Gazing Ball
by Marty

Comment by Ja-9:
doesn't have super sharp clarity...to noisy

Gazing Ball
by Marty

Comment by bcenu:
Great capture. The lighting seems a little harsh and appears to effect the overall depth of the composition.

Gazing Ball
by Marty

Comment by fitz3000:
The photo is little bit grainy, and the white doesn't fit very much, 6 for the effort

Old Science
by Marty

Comment by sadiebird:
cool 8

Old Science
by Marty

Comment by jim29028:
cool machine

Old Science
by Marty

Comment by thompp1:
Whatcha mean OLD? I used one of those in school.

Old Science
by Marty

Comment by Tammster:
How cool!

Cream
by Marty

Comment by Citadel:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I can really see potential in this image but its a really hard concept to pull off. You need to have just the right lighting set up to separate your subject from the background when they are both the same color. Its even more important when you have one subject and a flat background like this. I'd be curious to see this with a bit more light and more white than brown/cream.

I am assuming you used flash based on your comments. I would have either increased the output of the flash or went with a larger aperture because this does seem a bit underexposed. (Based on the noise I'd guess it was quite underexposed then brightened in post-processing). Perhaps with a larger aperture you'd get a shallower depth of field and create more of a feeling of depth.

Father of the Bride II
by Marty

Comment by bmartuch:
This is a great idea. I'll have to remember this.

Old Science
by Marty

Comment by Ja-9:
really like the "old feel" that I get from this...well done