Hills and Valleys
by arnit

Comment:

Originally posted by arnit: Contrast commenters: I can see your point but I was going for the soft picture to minimize that cloud.

Darn clouds anyway! :P

Oh OREO
by David1411

Comment:
Figured we would see some of these. ;^) It's a nice simple image. Kind of wish the cookies looked darker, perhaps a little fine tuning on the B/W points, some levels, and a little more contrast?

Reflections of a Winner
by Nobody

Comment:
This is nice. Kicking myself for not thinking of it! ;) Had thought about using dominos...oh well, next time. He-he. You did a good job of controlling your B/W points and color temp. The only thing I don't like is the inside white border cutting thru the reflection of the right dice.

Where are you, Honey!
by kbhatia1967

Comment:
Is this an OOPS? Posted in the wrong challenge? Cute title. ;^)

Othello
by javakills

Comment:
A little more lighting could have helped this image stand out more.

Not Real Ivory
by jimness

Comment:
Setting a custom white balance on your camera would have kept the keys white in your image. The warm hues are coming from indoor lighting most likely. A legal adjustment could have also been done in post-processing by adjusting the color temperature.

The piano
by rapid

Comment:
Big window next to the piano? Getting a heavy blue cast from what looks like natural light. I've taken a few piano shots and had the same problem. What worked was to cover the window (curtain, shade, blanket, etc...) and then set up some other lighting. Optionally, you can set your camera's white balance by metering off the white keys and it would have adjusted for the hue some automatically. A shot of contrast would help clear up the hazy look. Excessive grain can be controlled by shooting at lower ISO speeds (ISO 100) with a tripod and use your camera's timer. Another way grain is introduced is by taking an image and cropping it down too much. Try to get the image framed as close as possible to your end result - eliminate excessive cropping.

Take some rest
by pbhoomi09

Comment:
Looks like a cozy place to sit. ;^) As for the photo, it looks a little snapshotish - stand, take picture. You may want to experiment with various approaches/angles (i.e. ground level shooting up, etc...) As for meeting the challenge - this one is going to take a beating I'm afraid. Yes, the description did say 'Grayscale' was acceptable, but the majority of voters are going to be looking for primarily B/W subjects with little color.

Rosie
by saiphfire

Comment:
Funny how DOF works sometimes. ;^) The rose looks nice and I like the bg used - one minor thing, since this was advanced editing why didn't you apply a little blur to the bottom right corner and zap those lines in the bg out?

Green as Grass
by indridistefans

Comment:
Simple, and creative - plus well done. Good luck.