Wire
by danculwell

Comment:
Take a look at my scores, and weigh my input accordingly. One man's opinion...
This is an excellent shallow depth of field shot. I'm not a fan of blurry foregrounds, so...
More specific to this shot is that you have too much distraction from your main point. My eye has to search for the intended primary point of the image. There are two things working against the shot here. While the strand starts in basically the lower left corner, and proceeds to the upper right, there is too much lead in before you get to the in-focus section. The back ground is a nice relatively uniform bokah - almost boring in its uniformity. IMO, the image wants to start about 1/2 way between the two fore barbs, and end just before the last barb. For example:

Only editing I did for this was crop, sharpen, and save for web. Don't know if your shot would benefit from Neat Image or not - sometimes I really like what it does - other times not so much.
I like your creativity and trying out some "different" shots. Just seems to me like you didn't quite get the bang you were looking for.
Edited by author - I wrote this before reading the other comments, so forgive the duplication...

Message edited by author 2009-09-10 23:03:09.

Poetic Rain
by njsabs

Comment:
Absolutely nailed it! 10

Steel Worm
by h2

Comment:
So much for your prediction skills... Congratulations on a very nice image.

There's Waldo
by drake217

Comment:
A VERY brave Waldo!

Potato Family
by thilom

Comment:
LTR - Hezzie, Speck, and Adgee. Cute concept, simple, and nicely done.

Berries in Blue
by Cuttooth

Comment:
The almost silver lighting and reflections are a huge plus to this, IMO - especially against the dark to black background. Water droplets add too.

These Are the Earth
by pixelpig

Comment:
Interesting lighting. Can't decide if the harsh shadow of the stem helps or hurts - same with the hole in the ribs. Also, for some reason, this seems soft.

Cheery Cherries
by Odyssey

Comment:
Great concept & nice arrangement. Not sure how, but they cherries almost look like they were drawn on the background - they look very flat. The harsh highlights also don't help.

Computer Mice
by GeneralE

Comment:
I don't think the grodiness of the keyboard adds to the shot. Cute idea. For me, I'd prefer the fore mouse to also be in focus.

Worn Classic
by Kempostudent3

Comment:
You might try a 2nd light source, on the opposite side. In this shot, your lighting is semi-strong and from the left only. It fades quickly so the back of the board is too dark (the black pieces almost fade into the background). Also, it makes strong shadows and hot spots on the various pieces.
Your arrangement of the pieces is very nice, and the shot invites one in to play the game.