I See RED
by kerirab

Comment by smardaz:
wish that closest one was in focus

I See RED
by kerirab

Comment by Paul:
OK - I'm going out on a limb here and letting you know that I scored this a '1'. Only fair to let you know why.

You may already know that this is my second go at commenting here. My first attempt came across much more harshly than it should.

First of all I should say that I use the full scale and that I am but one voter with my own expectations and 'luggage', consequently my comments are an honest reaction to this image rather than a direct commentary on your work.

Although I do this the narrow depth of field and the POV add a good degree of interest to the image, I find the light coloured background detects from you subject a little and the lack of sharpness and the clipped crop of the foreground ball doesn't give the eye an easy place to settle. Of course this may well be deliberate but for me it is a bit of a mismatch.

I See RED
by kerirab

Comment by Ja-9:
For me...the bulb on the upper left needs to be in total super sharp focus...

I See RED
by kerirab

Comment by giantmike:
Hmm, that's certainly a different perspective. I find myself trying to find the focus point, and then eventually finding it at the back of the top ornament, which just isn't feeling right.

I See RED
by kerirab

Comment by fisheye:
Pretty color and I like the out of focus circles. It's a bit unclear what your main subject is. If it's the out of focus ornament, then the one in the top left is a bit distracting because it's closer and seems like it should be in focus.

One Step Ahead
by kerirab

Comment by snaffles:
sorry but this in way meets the challenge description of being black on black.

One Step Ahead
by kerirab

Comment by Deen:
This is just a BW photo, not "black on black" for me.