Surrounded by Money
by Shelley

Comment by rgarza:
I see a man on a bike. Surrounded by trees and small buildings. Use money and get an imagination

Surrounded by Money
by Shelley

Comment by Dave Gordon:
Very attractive store fronts, and a definite sense of wealth. The colors seem a bit dull - this could have used a bit more exposure or some tweaking in a photo editor.

Surrounded by Money
by Shelley

Comment by Ram21:
Good color. I like the detail.

Surrounded by Money
by Shelley

Comment by Trinch:
If that's Nantucket, I get it. But I am afraid it may be over many people's head.

Surrounded by Money
by Shelley

Comment by WildflowerJoy:
This might be stronger if there was more of the surroundings visible.... a different angle. The signs are difficult to read so maybe if the photo had been taking to show the man on the bike from the side and more of the buildings.

Surprising Myself
by Shelley

Comment by TooCool:
From the Critique Club

Things I like: The look of surprise is good on the face looking at the camera. I also like how the faces are well aligned (in particular the mouth).

Things I don't like: The overall image is too dark. I do not have a suggestion on how to fix this. I think the two faces should be reversed as far as sharpness goes. The face looking at the camera should be the sharp one and the one looking across the image could stand to be the blurrier one. I think that this would be an improvement. I also think that the hands on the face might be compositionally nicer if on the other face. I normally like the use of negative space (black or darkness especially) however because of the underexposure of the subjects, this becomes a real distraction in this example.

I have no experience with shots like this as my camera is to basic to do anything similar. I like what you are attempting but this needs more work. If you are willing to keep trying I would be very interested in seeing reshoots of this concept!
TC

Surrounded by Money
by Shelley

Comment by RonB:
Nice composition, but a little flat in color saturation.

Surrounded by Money
by Shelley

Comment by dagaleaa:
I always feel surrounded my money....not much of it is mine! nice photo

Surrounded by Money
by Shelley

Comment by TooCool:
Where??? I only see money in the title (unless you mean the sign that says gold smith...) This image is a little soft on focus and the colors are kind of dull. It's also a little busy and I'm not sure where I'm supposed to look. Too many conflicting lines.
TC

Handbag
by Shelley

Comment by TooCool:
From the Critique Club

This is an interesting take on the Literalism theme. Though not a common 'phrase' like many used it is common enough to get a reaction from most people.

The lighting is awesome on the purse itself. You managed to draw out the textures in the material. The reflection underneath the purse helps to give a different perspective too. You are a touch overexposed in a couple of spots on the hand but not so much as to be terribly distracting except maybe on the thumb.

The crop is IMHO a touch tight on the sides and maybe the top though. Also, I, being a HUGE fan of color, would have liked to see this in it's original colors.

One thing that immediately popped into my head when I saw this was that it would have been fun to see the purse straps in the hand so that the 'handbag' was holding itself. That would have been a truly original take on the wordplay!

Nice job,
TC