Hang In There
by Judi

Comment:
Fantastic shot. I think it'd do well commercially, but you might want to re-crop it to fit into a more standard aspect ratio. +fav.

Cat.jpg
by judojoe

Comment:
Good, sharp, shot. Great colours. Needs more space on the left-hand side though.

by yanko

Comment:
This is superb. Where have you been all my life? ;-)

peek
by stevieian

Comment:
This was my '10' for the challenge. I thought it was a great shot, I love the colours you achieved in post-processing. Perhaps the 'inside-out' part was too subtle for the voters?

mccain.jpg
by alanfreed

Comment:
Steve Austin, astronaut. A man barely alive...

obama.jpg
by alanfreed

Comment:
"Okay.... who put superglue on the mic?"

Purple Royalty
by Lydia

Comment:
This is quite surreal. Some DPCers would just have shot the checkered purple background on its on as their entry.

But you added a pool ball... And then a frog... And as if that wasn't enough you topped it off with a crown! Did you run out of ideas for what to balance on top of the crown? :)

P.S. I think some people confused you with timfythetoo as his wife is also on DPC.

Message edited by author 2008-08-28 09:01:05.

Glorious Color
by MaryO

Comment:
Beautiful. I think the sharpening makes it look even more like a nebula.

Computer games -- At work and play.
by LiamD2005

Comment:
I don't think it was just the foil background that hurt the score. A few other observations;

- Centered composition. In most cases centering the subject looks boring. Try a rule-of-thirds composition

- Boring subject. To be honest, there's not much you could do to make this item look interesting. It looks like something you just found in a desk drawer 5 minutes before the submission time. It just doesn't hold my interest or tell any sort of story.

- Subject too small in frame. Try moving in closer to the subject, or at least cropping out all that empty space around it.

As far as backdrops go, try using a large sheet of white or coloured paper. For example;



That's a sheet of red card I bought in Easons. It doesn't detract from the subject, but creates a contrasting colour for the background. Just be careful with your lighting when using white backdrops, you want to avoid weird shadows appearing.

I Wish
by Judi

Comment:
I love the moody lighting here; looks like she's lit from below. And the pinks and oranges are great! However, I find the crop unsettling... too centered perhaps? I can't put my finger on it.