Promises! promises!
by sulamk

Comment:
Technical: Fits the challenge. Exposure composition focus lighting all good.

Personal: Somewhat more interesting than the other piggy bank shots, and technically well done. I find her bracelet and the arm through the border thing distracting, though.

My vote: 6

Bandits at Work
by DiamondPete

Comment:
Technical: Fits the challenge. Exposure pretty good (tough with those machines) Composition is extremely interesting, but the bottom right corner is distrcting. Focus is good. Lighting is even.

Personal: Creativity is visible mainly in the angle. Not exactly a new idea though!

My vote: 5

Lack of....
by tfaust

Comment:
Technical: Fits the challenge. Exposure composition focus lighting all good. I'm assuming the mid-face crop is to protect his identity.

Personal: S'ok. Doesn't make me go "wow".

My vote: 5

Business and Money symbol in this generation !
by akulkarni

Comment:
Technical: Fits the challenge, but only because of the title. Exposure/lighting is too hot on the single key. Composition isn't very interesting. Focus good.

Personal: Could have been better executed. Is there a reason you chose the "2" key?

My vote: 2

penniless
by peecee

Comment:
Technical: Fits the challenge. Exposure/lighting- you used a flash, didn't you? Yuck.... Composition looks too cropped- this could have been done without making it that narrow. Focus is good.

Personal: Good idea, definitely could have been more creatively executed.

My vote: 2

Saving for the real thing
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
Technical: Fits the challenge. Exposure/lighting looks good but maybe a little hot on the pages. Composition is nice, but the spotting on the background is a little distracting. I hate not being able to spot edit! :-) Focus good.

Personal: I like it!

My vote: 6

The House Always Wins
by unikorn

Comment:
Technical: Fits the challenge. Exposure is tough with neon- you're a little underdone on the room itself and a little hot on the machines and the neon. I like the composition. Not sure where the focus is. Lighting is so so.

Personal: Not overly creative. I'm surprised by the lack of people! Some "ghosts" in the extended exposure might have made this more interesting.

My vote: 4

Maneki Neko Bank
by Havok

Comment:
Technical: Fits the challenge. Exposure good, composition too left heavy for my taste, focus good, lighting too harsh for me.

Personal: Banks (bricks and mortar, piggy, and all other types) seem an obvious choice for this challenge. The lines between overdone, perfect fit, and too "out there" are really fuzzy in a lot of cases. I like the shot but I don't go "wow".

My vote: 5

Dom Perignon draped in diamonds
by wetland

Comment:
Technical: Fits the challenge. Exposure is good, composition feels a little bottom heavy and the bottle rolled just slightly to the left kinda bugs me. The background is interesting but maybe too busy considering the subject itself is pretty busy. Focus is good. I'd like to see the lighting a little better controlled, you've got reflections and hot spots all over the bottle.

Personal: Creative idea, maybe a little over done. More shots with better diffusion on the lights might have yielded stronger shots.

My vote: 5

Caviar dreams and Champagne wishes
by Jason

Comment:
Technical: Fits the challenge. Exposure composition focus lighting all good.

Personal: Creativity would be the only issue here.

My vote: 4.