Beauty and the Beast
by Gatorguy

Comment:
That's not dangerous! This would be way more effective if she was naked.

oh. Right.

Uhm. Yikes?

Neat idea.

Looking In
by stormy

Comment:
In concurrence with Jutilda. WOW!

I had a look at some of the other pictures in your portfolio and well, WOW! You've got one amazing eye girl!

I'm going to go off and say wow some more times now. Thanks for posting and letting me know some of the amazing stuff possible with the S2.

DP
by stare_at_the_sun

Comment:
What is interesting about this picture is that it almost captures a "floating in midair" kind of feel. I wonder what would have happened if you could have achieved a black background by using a more light-absorbing fabric or something, but also raised the Dr Pepper up a little on some other type of object. A narrow glass with a couple of peices of gum or something would work fine.

I like the light. I don't like the reflection on the floor. I also thing it might be possible to not do the anti-reflective BG and just raise the glass up and maybe try to find a way to make the floor look more like a wall?

This isn't really that bad. I look forward to seeing your 5.3 and 6.0 entries.

Yesterday's Milk
by senoj

Comment:
OK. trying to figure out your motive here. You are shooting for the Brown? What a strange thing to do. Would you like to shoot better pictures? There are plenty of people here who are willing to help you.

Better pictures are pictures that are generally defined as being more appealing to the average person.

Even very artsy pictures need some manner of appeal. See Ennil's portfolio if you want to see a photographer who takes pictures that may not be appealing to everyone but certainly do have strong appeal to those that like them.

If you would like some help, I'd be happy to give some of my time to help you get some of the basics if you like. I'm not really very good, but I am patient.

GULP!!
by AzCKelly

Comment:
Wow. Another disappointment. While there are a few technical elements in this picture that didn't work out perfectly (crop, noise or resizing issues in the fur, oversharp background and while it didn't bother me, the fact that the dog's face isn't facing the camera), I felt that it was good enough to be complemented by the overall effect of this pic to merit a vote of 8 from me. To see it so close to my beverages entry is too bad.

If you have a chance, I'd love to see this pic after you crop the original down to either a square or a portrait layout, removing the collar and the paw completely. You might consider playing with contrast and brightness as well. It could definitely stand to be a little brighter.

Here's an idea.

Put a Lid on It!
by phyatt

Comment:
Wow. This is tragic. This is a really cool shot with great movement and stop action. Complex pic with a lot going on.

I thought it was great and gave it a 9.

When I first saw this pic, I thought it was baby food. Now I have looked closer, I can see that they are indeed Sobe's.

I didn't give a ten because of the baby food. Sorry about that. Perhaps if that had somehow been a little clearer - probably impossible - it would have been easier to give that 10.

I felt it deserved a high mark because the technical aspects of this pic were very good, particularly lighting, composition and focus. It must have been quite a trick to get the lighting so even.

I get a kick out of the title. Sobe's have a little - often brainless - blurb on the inside of their lids that attempt to exude a little attitude. Some of them are pretty funny. A lot of them are pretty weak. I don't know if they still do this, I haven't had a Sobe in two years. The title is a great example of the kind of short phrase that is on the underside of the lid.

Overachiever
by scalvert

Comment:
Hi Shannon. I just thought I'd let you know what kind of effect this had on other people. I showed a few people the DPC website because I wanted their opinions on my Beverages Challenge photo (stupid me, I gathered opinions for the challenge AFTER choosing one to submit).

A couple of times, I showed the picture when several of my students were around. There all got very excited to see the homepage and of all the pictures on the page at the time (that was when we had Joey's two blues up with the 48 hr member challenge), guess which one had all the kids pointing and laughing.

It was the only picture that got repeated requests to view and review. Every time I showed the pictures of DPC that week, everyone requested seeing this picture first.

Great job. Maybe if you had used a blue checkered tablecloth you would have gotten a blue ribbon.

The making of ...
by julesdv

Comment:
I almost gave this a ten, but the drink box drew away from the picture for me because it says appel... I got confused by this and then felt that the juice box was distracting.

A tall glass not quite full with OJ or nothing would have worked better IMHO.

Regardless, this pic is about the boy and the oranges. Very nice. His eyes look great!

Cold Fusion
by RedOak

Comment:
Wow. This rocks. Didn't get a chance to vote on it. Woulda given a 10. I LOVE that bottle! After this challenge, I have decided I will buy bottles that look good in pictures.

The colour, motion and contrast make this picture. I am not bothered by the imperfections brought from the aquarium.

You've got one amazing girlfriend. Go give her a kiss!

Top Shelf
by livitup

Comment:
Outstandingly well lit. Too bad you clipped the side of the glass off.