Pick a Color
by Kelli

Comment by yitz:
perspective control needs work especially at the bottom shelf.

High Fashion?
by Kelli

Comment by Melethia:
I like the light and the colors in this. Gotta love the incredibly tapered waistline on the mannequin. Too bad it won't fit the shape of most real women!

High Fashion?
by Kelli

Comment by JeffDay:
the right side is a bit over exposed

Double Bubble
by Kelli

Comment by posthumous:
I agree about the background, but I like the dark moodiness.

Double Bubble
by Kelli

Comment by JuliBoc:
It's hard to believe the commenters gave you 1s -- their comments seem so mild. But there's no denying they did. I think there has to be something terribly bad about a shot for it to deserve a 1. It's interesting to note that akcoffeeguy hasn't entered a challenge since 2002 and he votes very low (aver. vote cast 4.2).

I gave this a 6 because I like the bubbles. The focus and colors of the bubbles are excellent, and after all, the point of the challenge was circles.

Double Bubble
by Kelli

Comment by levyj413:
Kelli, I have to agree with the gist of the people who commented during the challenge, but wow - 1s from each of them seems very low. I voted this a 5.

I like your crop, I like the closeup of his face, and I like how one eye appears behind a bubble.

I had two issues: lighting and the background. It's quite dark without it seeming like you wanted a dark shot. I mean, bubbles and kids are usually a light, bright, fun subject, not dark and brooding. I suggest trying it maybe a foot from a very bright lamp. I'm regularly amazed at how dim artificial lighting is; it doesn't look that way to my eyes, but it does to my camera.

The background behind the bubbles looks like a TV, which adds to the feeling of a quick snapshot as opposed to a carefully composed contest entry. That is, it's a nice memory-keeper photo, but not something that's going to score highly. In the future (if you care), think as hard about the background as you do the rest of the shot. You might try it again with a simply colored background that will add some interest and make the bubbles stand out. I use posterboard of various colors.

One more thing: watch out for those very wide-open apertures. In this case, his ear and shirt end up blurry because the DOF is so narrow.

I encourage you to explore bubbles some more. I've seen some pretty cool shots.

Double Bubble
by Kelli

Comment by Haneck:
It's a little dark, and the colors feel a little off. Nice try though!

Berries and Cream
by Kelli

Comment by see:
Yes I'm going to say it, just a bit too red. IMHO, subtract the red table cloth and closer on the berries, oh and most important, inviteing me over to help "clean up". ;p

Berries and Cream
by Kelli

Comment by Greetmir:

The Sewing Project
by Greetmir

Comment by Kelli:
I think your entry suffered some of the same issues as mine. Not quite sharp enough and the red background took away, rather than added. We'll know better next time!! LOL

I see what you mean ... HEH ... I think we were both a little over saturated too which made them look even more OOF. Like you said ... there is always next time ...

Berries and Cream
by Kelli

Comment by bmartuch:
I know, you were just trying to make people drool weren't you. I think that more of a closeup on the berries would have helped. JMO.