Tool of the trade
by kosmikkreeper

Comment:
Quite a contrast between your subject and the background. Maybe if I knew what I was looking at, I could vote on this better. The shadow is interesting. The background just seem inappropriate for the purple plastic thingy. Up picked up the texture of the table nicely. You can see the grain and scratches of a well worn surface. Don't know what else to say. 4 Good luck in the challenge.

DOCutivity
by Tarbini

Comment:
Ahhh, fax machine face. Lets see...I know this seems a little nit picky but I would have liked to see the green button more in the bottom corner and could have gotten just a little more blue at the top. I like your use of DOF. I really like the colors. They are vivid. 8 Good luck in the challenge.

Pilgrim and Friends
by Chiqui

Comment:
Very cute cup. I like your color theme here. The green ribbon on the handle kind of distracts from those colors. The angle also appears a little ackward here. Too uniform for my taste. 5 Good luck in the challenge.

Paperclips
by sagestudio

Comment:
Hey!! I used to do this as a kid!! I can see where some bored secretary on a quiet day could get carried away, so I guess it meets challenge. I don't like how the paperclips don't really stand out. The skin tone seems very washed out. Perhaps this would have been better in color where you would have natural skin tone. That's just my thoughts 4 Good luck in the challenge.

Turf War
by GeneralE

Comment:
Very cute idea. What hurts you, though is the busy background. Perhaps a more neurtral background and surface would have been more appropriate. 4 Good luck in the challenge.

creating Art at the office
by falvey

Comment:
I immediately wanted to turn my head to see what I was looking at. Did you mean for it to be laid out horizontal? Your focus and lighting are great and you do meet challenge. It just doesn't appeal to me much. 5

Morning Coffee
by Mitonski

Comment:
I think that this would have been a nice picture without the coffee cup. I like the texture of the background and the placement of the pencils in the holder. The coffee cup just doesn't seem to fit and appears ackward to me.

deskyline
by kenbo

Comment:
Very nice take on the challenge. I really liked your idea to back light your subjects. I like the paperclip flower, but couldn't figure out what the rest was. I suppose that's a tape despenser, but where's the tape? Well focused 7

one for the scrapbook
by indigo997

Comment:
Very nice! I like the set-up here. The duotone is effective and looks vintage. I like the single light source from the lamp. Very much meets challenge and hope you get a good result. 10

To the Point
by TerryGee

Comment:
I do like the colors here. Picture seems kind of pixilated though or perhaps over saturated. Just lacks definition