The focus came out too soft. I double checked on different monitors to be sure it wasn't me. You might have wanted to come in closer on it. The chair leg in the upper left didn't help either. On an unrelated note, If I saw this at a yard sale, I'd snap it up in a minute...
I'll buy it! what is it? I would have prefered not to see all that background at either side. The crop at the base seems about right. This looks more like a deliberate soft focus than just out of focus, if I am right I would have prefered it to be sharp, the relief of the design would have stood out better maybe.
It comes across being a little flat. I like the contrast/complimentary colors of the blues and tans. I think to really make this picture stand out, I would get down more on level with the surface, and let the shadows create depth. That way the viewer would feel the surface more, instead of just seeing it. karmat
You did a good job showing the textures, and your exposure is right on, but I think you tried to hand hold your camera at too low a shutter speed and there's some blur. Also, you would get more resolution quality if you used the who 150k file size we're allowed.
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i have one of these, and know their texture very well. Unfortunately it does not come through in your photo. the focus is too soft, perhaps using a tripod or making sure your cameras macro mode (if it has one) is engaged. also the image itself is a bit plain, getting much closer (just the table or a portion of it) would show off the texture in the wood better and make for a much stronger image overall, i think. ~mcmurma Aesthetics...3 Meets Challenge...4 Overall...4
i think this is a beautiful item you bought at the yard sale, but it's blurry. i'm wondering whether you tried to go for a soft focus here (the color of the background works well for that), but i would really have preferred the item to be in focus. sorry. there's also something protruding into the picture at the top left, maybe a chair leg? -- gr8photos (3)
I'm sure this has already been said, but it needs focus! :o) The lighting is good as far as I can tell, though perhaps a lower angle would have picked up more of the relief across the surface (but its hard to tell without the object in focus). - Manic -
The subject is interesting enough from a texture standpoint, but there needs to be at least one thing in focus to draw the eye. What ever is in focus becomes the subject, and without that, there is no real subject and the eye wanders without a place to stop.
I'm afraid your camera wasn't up to the job. the picture looks like it's got terribly soft focus, at least. might even be slightly shaken, I don't know. I see what you try to do texture-wise, but the technical quality of the shot ruins the concept. also, try to make the file as big as possible, i.e. close to 150 KB to lose as little as possible of its definition. 3 beegee
I think the framing on this shot could of been more interesting, also the shot is out of focus. if you could of gotten 1/2 or even a 1/4 of the item filling 80% of the frame it would of been better. This would of require that you use possibly a macro setting on your camera.
I'm not sure what this is, but the subject and the background are out of focus. The subject is also not well-centered in the frame. It's difficult to frame a round object in a rectangular format sometimes... = 5 - jmsetzler
What a beautiful piece! I wish it could have been lit a bit more strongly/ directly to highlight those details. Cropping out the table leg in the upper left would enhance this, too.
I think the object needs to be more in focus.This is way too much out of focus to be a "soft focus" subject.The upper edge needs cropping,there is something there that distracts.
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