Crystal
by Antithesis

Comment:
This is an interesting idea... i don't particularly care much for the dead center view of thei subject though... Off center to one side or the other would appeal to me in a much stronger way....

Meets Challenge: 10
Technical Merit: 5
Artistic Merit: 7
Creative Merit: 7
WOW Factor: 5

Score: 7 - JMSetzler

Running Out
by Gene L.

Comment:
This is quite nice... I have looked at this photo several times.. There is a quirck about it that I coulnd't figure out until now. First of all, the negative space concept here works very well. The issue that is causing me problems is that the watch and the glass are each competing for attention and they are at opposite corners of the frame... This accents the 'negative space' concept for me, but it keeps me from being able to see the composition without having to move to each individual component... does that make any sense at all?? = 8 - jmsetzler

Ladybug
by fsieradzki

Comment:
This is a nice photo of a ladybug :) If the rest of the image besides the lady bug is the 'negative space' element, it is competing very hard for attention with the ladybug... - jmsetzler

Cross Country
by falvey

Comment:
This is an excellent photo... I don't know if it would have been possible or not, but I would love to have seen this one horizontal to provide the rider much more room to move.. good work = 8 - jmsetzler

Blood Sport
by jmsetzler

Comment:
My idea with this photograph was to make as much of the glass disappear as possible... I setup this glass on black posterboard with black posterboard as a bakcdrop as well. I filled the glass with water and added one drop of red food coloring. I made about 75 shots with the light at different positions, and this is the result that I liked best.

The theme on the "Blood Sport" photo is one of the gambles/risks involved with drinking. The dice are symbolic of the gamble and the blood red liquid is symbolic of the alcohol and tragedies that are sometimes caused by it.

This photo scored ok but it didn't stir up many comments...

Wipe-Out
by rcrawford

Comment:
rc, congrats on third... excellent photo :)

Wipe-Out
by rcrawford

Comment:
This is excellent :) The sky and no visible ground create a very powerful element of negative space in this photo :) Great shot! = 10 - jmsetzler

Fireside
by inspzil

Comment:
This is a very interesting shot. There is plenty of negative space :) The soft focus here, i believe, is VERY effective in this situation. When I look at this image, I am drawn directly to the child's face. The interest that i find there is the fact that it is split between light and dark right down the middle. I believe that this would have been a GREAT composition of just the head and shoulders of this boy in the firelight :) As the image is presented here, I would have preferred a minor movement of the subject to the right side of the frame to make the entire image more off balance :) - very nice shot and great idea :) - jmsetzler

Light Dance
by bobtburg

Comment:
Very nice... The lighting is working very well here... I think your model's red hair is a nice touch, but i would also love to see this one in black and white... good job = 10 - jmsetzler

Assignment Due Tonight
by kwinter

Comment:
wow... this would have made a great entry to the fruit/veggie challenge with all those apples :) Ok.. lemme get this out of my system first... Is this negative space or empty space? is there a difference? who knows.. I'm sorta lost on this topic myself :) I do like the shot... good work :) = 7 - jmsetzler