Another Great Cake by "It's All About The Cake" - Dana Point, CA
by seethroughmylens

Comment by shair:
The cake is very cool, but the photograph could do a lot more to capture its awesomeness. There are great colors to work with, the overall balance is great, but the image is not nearly as interesting as the cake itself. THe background is far too busy and doesn't add to the image. The angle is very static and stable, not fun or whimsical like the cake is trying to convey. The cake itself if very well designed and executed, so the photograph would do much better using the same design concepts.

Another Great Cake by "It's All About The Cake" - Dana Point, CA
by seethroughmylens

Comment by FtWorthphotog:
a truly awesome cake for sure...someone spent some time on this I know my wife likes to do these kinds of cakes, just not as big as this one. Overall nice colors, only thing I would suggest is possibly moving cake about 1'-2' from wall and get a little more bokeh if possible, unfortunately the top 1/3 of the cake to me gets lost in the brickwork somewhat, or shoot against a solid background if possible. Other than that nice shot of a cool cake.

Another Great Cake by "It's All About The Cake" - Dana Point, CA
by seethroughmylens

Comment by Skip:
This is a tough challenge to vote. I'm torn between "what are you trying to do here" and "what do I expect here". Further complicating matters is the question "what would I do here".

What I would expect would be a technically strong piece of eye-candy that would present the dessert in a way that I would want to at least sample it, if not order it. Along these lines I'm looking at technicals: backgrounds, distracting elements, exposure, sharpness. I'm also looking for creativity, imagination, and originality, which can make up for less than perfect technicals.

So, where does this leave me with your image?

Nice take on the challenge. I would encourage you to explore multiple perspectives with subjects such as this, in order to satisfy yourself that you have found the most dynamic and interesting presentation possible.

Another Great Cake by "It's All About The Cake" - Dana Point, CA
by seethroughmylens

Comment by Kelli:
What a fantastical cake! I can't imagine the hours that went into it!

Another Great Cake by "It's All About The Cake" - Dana Point, CA
by seethroughmylens

Comment by vawendy:
Wonderful cake. Lighting is nice and soft without harsh highlights. But it's so close to the brick wall that it feels more like a snapshot, imo. I would have liked it moved away quite a bit, with a more shallow depth of field to relegate the background to a background and make it less important. -6-

Another Great Cake by "It's All About The Cake" - Dana Point, CA
by seethroughmylens

Comment by unbreakable:
very cool cake. I have a friend that also does this type of specialty cake. this would be spectacular against a beach backdrop. still very nice 7

Another Great Cake by "It's All About The Cake" - Dana Point, CA
by seethroughmylens

Comment by ksierras:
This cake is amazing!! I love Dana Point, going to the Dana Point Harbor this weekend!! Great shot!! :)

There Is No Way This Will Ever Fit
by seethroughmylens

Comment by Cory:
Oh, so mom bought a new video card huh? So you thought maybe you should enter a snapshot of her trying to install it into a photo contest... Surely you didn't expect to do well?

Technically, it's sharp-ish, but it seems that the best focus in the image is on the dell logo on the motherboard. The story lacks, the composition is not great at all... *shrug* Good try, but you're gonna need to put more thought into composition and execution.

Personally, I would have loved to have just seen a nice macro detail shot of that beautiful card and heatsink.

Another Great Cake by "It's All About The Cake" - Dana Point, CA
by seethroughmylens

Comment by daveover:
Wow, is that realy a cake!!!

Another Great Cake by "It's All About The Cake" - Dana Point, CA
by seethroughmylens

Comment by Lydia:
I hope people can see that this is a cake.

It's WONDERFUL!


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