how I "Really" do those close-ups
by AzCKelly

Comment:
love it! : )

Pythagoras' Theorem
by mesmeraj

Comment:
what a novel way to cheat! and if the teacher gets too close you just chew the gum! like it!

Poker Sweetheart
by NekoNita

Comment:
nice star effect on the watch. like the composition and selective desaturation. the top left card appears to be a bit muddied....like it's not bright enough or not in enough shadow. i like the composition.

Cheaters Hand
by gr8dane

Comment:
I think I'd like to see this pic with some light bounced from the right to even things out a bit and pop out those cards without all the distracting shadows (like the shadow across the ace up the sleeve...)
Nicely composed and great dof!

School Test
by philup

Comment:
nice simple composition. would have liked to see more diffused/bounced lighting, i think.

Nothing up my ...
by drz01

Comment:
like the dof!

Wildlife Photography
by rayg544

Comment:
had to do an initial double take on the bear, so you got me! : )

" Ya callin' me a Cheater?"
by NstiG8tr

Comment:
like the still-life quality of this composition. really like the manly thumb ring! : )
the two things i'd like to see with this pic are:
popping the lighting up just a bit on the cards, and
either showing more or none of the white chips. the hint of chips makes it feel cut off.
nicely composed.

Strings Attached
by Faye Pekas

Comment:
funny! love his expression and the colors in this image.

Mulching Cheater! . . . lazy bum!
by glad2badad

Comment:
okay, first i have to confess that i don't live in an area with lots of falling leaves, so:
i don't really get this. is the rake shadow the old-fashioned way and turning to new technology the cheating way? that's what i'm getting from this pic...

lovely colors in the leaves. would have liked to see this taken late in the afternoon for softer richer light.