jump higher
by benlenz

Comment:
I don't get the illusion part of this, but it is an interesting shot! Ya do have some color banding in the sky probably from the resizing and a touch of haloing around the dark outlines of the models. This is probably caused from sharpening. Do you shoot Jpeg or Raw?
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Illuminate
by deapee

Comment:
Wow, this one I really like! I wanna see what the set up was. Love the bluish tonality, but ya got some color banding around the bottome and sides. Perhaps from resizing...
Good job
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The Juggler
by MPRPRO

Comment:
You have an interesting take on the challenge and some awesome bokeh! The scene in the ball though has too much going on and doesn't hold my attention. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be seeing...
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Anything for a Cookie
by kenskid

Comment:
Too small and too much going on. I almost didn't even see the little girl diving into the box. You would have had a great shot if ya cleared away all but the cookie box in question on both shelves and had only the top shelf at the top of frame, the girl going into a much bigger box and nothing else. Remember simpler is almost always better. Especially true in set up shots!
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Mass Appeal
by aznym

Comment:
It's a striking image but I don't see an illusion... It almosts violates the rules though as it's almost entirely a photograph of another piece of work.
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Box of Toothpicks
by severin

Comment:
I really like this a lot! You put a lot of effort into the set up for it. Only thing I would change would be to make absolutely sure your toothpicks are perfect and maybe clone out the little spots in your background (two to the right of the frame catch my eye right away!) since it's a members challenge...
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SAY WHEN!
by Nald

Comment:
Besides making my stomach twinge, this shot needs a bit of work. First off, your lighting is a bit unimaginative. Ya need some fill light coming from frame left. Also the drop cloth in the back is a little wrinkled if ya didn't notice. ;-) Your colors are what bother me the most though. They are very dull. Maybe play with the levels a little more to pull the color out of the image...
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Shady Stairs
by glad2badad

Comment:
IMHO you have too many ellements in the shot making it look a little cluttered. I think just the two figures on the stairs and one other thing would make this a more potent entrie...
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Crab in One
by khrys

Comment:
Very nice optical illusion of the natural sort. Is this a pet or did ya go hunging?
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Dismembered hand
by burtct

Comment:
Very nice! Ya got the focus spot on on the palm of the hand, but it's a little soft at the fingertips. Looks like ya wrapped the tame a little too tight though, ya can see where thing pointer and middle fingers bulge a little above it and also the thumb.
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