sleeping sun...
by bogdaniciu

Comment by bobnospum:
Wow nice eye lid of clouds. Crop off top 15% perhaps to decrease the "forehead" above the eye and lose the powerline.

intimacy...
by bogdaniciu

Comment by pjangel:
The background is very distracting and the bug looks OOF.

intimacy...
by bogdaniciu

Comment by Budya:
I think a tighter crop and a little more contrast would make this really stand out.

intimacy...
by bogdaniciu

Comment by jeger:
It feels like the photo is divided in two because of the vertical flowers.

intimacy...
by bogdaniciu

Comment by LaMas:
nice subject, but the background is very disctracting. may want to crop that a bit.

intimacy...
by bogdaniciu

Comment by DistantColours:
The background is too busy and similar in colour and texture to the subject.

romanian hospitality
by bogdaniciu

Comment by glad2badad:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

First Impression
There's a story here and this image is personal. I gathered that from the title and the natural setting of the bread, plate, and granular (I know it's salt now from comments) items.

Looking Deeper
The bread looks great. Very natural and properly exposed. However, the rest of the image seems a tad dark. A reflector positioned off to the right could have bounced just enough light to lighten this up a little. Maybe if the one piece of bread that's casting a strong shadow over the salt had been moved?

Your details show an aperture of F2.8? I'm surprised that most of the image is within the focal plane and shows good detail. I would think at F2.8 the bread would be sharp but the leading edge of the tablecloth would be OOF a bit more. Hmmm.

After looking a little harder I see that the upper left is actually a smooth part of the tablecloth? At first glance it looks like white foam board that's quite popular for photo backgrounds. I wonder how this would have looked with that upper left corner scrunched up like the foreground is? Just a thought.

Thanks for sharing a corner of your world with us and the showing/telling of a romanian tradition!

If you have any questions, or need clarification on any points, please feel free to send me a PM. Thanks again.

romanian hospitality
by bogdaniciu

Comment by Jason_Cross:
I like the uniqueness of this image.

romanian hospitality
by bogdaniciu

Comment by Art:
It's a nice image but I'd prefer if you moved the slices around a bit so they didn't cast a shadow on the salt(?)

romanian hospitality
by bogdaniciu

Comment by quiche:
What a pretty plate and tasty-looking loaf. However, the lighting needs work.