Afternoon Tea
by missinseattle

Comment by OneSweetSin:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Nice take on the challenge...china definately is delicate. Now with that being said I think your composition is what hurt you. A lace tablecloth and the dried roses laying next to a china cup and saucer would have conveyed delicate just as nicely and you would have avoid the busy background you created with the napkin. Perhaps you could even have included that napkin by folding it and laying the roses on top of it.

Your lighting is also an issue, natural light can often be harsh and that is exactly what happened to you, shooting this at a time when the sun wasn't as strong could have prevented this problem.

Your idea is there you just needed to simplify it to make it more appealing.

Anna

Afternoon Tea
by missinseattle

Comment by love:
too much of a hodge-podge and the and the angle doesn't work...lighting is nice.

Afternoon Tea
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Comment by shudderbug:
poorly arranged still life with broken bg lack of clarity and harsh back light

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Comment by glad2badad:
Hmmm...this squirrel looks familiar. ;^) My complaint is that your image is SO small - why? Good catch with the photo. Best of luck in the challenge.

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Comment by saiphfire:
cute - I'd have preferred the pic to be a little bigger, though

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Comment by philup:
Very nice...Great job..!!

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Comment by mrsasta:
Put the camera down and step away from the nuts

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Comment by alexhebert:
i like

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Comment by amjlt:
image is too small

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Comment by Leighroy:
Would have had more impact in a larger size. Nice capture.