(c) 1897
by malapropam

Comment by jmsetzler:
excellent composition... the red ribbon adds a very nice piece of eye candy to this photo... good work :) = 9 - jmsetzler

(c) 1897
by malapropam

Comment by floyd:
Absolutely splendid arrangement here - I love the book, the ribbon and the candles. I think you could have cropped just a shade closer in but it's no biggie. Im afraid the biggie is that you've used a method of shrinking your picture down to 640x480 that has made the lines in your book turn into dashed lines. I'm positive that the original shot wasn't like that. When you resized your picture down you probably used something like bicubic, bilinear or nearest neighbor. You should try using "resample" instead. It gives better results in almost every case. But you might need a small amount of sharpening after you've done it. This is such a great shot I'm still giving you an 8. The light and arrangement are *excellent*. - floyd

(c) 1897
by malapropam

Comment by wenyao:
the partially hidden candle is a little distracting, but very nice photo nonetheless.

(c) 1897
by malapropam

Comment by camelotnorth:
I think if the book were placed off center and both candles shown it would add to the composition.

(c) 1897
by malapropam

Comment by Kimbly:
The candles are good for atmosphere, but I think they're a little close to the side of the frame for such a bright object.

(c) 1897
by malapropam

Comment by Gotcha:
wow, the real mcCoy. The red ribbon is a nice touch. I do see some of the background cloth catching light in several places, but not too critical. nice lighting.

(c) 1897
by malapropam

Comment by karmat:
At first I read the title as "1987" and thought, "huh?" Anywya, I really like how the read ribbon provides some great contrast and pulls the viewer into the picture. It does feel a little off-balanced to me, though, because the candles go out of the frame, but there is still space to the right of the book. of course, dracula makes me unbalanced too. :-) karmat

(c) 1897
by malapropam

Comment by jkiolbasa:
Good setup, though I feel there should be something more to the right of the book.

(c) 1897
by malapropam

Comment by snaeland:
the red ribbon is an excellent contrast.

(c) 1897
by malapropam

Comment by darylbrown:
good effect