One of these things is not like the others....
by JamesKW

Comment:
Well done. Your reflection in the bowls of the front two spoons are the only negative in this shot.

Dinner "Tine"
by sholling

Comment:
The backlighting is interesting.

Midnight Snack
by FocusPoint

Comment:
The humor here is not lost.

On a Knife Edge
by talj

Comment:
Love the texture in the blade.

Still Life with Green
by sfalice

Comment:
Nice use of color & texture.

Calm Cool and Collected (Textures V redo)
by LadyK

Comment:
I just realized that the cats in both of your submissions is the same singular cat. It's amazing how different (s)he looks depending on what is going on.

I mentioned before the background issue. With this picture, a nice tan or brown blanket would have done the trick and added more texture. I referenced my original vote and I thought it was well done on my first sight.

Ball and Jacks
by LadyK

Comment:
I tend to agree with the other comments. The red ball should have been the focus. The eye sees it first as the black & silver act as neutrals.

The idea is great and the placement of the jacks is good.

The Love of Romeo and Juliet
by LadyK

Comment:
I thought about this long and hard...

My biggest problem is that red & green are opposites. Because of that the poison is really difficult to see. I read the other comments...I don't have a problem with the numbers showing on the beaker, just the inability to focus on the poison.

Perhaps a different table covering (or even a lighter shade of red)...but I think that solution would take away from the story.

I would go with a black or a yellow poison color.

And perhaps just a hint of a cross (again, maybe simplicity is better), but they do die trajically.

Memoirs of Blue Ocean
by LadyK

Comment:
This seems slightly oof to me. The problem with soft focus vs. oof is that there is a fine line between "oops" and "I meant to that." If your purpose was soft focus you didn't go far enough, if your purpose was just to show the shell and the reflection...it is oof.

hands and the locket
by aimgoldsmith

Comment:
Wish the locket was better in focus