The result of my epic quest to find a rubber duckie - I came home with seven. And the components for a homemade umbrella for my flash. Throw in my 1960s vintage typewriter and some stories, and you've got a shot of who really writes all those bestsellers! If this Frankensteinian image does well, I'll be astounded.
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Cute and clever. Nice setup, which I think would be just a little better without the books in upper left and maybe cropping off the bit of first page at middle left. Those things tend to draw my eye out of the image, somewhat. Lots going on, yet not too busy. Nice work.
I can hear them busy at work: Click, Clack, Quack, Ding! Next line. Click, Clack, Quack, Ding! Very cute and clever idea. Not only do you have the author(s) of the book in there you also have the Researchers (the ones on the open book) and the Editor (the one sitting on the page with the pens. I love how you included the dreaded red pen!) Composition is good. Lighting is good. I wish that some elements/some of the ducks are in more sharper focus. It is a little soft in areas. Sharpness and detail can be accomplished with a higher aperature setting of 5.6 or higher. Usually 8 is the median and 16 is the best. The higher the aperature setting will result in both foreground and background being in sharper focus. An ISO setting of 100 or less also helps with letting enough light in for a correct exposure plus it avoids noise or grainy image that one gets with a higher ISO of 400. It is advised that with a higher aperature setting that you steady the camera on a fixed object or mount it on a tripod to avoid camera shake. Lastly I think that shooting the composition at a lower angle level to the desk would bring the viewer closer to the action. The high overhead angle removes us from the scene like we are watching from a distance or afar. The lower angle would help put us into the scene like we are a part of the action going on here. Not only that but it would help with eliminating the reflections of the ducks on the highly polished desk. Overall a creative and nicely composed idea that I think is above average: 8
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