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Please give honest comments, helping me to grow. Thank you very much.

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Nice picture and composition..Maybe stop down the apature for more detail and depth of field (particularly on the adjustment knobs)? and maybe a warming filter in PS to make the wood richer? Just suggestions, it would be fun to see both versions side by side.

 

I have to agree with James - either stop down and/or change the perspective of the shot somewhat as the tuning pegs are blurred and as well, the strings don't have enough definition. Leaning the instrument back just a bit would provide more definition in the strings and the scroll at the top thereby adding a bit more interest to the subject. Very pretty instrument!

Thank you for you comemnts.

 

In fact, originally I chose a shallow DOF in order to focus on the red curly head of the violin, with the strings as the guiding lines.

 

I agree that I may try to increase the DOF to show a better definition of the knobs. But for the strings, I still prefer to leave it blurred.

 

What do you think?

 

Regards.