checkered universe
by shutterfly

Comment:
I like this as an abstract piece of work. I would like to see the largest checkerd dot, with sharp focus all the way around, for a focal point. My eye wanders too quickly and gets distracted. Not gonna do that great because of the abstractness, but I like it still

Crystal Clear
by larimarie

Comment:
Nice idea. This doesn't hold alot of interest in it. It looks like a very large DOF would be needed to capture everything. The water in the plate "looks" in focus and then everything else is not. Not sure if that is water above, but is distracting. Hte plate is cut off, and the cloth is off-white. More experimenting

Solitude
by sunflower

Comment:
Good rule of thirds and subject. A polarizer to cut back some of the blown areas on the water would have worked well. The focus is a bit soft, need sharper focus on the subject to make it stand out more.

Pink flower with raindrops
by zookoff

Comment:
I really like the colors on here. THe focus is off for me. It almost appears that the green leaf is sharper than the rest of the flower and drops of water. Good job of framing it well, too

Water Fun
by Ashezz

Comment:
I really like the idea and execution appears to have come out right, but the focus and DOF is way off. It is also framed well.

snow
by DieHappy

Comment:
Not sure if this is intentional, but it is not very pleasing to the eye. Hard to make out details at all.

Can It Be Learned?
by ahaze

Comment:
Composition is good. Focus, color, and sharpness are very good. I like the lighting also, with the shadows faint and not overpowering.
I do see some kind of artifact in the upper left. I would like to see the books more evenly spaced in the frame as it is set up. One corner of the book is out of frame on the left. Evenly spaced I mean throughout, like the top standing book an equal distance from the edges, etc. I think it is a bit better than 5.131 (is average), but the specific challenge may have affected that, with many people not getting the gist of it.

Water Challenge not entered
by Jason

Comment:
Extremely dark on my calibrated monitor. took me a few to figure out that was a fish (beta?). Great idea

Message edited by author 2003-12-15 03:10:56.

Mom, are you gonna talk forever?
by kavamama

Comment:
Very good focus, lighting, and color. Without the title I would not know what this means, but it is a well done photo technicallly. Maybe with the mother on the phone in the background a bit blurry would put across the point bettter

traveling through space for ever..and ever..and ever.
by camelotnorth

Comment:
Very much has to be a telescope shot. Looks like the cover of a space mag. Of course nothing is in tight focus and does not need to be either. Is that a real comet going through or an airliner or something going over. Very nice work. I can imagine that these are particularly hard to photograph.