COMPOSITION... Overall, the photo lacks a bit of that elusive "wow" factor that the winning images have. The composition is strong however, by having a very simple, uncluttered subject, strong lines, and repeating patterns. I like the break in the diagnonal pattern - the foldable parts of the straws are not perfectly aligned but symettrical - upsetting the balance of the shot. Adds a bit of interest.
TECHNICAL ... There is a slight overall feeling of unsharpness and undexposure.. run unsharp mask and see if it helps the sharpness issue. Use a level adjustment to correct for any exposure problems. Whenever I do a critique at a computer other than my own, it could be possible that the uncalibrated monitor gives me a very wrong impression of color in an image... but when you do a levels adjustment, you will see from the histogram if there are any problems that need fixing.
OVERALL... My overall impression is that the photo is a great underlying backdrop for something else ... some small element is missing to give the photo that extra "edge". Stands enough stronly on its own though and its an interesting abstract.
Okay, let's try that again. Yes, yes that would fit the topic quite well. And they're BENDY straws, which is not something I would have ever thought to photograph myself. Very bright, very intense. I think I kinda like it.
meets the challenge, and the diagonal adds some interest to the horizontal lnes. The lighting is really dark/ flat though and doesn't add much. Strong backlight if these straws were translucent might have made this pop
complementary colors for sure.... subjectively, a bit uninteresting to me personally. some of the straws appear to have dirt specs on them and the alignment doesn't seem to work well, especially on the green ones... = 4
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