Shape of Leaves to Come
by kaycee

Comment:
I like the layout here and your very nice design. I wonder how this might have looked without the overexposure in the center background? I think a natural looking background would have been better.

Seaside Arabesque
by jjbeguin

Comment:
Beautiful image, and good for the challenge. My choice for the blue ribbon. Good luck.

Hanging Around
by Sonifo

Comment:
Wonderful image. A 10 from me, and one of my top choices. Slight overexposure on the white area background top, but not significant.

monster shadow
by ursula

Comment:
Nice effect. I think it would have been good to shoot from a higher perspective than here, so you have a bit more of the real fork. I showed this to someone and I had to point out that the shadow was actually a shadow. If the real fork wasn't shot from the edge only, there would also be a complementary symmetry.

Abstract Star
by mariomel

Comment:
An interesting idea and good pattern study. I find the lighting you chose works against this though. The overexposed areas are distracting, and yet many of the other areas of the glass are too dark. Actually, if I hold a sheet of paper over the left 1/3 or more where most of the overexposed area is, it looks like that might have been a good crop.

Eggs Eleven
by jonpink

Comment:
A nice geometric study of shape. Not sure about the inclusion of the egg with the burnt edges though. Maybe soft boiled would have been better here. Also, the directional light is good, but a bit strong and overexposed in the upper right. But overall, I think it has good aesthetics, and you have an artistic eye.

Ball and Box
by jeeper

Comment:
A good subject and good lighting/exposure/details. I think the composition here is distracting though. Why the vertical crop, especially with the left corner and the shadow cropped, yet so much space at the top? Following the rule of thirds is fine, but I don't think the crop works here.

1859 Sunrise
by sher

Comment:
Nice shot. It could use a bit more DOF IMHO. Also, I think it would work better as a geometric/abstract shot (shape) if the background elements weren't there on the left, as well as the detail in the floor.

A simple complex
by jonpink

Comment:
A good capture of the moon, simple shot too. I find the composition/crop here not very dynamic. Too close to the edge perhaps or too much dead space. I think you might keep it in the left or top third, and crop a bit tighter.

As Simple As ...
by GeneralE

Comment:
Simple on two planes. A good arrangement too. I think you should have tried to postprocess with neatimage or other two get rid of the "aging" on the surface of the letters. That plus the slight reflections make them look less apealing and detract from the shot.