The first one is pretty good. There is a reason that it got first place. The only thing I can find to crit on, is that there are little annoying black dots on the leaves, and they are kind of....random i guess.
For the second one, i have to crit you and aplaud you for the same reason. It is close, which the strabber dynamic. It stands out if you will. However, its a little to close, and even though it is clear, the strawberry looks ugly. Ugly is the last thing you want with fruit shots.
I have a huge crush on your leaf picture haha. It was great! The shadow was very thought enducing and felt very deep to me, causing me to reflect on my choices and fear the future, but feel safe where I am right now as well. I loved it! great camera too by the way. And the second one, screamed EAT ME! to me. Maily because I love strawberries I think haha. Overall I thought these two photographs were fantastic. Good job
First off, I want to say that these picture are really good.
First one is good, obviously. I'm not too keen on the colors though, since gray and brown aren't colors that go well together. But let's face it, this nitpick doesn't do anything, and it's still a beautiful picture.
Second picture... I love it! There's something about an ingredient (food) taken up close that it's beautiful. And although it's not something I haven't seen before, since everyone does that kind of thing at least one time, it's still good. I especially like the background (which is white). It makes the photo more neutral, and in fact, it does bring the focus on the strawberry since its a beautiful red.
Well enough of my rambling... Keep up the good work!
-Other One
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