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eggfoxComment by KiwiChris: Greetings from the Critique club...
Every now and then there's an image on this website that defies the normal run of the mill, and proves that users here do know what a good photo looks like..
You've entered an almost abstract image into a technical challenge, and come out with a very respectable score. I think that's simply cool...
The commenters during the challenge have almost all said that they can't see where the focus point is, and although the challenge didn't say you absolutely had to have something in focus, it would probably improved your score.
Outside the context of the challenge itself this is a very strong abstract image. The center is on a thirds line, and you have leading lines from every area of the image into that center focus point.
Often people will complain that leading lines in a photo should actualy lead somewhere. In this case you have nothing, an empty space that dosn't hold the attention of the viewer. I think in this case it's great! Because my eyes don't 'stick' at the dark center I can get back out and follow another one of the lines back into the center.. Your eyes literally explore the photo.
The subtle rim of the glass holding the straws re-enforces the center point, and links the photo back to a real world object that we can all understand.
The only distraction I find is the small highlights on the rim of the glass. Otherwise this is a wonderful photo.
Cheers, Chris H.
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