Liquid Beauty
by kosmikkreeper

Comment:
Nice shot - well composed and the colors draw interest. I find this one disturbs me greatly; it's very powerful.

Bubbles
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Really liked this. The composition, the tight focus on your subject, the expression are all great. The bubble being blown, and the sense of movement/creation/wind that it gives - all of these combine to makethis an excellent photo. Nice!

Technicolor Martini
by scab-lab

Comment:
I like this on two levels - first, the lighting / colors (how did you get those to work so perfectly - are the cubes themselves colored, or...?). But also the composition. My first response was "just gorgeous, just perfect," and analyzing it, I think it's because you managed to touch on the 2/3 height & width, and 1/3 height and width, with the "upper" corners of the glass, balancing the picture with the glass itself without just framing it square on. Really attractive.

Transfusion
by moodville

Comment:
This was good for a definite laugh - somewhere in the midst of the appreciation. Besides being funny and original, this shot is really well-balanced - I like the way you've placed the objects, splitting it across, but not bound it to being the same height on both sides. It works really nicely - and the lighting is well-placed, too, setting focus on the joining and the liquid more than on the support case of straws, without obscuring them. Nice shot.

Lick Quid
by Wraith Ravenscroft

Comment:
Thank you for the pun - good for a solid giggle!

Bloody Splash
by alternarule

Comment:
I have trouble making this one out, I think because the left side looks awfully granular for liquid - so that I wonder what it is - and because the dish (?) at the right side being so bright, the left side is dark and seems a bit off. Maybe it wouldn't if I'd seen the original scene.

Opposite reaction
by BJ

Comment:
I'm wondering what this is - I'm afraid the title doesn't clue me in, either. Nice colors, but that's about all I'm sure I know about it.

Oil & Vinegar Abstract
by jerrft

Comment:
Very cool effect - I like both the choice of subject and the way you positioned this photo, the angles and placement are gorgeous.

Chiaroscuro (Sleep Dep Version)
by qachyk

Comment:
I agree with the statement that a little lighter might have been better, but I think for me the weakest part of this picture is the framing. The crate moves to the center of the picture left-to-right; vertically, it goes to the center of the picture at its right edge and 2/3 height at its left edge. The shadow escapes out of the picture, leaving the whole thing feeling cut off and mis-angled.

Without trying several shots, I'm not sure of the answer, but here are some possibilities:

Back out from the thing to pick up more of it; leave the angle as-is.

Lift the left side of the picture, changing the angle so the top of the crate is straight (at the center of the picture) and giving the shadow enough room to fit. This would un-straighten the right edge of the crate and might push its shadow out-of-view, however.

Tighten the picture in, lifting at the same time, so that the top edge of the crate remains at the same angle/placement, less of the crate is shown, and the shadow is cut off both top and right.

Alternately, move the picture left, showing more crate (taking it to the 2/3 mark horizontally) and similarly cutting the shadow, though I suspect this would make the crate entirely to overpowering.

Try the whole thing at an angle, with the point of the crate occupying the center of the photo and the lines of it on a diagonal from the bottom or the side of the photo.

Just some musing - different things you might play around with to see what the effect would be.