Bizarre Beverage
by Spanish_Grease

Comment by Llambo:
to bizarre!!! (an 8)

Balanced Grace
by Spanish_Grease

Comment by Imagineer:
Greetings from the Critique Club!
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Beautiful form, lighting and focus makes this a very attractive image indeed. The composition is sound (perhaps a little too tight on the right) and the subject is indeed well balanced. Of course, nature so often is. The reason this did not score so well in the challenge is probably down to the fact that the shot does not sing of 'balance' per se. Most people would ask "I wonder what theme this represents?" if unaware of the challenge brief, and their answer may be 'Beauty', 'Grace', 'Form', etc.

If I was pushed for sugggestions to improve this I would have tried to achieve a longer DOF and increase the contrast between the background and the main flower itself. Also, given your explanation of its size, a suggestion of the scale might be good for your subject (but would not have helped your placing in this challenge) - and the border is definitely quite overpowering for such delicacy.

Bizarre Beverage
by Spanish_Grease

Comment by Zoomdak:
Oh, great shot! Perfect setup =). Egg is straight on, horizon is level, no reflections on the hand and the straw is the finishing touch. Truelly bizarre.

The Dandy Pfiffer Cabaret
by Spanish_Grease

Comment by photom:
I really like the instrument, thereddish lighting and the black background. I don't think the hat works well - and I'm not sure about the border - but for am album cover - the border is fine...

The Dandy Pfiffer Cabaret
by Spanish_Grease

Comment by Maverick:
I've got to get my saxophone out and take some pictures of it = P The ones I see here are so nice (including this one). I'm not sure I like the hat fading into the background though. A different colored hat might work better, combined with a frame (the red portion) matching the color.

The Dandy Pfiffer Cabaret
by Spanish_Grease

Comment by Kavey:
Nice lighting, nice mood. Would prefer to see text to understand finished composition. 7

The Dandy Pfiffer Cabaret
by Spanish_Grease

Comment by Konador:
A little backlighting behind the hat would have caused a nice white outline to it, so it wouldnt blend so much into the background. That would really improve the shot I think.

The Dandy Pfiffer Cabaret
by Spanish_Grease

Comment by Glacierwolf:
You should have added titles to the picture and cropped it like an album cover.

Balanced Grace
by Spanish_Grease

Comment by admart01:
one of my ribbon picks this challange == well done with the lighting and composition, really like how you've filled the frame (border is a bit thick, imho)

Rouge
by Spanish_Grease

Comment by Inga_fang:
I love this one...pure and sexy...you have a great talent