Cetainly looks tasty.
I think the very shallow DOF is maybe a tad harsh. Just feel like I’m struggling a bit to see more, especially on the second picture with such a wide array of different fruits, of whats actually on show.
Although that could be a desired effetc, introduce a bit of intrigue and all that. Colours could be a tiny bit punchier as well, both images look a tad dark on my screen (uncalibrated though so I probly shouldn’t comment on that)
Its taken in Suzhou. I know what you mean about the left but I had already cropped from the right and I wanted to keep the reflection at the bottom without making the picture too thin but I will have another bash at the weekend. I do have a colour version, I’ll pop it up at the weekend as well (sorry don’t usually get a chanceto work on the pix during the week.).I didn’t post thecolour version here as the Ta didn’t work well in colour and I decided to leave the two old ones mono then.
You didn’t miss much by not visiting Shanghai, Beijing is by far a more interesting city. Nicer people too.
But the east coast (well inland from the east coast) is great. Anhui and Suzhou offer some beautiful areasif you can get away from the crowds….
Check out Park Cameras at http://www.parkcameras.com I have bought quite a bit from them over the last year, prices are very competitive and service is excellent. They are also not too far from Gatwick if you were over visiting in that neck of the woods, well worth a look……..Mikka
Have you had to pay import duty on stuff you bought from them?
They have some brilliant prices compared to the rest of the sites.
Backgroundis nicely out of focus and has very appropriate scenery.
The prawns are not big enough in the picture, maybe if you had’ve gotten a tiny bit closer to make them more imposing. They are a bit low left in the image to really grab attention and they would probably be considered themain part of the dish. Certainly looks appetising though….