Greetings from the Critique Club... (thought I've heard others say this)
Well, Im not sure this 'interesting' photo warrants the as low a score as it recieved. The blur caused by the zoom-during-exposure was intentional, and makes you look twice, which is good. The photo works ok as an abstract image, but I think the problem is we keep getting drawn back to look for more, only to get rejected each time. In these zoom type of shots its often nice to have at least a fragment (the center) of the shot decently crisp, the zoom then draws our attention and focuses it there. I have a problem glancing around at each portion of this image, only to be left more confused: I cant tell if the white background area is a shirt of bedsheet, I cant tell if the hand is male or female, as mentioned by others, it looks like a cigarrette and ashtray as opposed to the 'traditional' breakfast in bed. Again, its fine and lovely to make a play on the theme (ie cigarrettes ARE the food) but with an image as unclear as this, several viewers wont bite.
In sum, I think the image is interesting at the onset, as I like the technique and abstract feel, but at the end of the day it leaves more questions than answers, lacking focus on a visual 'punchline' to keep us coming back for more. |
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