Birch Trees
by notbiscuit

Comment by ergates:
There must have been a better angle there somewhere?

Birch Trees
by notbiscuit

Comment by floyd:
Shame about the shadow in the bottom left. Otherwise good. 6

Birch Trees
by notbiscuit

Comment by Mr_Pants:
The sign looks a little soft on my screen.

Birch Trees
by notbiscuit

Comment by fpalitang:
The power line is a bit distracting.

Birch Trees
by notbiscuit

Comment by joeyputput:
too plain

Spirits of the Past & Present
by notbiscuit

Comment by Hawkeye:
Nice title but it would have been more relevant had the model been scotch, rum etc and not wine.

Spirits of the Past & Present
by notbiscuit

Comment by rex:
I like it. The reflections on the background bottle throws me off.

Spirits of the Past & Present
by notbiscuit

Comment by The_Itinerant:
Technically, wine isn't a spirit, but this is still a good picture.

Spirits of the Past & Present
by notbiscuit

Comment by Ivo:
Though this photo does meet the challenge description, it lacks any creative impact. I see fingerprints on the wine bottle. Flash glare on the white wine bottle and upholstery behind the presentations. The jugs would have been a better focal point since they are alot more interesting. The title is well thought out and is soooo much stronger than this image can ever hope to be. This shot looks like it was slapped together at the last minute in order to get into the challenge. You have an ability to weave title with challenge but the photo falls short of your cleverness. By the way, the lamb entry is damn funny and quirky.

The Silence of the Lambs
by notbiscuit

Comment by shavenwalrus:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

First things first. Photos of lifeless cuts of meat are never going to do well in a challenge.

Now, on to the photo itself.

It doesn't look like any thought has been given to the composition. The angle of the shot and the perspective of the tray doesn't fit at all with the frame. Perhaps a tighter shot, without the edge of the tray in view or moving the point of view higher above the subject would improve the overall feel and make use of the symmetry of the tray, rack and kinfe & fork.

Where is the colour here? You could have upped that saturation of the reds to bring out the colour of the meat more. This would at least make it stand out against the bland greyness of the background. A subtle selective desat may have worked in this shot. The way it is the meat just doesn't look appetising.

The lighting does no favours either. The meat, again, just disappears in to the background because it is so dark whereas the glare from the tray is a little too bright. You can't see any detail on the surface of the meat itself, which is perhaps the most interesting thing going on in this shot.

The link to the movie theme is rather tenuous. It seems like you took a picture of some meat before you cooked it and then tried to think of a movie title to fit.

My advice is to think about what people like to see. Nobody likes looking at a slab of meat on a tray. Have a look at past challenges and try to work out which photos do well and why, then apply that to your next challenge entry.