I love when your safety's on
by wkmen

Comment by vtruan:
The thrill is when it's off and kicking.

divergence of good scents
by wkmen

Comment by tfaust:
I really had to look at this for a long time to figure out how you did it - but I think I've got it - one side is a picture placed next to the other? Your lighting is different on each one. The perfume one seems like a little too much light and the onion/garlic seems like not quite enough when right next to the other. I'm not a big fan of either background. Interesting idea for the challenge though!

I love when your safety's on
by wkmen

Comment by Artifacts:
I admit, a gun is not the first thing I think of for a "soft focus" challenge. :) I don't think it is soft focused either, but it is a super shot and should score well. Those pesky "purists" might disagree. Dang them!

I love when your safety's on
by wkmen

Comment by tomlewis1980:
Doesn't look to be soft focus to me?

divergence of good scents
by wkmen

Comment by cmangis:
I think there is too much going on here. One or the other might have worked better?

I love when your safety's on
by wkmen

Comment by wwjdwithca:
Hmmm. So was this put in the wrong challenge? Don't get it?

I love when your safety's on
by wkmen

Comment by FullyFocused:
I hate guns, dont see anything soft about this photo..

divergence of good scents
by wkmen

Comment by adine:
I understand the contrast here, but it looks just like two photos set side by side - no relationship between them. If they were all in the same frame you could give some meaning through the composition or the lighting. Each photo is good - though small and hard too see if they are really sharp, and see the details of texture.

Snack time - Hey who did that?
by wkmen

Comment by Neil:
What surprises you about this? Cookies are snarfed all the time if you leave them out on a paper towel. Anyway, the paper towel doesn make a good backdrop here. And I am afraid I personally don't think this is the essense of what was asked for in surprise. I am curious though how you did this within the rules! You got pretty good shadow detail here.

divergence of good scents
by wkmen

Comment by dagaleaa:
nice idea....one would never wear garlic or onion as scent, but I still like those smells...lots of different scents here