Reflective Piano
by dtouch1

Comment by AllanL:
Was the point of focus the reflection? The other objects are just a bit too out-of-focus for my taste. I think a few stops down and exposing for the inside light, or maybe half way between the indoor light and outdoor light, might be an interesting thing to try. The bright outside is very distracting.

Reflective Piano
by dtouch1

Comment by betelgeuse:
lighting not so good..

Reflective Piano
by dtouch1

Comment by robertted:
The stool has a glare that is very distracting.

Reflective Piano
by dtouch1

Comment by ohanapics:
Out of focus and extremely blown highlights which is easy to do when shooting from inside through a window. Normally I don't comment too much on blown highlights but since they are a major portion of the reflection and the reflection is the subject of this challenge I feel it really hurt this picture.

Reflective Piano
by dtouch1

Comment by RazorsEdge:
sorry, just not in focus for me

Reflective Piano
by dtouch1

Comment by beam:
Nice creative use of reflective surface. Next time I would work on sharpness. Seems to be out of focus. Also, I would work on the exposure. Higlights in this image seem to be blown out.

Reflective Piano
by dtouch1

Comment by Kivet:
would be a striking picture if it was in focus.

Reflective Piano
by dtouch1

Comment by Citadel:
A little blurry and overexposed in some places

Midnight Mover
by dtouch1

Comment by Neil:
Greetings from the critique club.

Hits: This was a really good idea for the black challenge. I like the contrast of the black and silver trim. I like the general direction that the composition took. It's very sharp, and there's a minimum of hot spots/glare from the trim.

Misses: My monitor is a bit dark and cannot be perfectly calibrated, but it's as close as possible (it's a Dell 1900FP). This photo still appears a bit too dark. Only the trim detail is discernable, there's no visible bends and form on the black part of the truck. Also, while the composition is in the right direction, the "cutting off" of the trim accessories at top hurts it a bit (though somewhat understandable to try and minimize the sky in the shot). Also, the grille is one of the best parts, and its only partly there, and has some perspective distortion.

Ideas. I think it would have been cool to try and get the grille as the focal point, and the truck as the contrast. Or as is, you might recrop and try to lighten just a tad.

Hope you get a chance to play with this idea some more!

Pocket change
by dtouch1

Comment by leaf:
lack of impact, or interest. it looks like just money laying there.