Almonds

[docxnoel]

This is my Almonds shot, for me it is a nice shot...but i need other opinions, first do you bother with the first almond which is out of focus, how about the composition, do it look great with colorful background, do it look like over expose and please help me how can I improve this if any, thank you and all constructive or even harsh critiques are appreciated.



Camera Canon EOS 500D
Exposure 0.067 sec (1/15)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 51 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire

[docxnoel]

seems no one like to give critique., hmmm...maybe it's good but i think not bad

[Vernian]

Ok, I'll give it a go.

I think the out of focus almond adds to the depth of the photo. I think the balance of the photo wouldn't be quite so good without that almond, though whether it would look better with that almond also in focus I can't quite decide.

The bright background may be a little distracting and yet fits with the feel of the photo. It reminds me of show house or a cooking show. I don't think its over exposed, but the almonds have a overly red tinge to them - I think its either slightly over saturated or your white balance is off if the container they're in is perfectly white.

I can't really think of anything else to improve. If you've set out to take a show room kind of shot of almonds, I'd say you've succeeded very well.

[docxnoel]

Thanks for the comment Vernian, now i have an idea how my shot looks like with the taste of other

[superdewa]

The composition and focus are fine -- nice, actually.

The measuring cup ought to be white, but it has warm tinge (yellow/red/magenta). This isn't hard to fix in post processing, depending on what you program you have, as the measuring cup is white, and you can click on it with a white balance tool.

IMO the background is distracting. The colors are more saturated and contrasty than the nuts themselves.