Dead before dessert
by lavi83

Comment by cutout:
love the ears 9

(Elephant) March
by lavi83

Comment by jmritz:
I've noticed they almost always have this smile plastered to their faces. Amazing and wonderful beings.

Dead before dessert
by lavi83

Comment by mariuca:
This is a fabulous image! Great idea, wonderfully done. Reminds me of a lot of French movies that stay with you - "Seraphine" was the last one for instance. Congratulations. 10

Solitary
by lavi83

Comment by FrankRobinson:
Hi Lavinia - welcome to the Critique Zone!

I confess that I am a bit mystified by this shot. When I first saw it, I thought of a few things to say but then I looked at your portfolio. The gap between this shot and the quality in your portfolio is so large that I am forced to wonder if you were shooting for the brown here? I will critique assuming that you were not.

Technically: That is a very capable camera/lens combo - but definitely not at its best at f3.5. The tree either needs more or less light - either definitely a silhouette or lit enough to see the detail - perhaps using 'spot' metering would help get the levels right? I would then boost the ISO to about 400 and close the aperture a little (maybe f5.6?)

PP: This needs a little work, I suggest. There isn't much interesting or important colour so I would be tempted to convert to black and white like this. To really bring out the textures and contrasts, some work on levels or curves and some sharpening is also really a requirement.

Artistic: It definitely looks like you have gone for the rule of thirds here. It's not enough and this is where I am surprised because your portfolio shows some really excellent use of structure and composition, while this is a little lacking. Perhaps a different perspective on the tree would have helped? From the ground up maybe? In any event the very bright area bottom left is a distraction.

I hope that some of this is useful - it is all just my opinion of course but I am very confident that you are capable of far better photographs than this!

Happy hunting,

Frank.

Dead before dessert
by lavi83

Comment by tanguera:
Which is why you should always eat dessert first!!! Very nicely done. Love the lines on the tablecloth and bg. Nicely posed too.

Dead before dessert
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Comment by markwiley:
Quite an interesting image. I don't think people are allowed in still lifes, but maybe if they are dead it's OK?

Dead before dessert
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Comment by blindjustice:
THis is a great shot; I am trying to get my head around the crop; landscape orientaion would have been better- otherwise, perfect.

Dead before dessert
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Comment by bspurgeon:
I hate it when this happens.

(Elephant) March
by lavi83

Comment by Emerkaza:
This is great! I love the use of greyscale here. 10

Solitary
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Comment by lavi83:
I guess for a new entry like me in this world, even a monolithic tree like this seemed good to capture as it was.makes me laugh a bit too honestly...any criticism is wellcome for me.thank you :)