I found this castiren skillet while metal detecting at my dads house. I think it fits this challenge perfectly. I call cowboy cookware becuase my dad live in the middle of no ware. when I found it he said "wow! great find we can wash it and use it for camping."
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greetings from the critique club!! Well I'm sure that you already know from reading you comments that DPC'ers want you to post your work larger. You are allowed 640 pixels for your longest dimention, and a file size of 150k. The comments that you are slightly out of focus are valid. It looks like your camera locked on the table top instead of your skillet. And your subject is a little over exposed as well.
The people that are commenting on your cropping and framing are right on the money. I think that you have a couple choice...you could zoom in even tighter and show just part of you pan,,,,or you could come out some and show all of it. In any case, this of ways to pose your subject in an interesting way in your frame. Shoot from an angle, hang your skillet from a tree. I think your dead on shooting is what the people here are trying to get you to think about.
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 5
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 5
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. 4
How well does it meet the challenge: 7
Total Averaged Rating(Rounded) 5
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 5
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 6
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 4
How well does it meet the challenge: 9
Total Averaged Rating 6.00 Dick
Great subject and colors. The composition is a little uninteresting, maybe a different angle or creative crop. And of course make it bigger so we can appreciate the details!
Very nice idea for this challenge. I wish that you would have had the entire pan in the picture. It seems a tad out of focus as well, but I love the table that it is placed on. It really tells a story to me. (and I'm sure other people have commented on having the picture bigger. The forums give excellent "how to"s.
There seems to be some litter on the table which if removed would help this picture tremendously. It also seems a little washed out and overexposed to me.
Sad to see this cast iron skillet in such bad shape, but it can be saved.!! Your shot is a bit on the small size and the light is a wee bit too stong. You did find and shoot rust for the challenge. Good luck with your shot.
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