Musical notes, bars, ovals, stripes, and 3 stars
by Shrink

Comment:
I like the idea of this picture a lot. I think you could have cropped it just right of the dome, about the middle of the 1st table on the left, and at the near side of the dome (maybe even into the dome slightly) and had an even more effective shot. For me, there is just too much clutter in the foreground that isn't needed to convey the concept of "empty room". If possible, the curtain at the right of the stage should be hanging straight.

Check Mate
by sallycinnamon

Comment:
Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see the checkmate. The tops of the black queen & pawn get lost in the black background. Most of the pieces are out of focus - not a deal killer with this shot, but it needs a counterbalance which is not present.

Big Squares = Giant cube
by joekent

Comment:
I know there's not much you could do about it, but for me the background detracts a lot from this photo.

Crescent
by thomaspeople

Comment:
Nice star effect on star - bottom edge of moon is a bit washed out (low on detail). Isn't that three of these shots in this challenge? (And I thought I had an original idea...)

Annular Accouterments
by m_sarzynski

Comment:
This would be more effective with a tighter crop - you could easily lose the empty brown foreground, and the dark left 1/3. This could also use something in the lighting department - your subject is a common, ordinary item, so it needs something to attract and hold your attention (curiosity?).

Two Lives, Overlapping
by meyers

Comment:
Using thoroughly used rings (not all shiny, new, and smooth) adds a lot to this shot.

furrows
by sidpixel

Comment:
A tad too much out of focus foreground counterpoint for my taste.

Pine
by twilson944

Comment:
Excellent lighting!

A Shape From The Past
by BrianR

Comment:
Excellent lighting and silhouette - but you cropped off where the bottom of the boat meets the water, which keeps this from being an excellent shot. (Was there a reason you had to crop there?)

Baby Spiders
by SouthCoastOr3gon

Comment:
Losing the focus on the outside edges really detracts from this photo for me.