Out of my comfort zone

[Rita]

Mike, I was so happy to achieve the fixes that I never even thought of straightening the image , I will fix that promptly. Thank you so much for all of your help it really is appreciated. This image has been a very good learning experience and I hope that possibly others have learned something from the feedback too.

[IzzieK]

Rita...I like your project and the image was well done. It fits the title of the song. In fact it is one of my favourite songs too. I have not done shiny bottle tabletop photography so I cannot really critique your shot. I have a course online on tabletop photography recently but I still have to get into it. Maybe next week after our trip. If I am to choose which ones of the two, I prefer the last one as the drip is more into your line of thought of the title of the song and the spaces between the drips is more subtle compared to the fast flow of the first one.

[Mike Buckley]

I have not done shiny bottle tabletop photography so I cannot really critique your shot.

When we critique a particular style of image, the usefulness of our critique has to do with our experience at viewing that style with a discriminating eye, not with whether we have made images in that style. As an example, I don't think I've ever shot a photo of a racing car, a racing motorcycle or any subject captured in that style. But I've seen a lot of images made in that style, learned what I like to look for in the best of them, and would feel very comfortable critiquing any image made in that style. So, if you're comfortable with having viewed photos of transparent glass, especially photos of those subjects made with a bright background, you probably have a lot to offer in your critique of Rita's photo even if you've never made a similar photo.

[Kaye Leggett]

Late to the party here - so just a well done on persevering out of your comfort zone - the result is superb

[Donald]

Late to the party here

Me too.

My comment is just about learning. The commitment to learning and the application of learning.

I get a real buzz when I see the evidence of someone's commitment to learning and their applying that in practice. It doesn't matter whether that learning takes a person from Awful to Not Bad; from Not Bad to Okay; and so on until you get to, from Brilliant to Superb. It's all about the progress. And in Rita's work here we have seen that. It's a lesson that everyone and anyone who's serious about photography needs to take on board.

I take my hat off to your Rita. So very, very well done.

[Rita]

Thank you for the further comments Izzie, Kay, and Donald.

[Rita]

Me too.

My comment is just about learning. The commitment to learning and the application of learning.

I get a real buzz when I see the evidence of someone's commitment to learning and their applying that in practice. It doesn't matter whether that learning takes a person from Awful to Not Bad; from Not Bad to Okay; and so on until you get to, from Brilliant to Superb. It's all about the progress. And in Rita's work here we have seen that. It's a lesson that everyone and anyone who's serious about photography needs to take on board.

I take my hat off to your Rita. So very, very well done.

Donald, thank you so very much. Very encouraging! Those who know me always say that I am very teachable. I guess I just like learning, trying new things, and hoping always to see growth in my photography. It is a trait that I hope always to have. It is a real bonus to have such great people on this site that help us along the way.

[IzzieK]

When we critique a particular style of image, the usefulness of our critique has to do with our experience at viewing that style with a discriminating eye, not with whether we have made images in that style. As an example, I don't think I've ever shot a photo of a racing car, a racing motorcycle or any subject captured in that style. But I've seen a lot of images made in that style, learned what I like to look for in the best of them, and would feel very comfortable critiquing any image made in that style. So, if you're comfortable with having viewed photos of transparent glass, especially photos of those subjects made with a bright background, you probably have a lot to offer in your critique of Rita's photo even if you've never made a similar photo.

Thank you for the lecture. I thought by giving my preference and trying to be subtle and saying what I feel honestly about it, why I like it was enough without going through something I am not an expert of. I think I will go back to my cave....

[Mike Buckley]

It wasn't intended as a lecture, Izzie. You can come out of your cave, as you shall not hear from me again.