The magic of perfume
by photom1946

Comment by levyj413:
Huh. Never knew perfume is magic. Unfortunately, I still don't get the connection.

Nice photo, though - good lighting, focus, and composition. It would work work well in an ad challenge,but not here, for me. 4.

Growing up in a forest
by photom1946

Comment by atupdate:
Hello from the Critique Club.

You received a lot of useful comments during the challenge on this image. In summary 1) Small image: the maximum size for images is 640 pixels on the longest dimension. Yours was 416 pixels. 2) Background: the pinecones in the background tend to overpower the impact of the seedlings. You could have easily have removed a couple and not hurt the perspective you were trying to achieve.

I think your score also suffered because seedlings are not the strongest subject for a From The Ground Up challenge. Even if you laid flat on the ground, which it looks like you did, the perspective will be even with the seedlings and not really looking up. The nine 1's and seven 2's you received show that many voters didn't perceive your image as meeting the description of the challenge.

Please feel free to PM me if you have any questions regarding this critique.

Tim

Camera Obscura
by photom1946

Comment by Borusa:
Interesting dimensions. I'm not sure if the pink blur along the bottom was intentional or not, but it's offputting.

The magic of perfume
by photom1946

Comment by Mambe:
Surely my favorite perfume from Guerlain...

The magic of perfume
by photom1946

Comment by mpeters:
Good job of controlling exposure.

The magic of perfume
by photom1946

Comment by DrAchoo:
Nice product shot, but seems shoehorned in all honesty. 5

The magic of perfume
by photom1946

Comment by magnumruss:
perfume is magical?

The magic of perfume
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Comment by justine:
My favorite perfume! A classic!

The magic of perfume
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Comment by skewsme:
I would have given this a high mark in an advertisement challenge. Nice DOF. As perfume gives me a headache, I have trouble relating the image to this challenge. Perhaps if the picture had illustrated the perfume's magic, told some sort of story...? Good luck.

The magic of perfume
by photom1946

Comment by danthesquidkid:
this is what i really don't like. when someone takes a shot and then will bend the title so that it fits the contest