'' KiNDer Surprise '' always surprises ...
by MeShoKhaN

Comment by Arcanist:
Lighting balance is not kind. Too light on the whites, not enough on the darks. ( Good choice to expose properly on the darks giving detail to the shadows rather than the detail in the whites. )

Use of a frontal light or strobe (fill flash) with a lower exposure would have given detail in the whites while properly exposing the shadows.

Great image, hurt by some blow outs, but not enough to ruin the image's impact. Honorable mention, for subject, arrangement and finesse.

'' KiNDer Surprise '' always surprises ...
by MeShoKhaN

Comment by faery:
Lovely palette: also a great fan of Kinder Surprise (as it would happen I'm sitting next to a huge jar filled with KS toys which my children collect!!).

Becomes Past ...
by MeShoKhaN

Comment by hanneke:
yeah it's a dead tree. maybe it could be an idea to shoot it upwards from the stem of the tree instead of shooting straight forward.

Becomes Past ...
by MeShoKhaN

Comment by albc28:
bumped photo up a point

The WorLD From a GLaSSeS PersPecTiVe
by MeShoKhaN

Comment by vtruan:
//www.kenrockwell.com/tech/bokeh.htm DNMC to me, boken is not dof to me.

The WorLD From a GLaSSeS PersPecTiVe
by MeShoKhaN

Comment by escapetooz:
There is way too much going on. Everything is slightly out of focus. The glasses need to be more in focus while the background could use less focus.

GeometricaL Station ...
by MeShoKhaN

Comment by smurfguy:
Great subject. Was there a way you could frame it to reduce the external distraction a bit? Very nice.

GeometricaL Station ...
by MeShoKhaN

Comment by SquishyB:
more contrast would be good.

GeometricaL Station ...
by MeShoKhaN

Comment by electina:
Maybe if you had gotten closer to get a detail and to lose some of the distracting background elements this would be stronger. It's a compelling sculpture and I like it's colors.

GeometricaL Station ...
by MeShoKhaN

Comment by Bud:
Interesting structure, all the street busyness distracts a bit.