Ivory Cat
by bryantbus

Comment:
This one did not suck. In fact, this is a gorgeous shot of a gorgeous animal! Excellent control of the exposure to keep good levels of detail in the fur - that's hard to do with cats in general, harder with white cats. Excellent shot, great score!

Pale Ale
by Kelli

Comment:
I can see all of the glass on my laptop - this monitor is excellent at high-end details. I suspect I'd be one of those who couldn't see all of it if I were using my home monitor, which is excellent at the low end. Still, I think it met the challenge - it's definitely pale ale on white!

Blue on White
by xianart

Comment:
I'd love to tell you this sucks, but it really doesn't. I like the blown skintones and the focus on the eye - quite captivating.

Pink
by Elaine

Comment:
How to avoid the harsh light syndrome? I'm still working on that myself - sometimes I like my light harsh. For this shot, though, I think it would have been more effective if the light were indeed more diffuse and softer, and if you'd come in a lot closer to the tips of the pencils - the empty space here just feels too empty to me. For softer light, try using a sheer fabric of some kind, or pointing the light at a white posterboard and reflecting that back onto your subject. It will require a slower shutter speed, requiring a tripod, but can be worth the effort.

Strive
by levyj413

Comment:
Very nice, very simple, good execution!

thumbscape
by posthumous

Comment:
Heh! You got an RKT comment - that beats score or ribbon any day! I love the part about the absurdity of the thumb, too. I was one of your 6's. I thought it different enough to warrant consideration of more than just "eh". The more I look at it, the more I like it, but not as much as some of your other efforts.

Ivory Netsuke on Old Lace
by JuliBoc

Comment:
I think it's white enough (I allow a pretty big range of "white") but I will agree that the eyelet of the case detracted from what you were trying to show as far as the size of the figurine. As far as tabletop photography, I don't have lights either. Natural light from the window can be your friend, and believe it or not, a piece of white posterboard reflects a great deal of soft light. You can use the window as your primary source, and the white posterboard from the other side (probably at a bit of an angle) to create "fill" light. I was kinda amazed how well it works.

White Spiral
by noraneko

Comment:
I, too, like how it fades into the background. This isn't always a plus on DPC, but to me it does work on some photos - this is one of them. I do have agree that the subject of the photo (a shell) appeared a whole lot in this challenge and may have overwhelmed voters a bit. I also agree with Jeff that this would make a very nice notecard.

Meditative Portry
by raish

Comment:
A low score for a very creative (and pretty well executed) entry, but you got a great comment from Ursula and your Suck teammates approve, so the score is essentially meaningless. I got a kick out of it, anyway.

The Beauty of White
by SandyP

Comment:
Another excellent finish, Sandy! If you didn't have such ridiculously high scores already, this would be on your top row. :-) Really a very gorgeous picture - the way you handled the background really does give this an ethereal glow.