In the Heat Of The Night
by imshmo

Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An interesting attempt that meets the challenge

A warm welcome to DPC. You have approached this challenge in an unusual and creative way, most people have gone for the more obvious profile of person or animal not an object. However, it is for this reason, most probably, that it has not done as well as you would have hoped. The main problem really is that the object you are profiling is itself in the dark and illuminating the rest of the room and therefore it is the room that dominates, not the object itself. You would have been better to throw a little light on the side of the fire so that you could bring out a little detail and make it feature more strongly.

As regards the image itself, your composition is appropriate with the object given sufficient space but as previously mentioned it is not able to dominate effectively. You have obviously used a tripod which is commendable especially as it has enabled you to use a lower ISO though the image is noisy this is a characteristic inevitable with your compact camera that would have been far worse any higher up the ISO scale.

This is a very commendable attempt for your first entry showing creative thought and good execution, we will all look forward to seeing many more entries from you, Sid

In the Heat Of The Night
by imshmo

Comment by imshmo:
Thank you Jnevir , that was nice of you to think so , I'm quite happy for my first try , I was a bit lost and still have on my learner plates , but will try harder next time .

In the Heat Of The Night
by imshmo

Comment by jnenvir:
Clever idea