Gaston's Damage
by Barb

Comment by ximending:
Oh dear.

Gaston's Damage
by Barb

Comment by Army of nOne:
I think I see what you were going for here. Nice idea, but the fence doesn't seem to emphasis itself as the foreground in this shot.

Gaston's Damage
by Barb

Comment by Artyste:
I find this far too cluttered, a little out of focus, and the POV isn't quite what the challenge needed. I would try this shot from between a couple of trees maybe, or from a POV lower to the ground, closer to the subject, through the fence.

Hoping that my next meal will come soon!
by Barb

Comment by scalvert:
The expression is vaguely hopeful, but you're relying on the title do a lot of the work. The red shape at the bottom is a distracting element easily cropped out.

Hoping that my next meal will come soon!
by Barb

Comment by mhoogendyk:
Give me ten trys and I wouldn't have come up with the word "Hope". Toad, frog, warts, damp, big eyes, nice browns and tans, Budweiser, dead leaves, (a couch or woodwork in the background?). But, not "Hope". Nope.

Hoping that my next meal will come soon!
by Barb

Comment by ricksteven:
I think he could afford to miss a couple of meals. Very cute. Great light, angle, focus, sexy model....

Hoping that my next meal will come soon!
by Barb

Comment by Daraton:
The title is really stretching it in this case...

Limoge
by Barb

Comment by HBunch:
*Critique Club*
Hi there. I think this is a very nice first submission.
There are a few things that I would like to have seen differently, however, I think that it is still a nice attempt.
The subject itself is beautiful. I love the flowered pattern on the glass. It does seem a bit tilted here. Sometimes things are purposely angled for some dramatic effect, but it is off only slightly here looking more like a mistake than dramatic effect.
The subject is directly centered in the frame of your photo, which isn't always a bad thing, but if you were to add some negative space somewhere, that also helps to add some dramatic effect. Maybe add in some more of the reflection, and some negative space to the top of the photo? I'd have to see it to say if I'd like it, but it's something to try anyway.
The focus does seem a bit soft to me as well. This is a very comment side effect from shooting low light shots. A very important thing to remember, is DON'T try this hand held. Something else that will help A LOT, is if your camera has a timer, set your camera down, on a solid surface, and use the timer. That way, you will have NO camera shake when it is time to take the shot. The slightest movement throws it all off.
I am thinking that the softness of the flowers is also because it looks like frosted glass. However, the saucer looking thing also does look a bit unfocused.
Something else to look into is the shutter speed. If you have a camera that allows for you to adjust the shutter speed, you could play with shutter speeds and see what kind of effects that makes. Sometimes has pretty neat effects on low light shots. Just be sure not to touch or move the camera when shooting.
Overall, I like the shot, but think it's maybe a bit plain. could benefit from some dramatic angle, or something.
~Heather~

Limoge
by Barb

Comment by Barb:
Thank you all, very much, for your comments. It has helped me look at photos
in a different way.

Limoge
by Barb

Comment by frisca:
focus is soft, but I really like the warm glow and dark edges.