Simple Elegance
by whagerbaumer

Comment by groggyfroggy:
The focus seems to be way off. Good idea though

Simple Elegance
by whagerbaumer

Comment by justine:
Two things I see that need a bit of improvement. Focus..where is it? There really is not a center of focus here. Second we don't see the candles, their tops of chopped off. Your idea for the challenge and your find are very good. The white background is washing out your shot. Take a bit more time. I hope this is helpful to you.

Simple Elegance
by whagerbaumer

Comment by fotodude:
the crop of this is kinda strange...i feel like eigther the top or bottom should be included

also as i look at it more there apears to be some camera shake to the image or it is not in a sharp focus....which in the case of this shot (i feel) degrades from what could be a nice simple image...

i think here a diffrent framing is required and a diffrean light sorce 1 that is not so flat as a flash can be.......GL

Simple Elegance
by whagerbaumer

Comment by mrsmaxsmart:
very blurry

Simple Elegance
by whagerbaumer

Comment by saiphfire:
focus is off

Simple Elegance
by whagerbaumer

Comment by Prof_Fate:
Lighting not great, not sharp - perhaps a focus issue or just not sharpened in PP. Composition lacks - very centered, cut off. background is a bit dull. Perhaps fix the technical issues, and then try colored candles and a contrasting background, or put this on a grand piano or other prop to add some pizzazz.

Cultivator revisited.
by whagerbaumer

Comment by puzzled:
This looks really good - what an improvement over the other in colors. I thought the width was nice in the original version, though - maybe you could also try cropping in from the bottom instead of such a sharp crop on the sides (but I like this crop, too - it's just an idea).

Cultivator revisited.
by whagerbaumer

Comment by Gringo:
WOW! This looks great William. What a difference!

The Cultivator
by whagerbaumer

Comment by metoecus:
The colors seem rather understated here. I'd prefer to see either more color or a straight B&W.

Harbor Seals
by whagerbaumer

Comment by theSaj:
Did you get to touch any?