the uninspired DPCer...
by aplomb76

Comment:
Wow, this is really kinda dark. In order to make B/W really work you need a wide tonal range which is lacking in this shot. It also looks like you used the on camera flash. This will always produce harsh shadows that are usually unatractive especially when the subject is close to the background as in this case. Move the subject away from the background and use other lighting (I never use the on camera flash...) and this would work better!
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Condo-Minimum
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Too abstact for my taste... What is the illusion supposed to be?
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Strange Brew
by BaldurT

Comment:
It's a little too abstact for my taste, but I would still like to know how it was done!
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Humpty Dumpty and the Floating Egg
by Pug-H

Comment:
Corny but very well executed! There are a couple of things I always look for in set up shots like this. Interesting lighting, focus and simplicity! You got all three. Great job of defining the egg against a white background without blowing anything out!
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Caught
by torfis

Comment:
I guess I'm dense cause I don't get it and the shot doesn't do anything for me. Please don't take it personal, it's just MHO!
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1st Birthday
by Artan

Comment:
Wow, I really thought this was kinda cool of an idea that needed some work till I scrolled down and saw the cake. It made the title make sense though... Lose the cake, play around with the lighting and maybe try a polarizing filter to take away some of the reflections on the bulb and this could be a winner!
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The Masks
by idnic

Comment:
Very nicely executed! However I think I woulda picked another color than red for the right hand face. It's very hard to get good detail in certain shades of red to pop out. You got great depth in the blue face, but the red face looks flat...
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Sea Monster
by davidus428

Comment:
THis is kinda cool and I wanna know how ya did it!
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Water Go Up!?!?!??!?!?!
by jellyoooo

Comment:
I like the concept, but you have too much negative space that detracts from the illusion. It's also cropped quite tight which doesn't help any either...
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Lighting Up The Sun
by JunieMoon

Comment:
Nice abstract. However, I'm put off by the appearance of the match. You hand held the match I'm assuming. If you would have found a way to hold the match in place with some kind of mechanism that would hold it very still it may have improved the overall quality of the image. I'm also put off by the writing at the bottom of the what ever it is in the background. Rotating that object so the writing was under the match might help. Remember in a set up shot such as this, attention to detail is KEY!
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