment by Ecce_Signum:
Thoughts from Ecce, with his critique club hat on

Firstly congratulations on submitting your first photo at dpc Ross :) This picture doesnt quite work for me for several reasons, I think you overworked the image to get the bg a pure white and (as was mentioned in an earlier comment) it makes the image look as if it was cut out and placed on a white background. For me the card adds nothing to this shot and I wonder if you were just adding 'pastel' colours to the image. I'm sure you could have found a better composition for this shot as although you took the time to seperate the beans they look badly angled. I took the liberty of downloading the image and played with rotations and crops (tight on just the beans and blade) and, imho you'd get a much better effect.

I like a good title and think it finishes of an image and sometimes helps the viewer understand more about the image. I will never vote down an image because of its title or lack one but will sometimes add a point if its spot on with the image and isn't used to shoehorn an image into a competition theme - I loved yours Ross :)

I think its a clever idea but with imperfections in composition and post processing and, after looking through your site I think you'd agree its not amongst your best work? You have some great pictures there and if you submit work like that your first ribbon is around the corner!

Andi

The Bean Stalker
by RossF

Comment by justamistere:
Maybe to make it more realistic, the knife could have been straightened up, to a more vertical position by putting it into some white foam or a small hidden C-clamp. That would hold it in a natural cutting angle. The paper detracts. Great title.

I'd like to see a retake with a dramatic, suspensfull, black background and beans made more pastel. Then you would have to add a small spotlight on the knife, if you wanted the handle to show. Pastel would bring out the blood and knife more.

The Bean Stalker
by RossF

Comment by tjbel05:
Funny and unique.

The Bean Stalker
by RossF

Comment by photoslik1967:
The red distracts from the pastel hue.

The Bean Stalker
by RossF

Comment by lynnmarie:
A little morbid for my taste. :) 6