1. Just a spoonful of sugar
by suemack

Comment:
Yes, very blue, hard to believe it wasn't intentional! I agree with the comment about individual grains and grains-in-motion in the same shot. Very good composition, *maybe* a little overexposed on the top of the sugar. Dark frame sets it off nicely.

Day 1 - Keys
by nikolaos

Comment:
I know very little (yet) about lenses, macros, etc., but that's cool that with an 8.0 aperture you got such shallow DOF.

day 1 - soapdish
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
Did you apply a filter to this? It has a really interesting quality. Good colors, too.

IMG_5940-Hat.jpg
by TheresaA

Comment:
I agree that the texture is a nice surprise, also the use of depth of field! Very simple color palette (black, tan, off-white) makes for a nice composition. I see I'm going to have to get serious to keep up with y'all.

Day 1 Sunglasses
by Chinarosepetal

Comment:

Originally posted by rheverly: Wonderful use of such narrow depth of field (I'm totally jealous of your f/1.2), strongly composed, with good placement of the glasses on a non-distracting background and interesting shadows and light. Could be a shot for the manufacturer's advertising!

Repeat comment. :-)

Day 1 - Shelf
by Bruce_the_Robert

Comment:
Great start, Rob. I like the white on white. Good lighting, detail, and the border works. You use techniques I don't know yet, such as gradient map conversion. And yes, what's a Lomo action?

-- Larry in NYC

Born in the USA
by jemison

Comment:
Good for you for not being afraid to alienate some people with your art. It's good for the soul to take a stand, and making a statement is absolutely within the realm of the photographer's task. Nice portrait, too.

Eruption
by skewsme

Comment:
"I'm so glad I torched my house, this ribbon is really worth it!"

LOL -- Great photo and great sense of humor. Congratulations on your winning entry.

Hibiscus
by NikonJeb

Comment:
Hey, Jeb -- how's it going?
This got a six from me. I liked the fact that there is some subtle colors remaining in the desaturated areas. Technically I think your PP work was good, though there's a hint of bg color seeping in at the edges of the flowers. As others mentioned, the boxy gray shape is distracting, although your depth of field helps. I suspect the main reason people had trouble with this is that there are just too many flowers in the challenge, and unless a flower photo is outstanding, it is going to get neglected and abused.

My second and third challenge entries are getting trashed, deservedly. However, I think my Desat entry was better than many that rated higher, including several in the top 20-30. Ah, well. :-)

Message edited by author 2007-05-30 11:26:43.

Shes Smooth, Silky Smooth.
by TheToby

Comment:
I'm so sorry to see you were disqualified. You are right, there will be other challenges. You've got some fine work in your portfolio, so keep it up and you'll rise to the top again.
Cheers,
-- Larry in NYC