When I was young
by treme

Comment by Ram21:
Good capture.

When I was young
by treme

Comment by C-Fox:
Nice idea, Did fit in Nostalgia for me. Cap shading too much of his face.

dying love
by treme

Comment by inspzil:
Greetings from the Critique Club
By Inspzil

Composition - The single rose dying isn't really the greatest representation of despair, but for purposes of discussion, we'll say it is, for now. The framing of the picture is pretty good. There are several problems with this picture though. The picture is so small, something I don't recommend. The background is not terribly attractive either. There is something up in the lefthand corner that is pretty distracting.

Technical - The flash ring around the subject is not a good thing to have. The reflection on the table from the flash or other means of lighting is equally unsightly. The picture is not very well focused and that's one of the "don'ts" if you will of the DPC voters, sometimes even if it is on purpose. It definitely would've benefitted you to take this photo with ample light where the flash was not necessary or if you didn't use the flash, a tripod to hold the camera still. With the shutter speed as slow as it is, it is possible that you didn't use the flash and had other means of lighting. I have to think that little if any post processing was done to enhance this image. I think that the sharpen filter in Photoshop would've helped some, but not to the degree this photo needs to be sharpened. The color levels seem pretty good for the rose.

Overall - This is not a strong photo and was voted accordingly. I strongly suggest using something for a background like a posterboard or a piece of cloth. I've seen some excellent results from a grocery bag as a background. The next thing to tackle is the lighting so that the flower is amply lit without the reflections off the table or a ring around the flower. Sharpness and clarity of pictures is a must on this site the greater majority of the time. Perhaps a tripod would have been good if you didn't use one this time. The shutter speed is pretty slow to try to successfully handhold the camera still enough.

I hope this critique is helpful to you. Good luck in future challenges. If you have any questions or concerns about this PM me if you want to clarify anything or have me further explain something.

Inspzil

dying love
by treme

Comment by MattW:
good idea, but i don't like the lighting. it looks like there was a spotlight on the rose. a more natural light would have looked better

dying love
by treme

Comment by dacrazyrn:
the flash made this a little more harsh looking than to my taste. Good setup with the "face" of the rose buried on the floor. The focus seems to have gone onto the leaf in the top right, mush better on the rose petals. 4

dying love
by treme

Comment by nds:
Hm, I don't like this shot as much as you do probably. IMHO(!) the background is not very nice and distracting, the shot could have been a little bigger than 320x240px (up to 640 are allowed by the rules) and it could have brought into a sharper focus. Nevertheless best of luck!

dying love
by treme

Comment by moodville:
The image is a little dark in places and the rose could do with a lot more light/sharpness. A plain background would have helped also - whatever is in the top left hand corner is very distracting.

dying love
by treme

Comment by mcrael:
Reflection of the flash off the leaves and the table top behind, as well as whatever that is in the top left corner are distracting. Good concept.

dying love
by treme

Comment by LindaLee:
Does not convey "despair" to me. Don't care for the wood background, the glare at the top, and the paper and pencil that are in the shot - all take away from the shot. Composition of the rose in the frame of the photo is OK.

dying love
by treme

Comment by Crafty Sue:
there's been better days certainly meets challenge