Palm Tree
by whatsthatbeeping

Comment by Azrifel:
The more you stand back from this the more you appreciate the play of the lines here.

Palm Tree
by whatsthatbeeping

Comment by littlegett:
Very instresting look. a touch with levels, would have upped this image.

Palm Tree
by whatsthatbeeping

Comment by saintaugust:
i like it but my eye isnt sure where to go

Palm Tree
by whatsthatbeeping

Comment by Djabordjabor:
The first thing I saw was this circle thing on the ceiling. I thought "this must be a stunning photograph". I scrolled down to see the rest. It wasn't as good as I hoped. I would had got a narrower zoom and zoomed on the circle thing to just photograph the lines in it.

Palm Tree
by whatsthatbeeping

Comment by gazdi:
Great POV! The very left few pixel columns are a bit distracting (reflection/refraction on a glass surface maybe).

Palm Tree
by whatsthatbeeping

Comment by bgslaw:
Great crop and colors for this shot.

Palm Tree
by whatsthatbeeping

Comment by Melethia:
Nicely seen!

Palm Tree
by whatsthatbeeping

Comment by hotpasta:
nice shapes...well captured

Palm Tree
by whatsthatbeeping

Comment by BrianR:
Good designing....6

Little Hands Little Feet 4
by whatsthatbeeping

Comment by yanko:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

First off, I wanted to say welcome to DPC! I notice you registered recently and this is your second challenge so far. Now on to the critique.

Technicals:
I like the lighting. It gives form to your subject's hands and enhances the sand's texture. The color is also good.

Subject/composition:
The way you composed this shot left many (myself included) wondering why you entered this in this particular challenge. There is simply not enough shown here to make it a portrait. However, challenge theme aside I think this is a good study on the kid's hands. As mentioned before the lighting enhances the hands and the sand making it pleasing to view.

The composition is ok but could be better, IMO. I think this might have worked better as a portrait oriented shot so that the hands would be positioned at the top and the sand would fill the rest of the frame. The falling sand would then give the appearance that the frame is filling up with sand. Anyway, just a suggestion. Good luck in the future and I look forward to seeing more of your work!