Fashion Biking
by birkir

Comment by mindyparker:
very nice, although I'd like to see the entire bike. focus seems a touch soft. 7

Eating in bed
by birkir

Comment by buck4free:

Greetings from the Critique Club... (thought I've heard others say this)

Well, Im not sure this 'interesting' photo warrants the as low a score as it recieved. The blur caused by the zoom-during-exposure was intentional, and makes you look twice, which is good. The photo works ok as an abstract image, but I think the problem is we keep getting drawn back to look for more, only to get rejected each time. In these zoom type of shots its often nice to have at least a fragment (the center) of the shot decently crisp, the zoom then draws our attention and focuses it there. I have a problem glancing around at each portion of this image, only to be left more confused: I cant tell if the white background area is a shirt of bedsheet, I cant tell if the hand is male or female, as mentioned by others, it looks like a cigarrette and ashtray as opposed to the 'traditional' breakfast in bed. Again, its fine and lovely to make a play on the theme (ie cigarrettes ARE the food) but with an image as unclear as this, several viewers wont bite.

In sum, I think the image is interesting at the onset, as I like the technique and abstract feel, but at the end of the day it leaves more questions than answers, lacking focus on a visual 'punchline' to keep us coming back for more.

Eating in bed
by birkir

Comment by skief:
Eating? Looks like a glass ashtray and smoking in bed would be bad.

Eating in bed
by birkir

Comment by MattW:
too much movement..

Eating in bed
by birkir

Comment by gowf67:
this is cool, can you please tell me how you did this??

Eating in bed
by birkir

Comment by Sonifo:
It looks like she is putting out a cigerette. Not sure I like it. But cool effect.

Eating in bed
by birkir

Comment by Swashbuckler:
Interesting motion effect, but very difficult viewing. I'll take your word for it (see title), but from what I see, it looks more like a cigarette being put out in an ashtray. 6 Rob the Swash

Eating in bed
by birkir

Comment by carolee:
It looks like an ashtray, which I find distracting based on the title. Interesting image....

Eating in bed
by birkir

Comment by kiwiness:
Looks like a kind of photo I'd find in a stock photo catalogue - 7.

notes in black and white
by birkir

Comment by inspzil:
I would've concentrated the focus more on Gb, Ab, Bb instead of Db, Eb. I like the concept of the picture. Good luck - Inspzil