Ice or Fire?
by idemaerschalk

Comment by Katmystiry:
Interesting this had a validation request. It's a bit too bright in the center but the rest is nicely lit

Ice or Fire?
by idemaerschalk

Comment by Pinetree28:
Nice sharp droplets here.

Ice or Fire?
by idemaerschalk

Comment by mesmeraj:
although technically stronger than a lot of the images in this challege, there is little to no visual appeal here. This is the kind of view we see in the shower every day. The images needed something beyond the mundane added to it to give it some impact with the viewer.

Too late... the chick's gone!
by idemaerschalk

Comment by cyan:
nice and simple

smart adult...
by idemaerschalk

Comment by Prof_Fate:
Critique Club Here...

Welcome to DPC!
Composition: Nice overall, the tones and postiions. My eye is drawn to the condoms, their color does it as it stands out form the rest of image. The lower right of the iamge ia a but dark and stark - if the condoms were moved there i think it would improve the composition - this would balance the image and create a diagonal line across the image to lead the viewer through the 'story' that you have created. The bottle is crooked..might be better straight as it is standing next to a straight item.

Lighting: this could use a bit of work. It's obvious you are going for a very directional hard light. But the bottle has a hot spot on it that should be diffused/softened a bit. Any umber of materials could be used between the light and bottle to soften it (white -lastic trash bag, perhaps refelct in some light off a sheet of paper, use a white piece of cloth. Your expsoure of 30 seconds at ISO 400..and an aperture of f20? Too small an ap for most images, and ISO 400 can get noisy. F8 should have been plenty to get the DOF you needed. you can always move the camera back and zoom in or crop the image (for DPC entry you can REALLY crop an image :)

Fits the challenge topic well, has nice appeal overall. Just a tad short of being outstanding, missing that 'calendar' quality that does well here on DPC.

cracking!
by idemaerschalk

Comment by jonr:
Nice idea, but not very good technically. The light is not good, there are burnouts and washouts...

Too late... the chick's gone!
by idemaerschalk

Comment by heytonyd:
focus could be more sharp. but a nice image.

cracking!
by idemaerschalk

Comment by loseme:
Wow this shot reminds me of the frozen Canadian baby shot. Good work, I love the distortion through the ice.

Not frost free...
by idemaerschalk

Comment by tsheets:
Interesting subject. I like the tones here. One thing I'm curious about, it looks like there are pieces falling (not attached to anything). Were the details lost in the light?

Too late... the chick's gone!
by idemaerschalk

Comment by philup:
cute..