Hard to but Countable, and Easy to but Uncountable
by Callisto

Comment:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Compositionally, I like how you have placed the subject primarily in one corner and used the rest of the background as a dark "negative space."

Technnically, the egg is focused as is most of the rice, and that is a good thing. However, the lighting on this is very, very harsh. Flash? perhaps? or a directly hitting light? To me, the shadow behind the egg really detracts from the image, and it causes the rice to be lit unevenly as well. If you were to reshoot, or if you tried something like this again, I would recommend bouncing the flash off something white to help diffuse it. Even if you are using an on-camera flash, you can put a bit of tissue in front of it, or a white piece of paper to diffuse it or bounce it. Also, a lower perspective may make the overall shot a bit more interesting. As it is now, I am seeing the egg and rice as if it were sitting on the table in front of me. This is a view that I can see any time I want. To really engage the viewers, sometimes it helps to have a view that is atypical.

Overall, you met the challenge well. I honestly had never thought about the finiteness of rice or the perpetuity of an egg, but it is an interesting contrast.

Best to you in future challenges, and if I can further clarify anything, please let me know.
Karma

Parting Time
by denbote

Comment:
awesome picture. really, really, really do not like the frame. obviously a personal thing, but it just looks like wasted space to me.

A Gaggle of Photographers: Australian Open
by hotpasta

Comment:
hope they all wore their deo.

sometimes we get to see what we've lost
by posthumous

Comment:
The first time i looked, i did not see it. (but wasn't voting either). Now, however, I am wondering how in the world I missed it. It does look like a little old man.

Vitamin C
by GeneralE

Comment:
A healthy smile that will ward off and colds. :) The angle is interesting; it feels like it is upside down.

Spirited Gesture
by rodfulk

Comment:
It's subtle, but I see it. The crop, to me, feels a bit "stagnant" as it is kinda tight.

Sunny Side Up
by vawendy

Comment:
hahha. photos you can eat! :)

Plug Incognito
by Senay

Comment:
That's funny. The things we will do for a challenge!

Surface Wave
by zeuszen

Comment:
There are those photographers that can record events as they happen. Those slightly better will capture the emotion that goes with the event. Still others can preserve joy, happiness, bliss without a human subject. The rarest of photographers can create an image that illustrates balance with despondency, angst and confusion. This image is the latter.

OR

you have a brand new camera and don't have clue how to work it.

:) :) :) :P

The Appalachian Pioneering Spirit
by CNovack

Comment:
This looks like the Vance birthplace just outside of Asheville. I did a bluegrass shoot there one time. There wasn't snow then, but it is a NICE place.