Poker Hand

[houndogg]

I usually lurk in these forums, but I could use some opinions.

I pulled this hand in a poker game, and I've been playing with a macro reverse ring, so I thought I'd see how it came out.



In general I'm pretty happy with it, but it might be a little too tight of a shot. A green felt background might have been better than the white paper I used, which kind of blends into the cards.

[Murtasma]

I like it the colors are very vibrant. I would like to see the same image with the lens stopped down some more if possible to get a little more of the Jack and queen in the depth of field. Also I think you could crop about a 1/4 inch off the top. Nice work!

[Aperthetic]

I love the concept here! Personally, I would like it so that the crop is not as tight under the 3 of clubs. It might be nice to see the edges and corner of that card. Also, the focus doesn't seem to be as sharp on that card as it could be.

Nice work, though!

[houndogg]

Thanks guys, I really appreciate the perspective.

Good point about the cropping. I'll do that

I agreed about getting the jack focused better, but I also wanted the Ace just barely legible. Pulling the jack into better focus with a higher DoF affects the ace too, which is why I didn't chase that down.

[sukanta]

The best critique you can have is what your heart saying... and those can clearly understand that,.. they are genious.. I like your idea of to replace the white bacground with green.. it will resemble pokar in a better manner.. DOF is great.. but cropping is rather a bit on tighter side on my taste... I would like to see the club sign in club 3 card as its in main focus...