Let's cook !
by Darkpixel

Comment:
Under normal circumstances, I'd say this is a very unusual depiction, but this is on DPC, and this ties for soft lit fruit/vegetables in a still life for commonplace approach.
Nice lighting on the subjects, it's no easy task minimizing shadows from one object on the other for these sorts of shots.

Fruits in Box
by Piano

Comment:
Personally, I'd say a fruit still life is nearly as typical as one could get in terms of photographing that subject matter, but the colors do add some additional interest.

Chips and Salsa
by Bear_Music

Comment:
An oddly soothing photo of chips and salsa (not sure that I'd ever combined those two up until now...) The blues are surely part of it, but the swirls of the table and the slightly softened details are surely part of it as well. Interesting.

Running Shorts
by gmink

Comment:
Cool shot, but seems a bit of a shoehorn to me.

ye olde picket fence blues
by cutout

Comment:
Excellent job of altering the depiction of the subject. The variety of colors make all the difference here.

Yet Another... "Someone's Boring Dog Photo"
by Lydia

Comment:
Ah, yes, but it could be Cerberus or Anubis paying us a visit, for all we can tell. I like the crop. Something slightly ominous about the lonely two dog feet upon the stones.

Cloudy Sky by Henry Gibson
by raish

Comment:
Spooky, like a mesmerizing fortune teller's ball. I keep looking at the black object bottom right, wondering if it really is something or not, but it's just impossible enough to discern that it keeps tight hold of its mystery. Nicely done.

Can't push through
by bflo_guy

Comment:
RE: your forum request for comments.
I voted this a 5. For me, a 5 means it did something decent and was likely lacking elsewhere. Here, I like your idea, your premise, but it lacked punch, effect. There was no feeling of desperation here. Clawing, harder pushing, barely grasping the fence, tensed arm tendons- all of these imply hard times, struggle, and are all missing. I think a bit wider treatment would be better visually, but may or may not have been possible considering your location.

As a general aside, your focus does seem a bit deeper than it ought to be (backfocus). The fence that is more distant than the hand is sharp, but the hand is somewhat soft. This will be voted down by many on DPC, but I think the main issue was that it lacked strength of emotion (though, obviously I wasn't the only in thinking this, per the comment you received).

Snow white.
by EgillP

Comment:
I find it difficult to compose shots with orchids, but this works very well and is interesting, as well.

Token
by gg3rd

Comment:
Quite the flower! I've never stumbled upon one quite like this, but I'm glad you have. Nicely captured, I like the foliage background.