empty cup
by clictacamera

Comment by sibeling:
A friend of mine was watching while I was voting & didn't like your photo (sorry!), but I do - I like the framing hand in the foreground, that echoes the gentleman sitting in the background. I detect some distracting glare like you were behind glass, so I'm giving a 9.

empty cup
by clictacamera

Comment by Tiberius:
I don't really get what the hand stands for... My eyes are looking at it filliing more then 50% of the frame and barely get the guy outside. There is also some bad reflection of the window you took the pic through. Sorry... 3

empty cup
by clictacamera

Comment by mlcampbell:
Interesting perspective.

empty cup
by clictacamera

Comment by RSBP:
Would like to have seen more of the cup, or the cup and hand unfocused and a tighter shot on the person in the background.

empty cup
by clictacamera

Comment by Artan:
With a title of empty cup,one would expect to see a cup. The item in the hand is too much out of focus to distinguish. Because of this one has to assume that the person on the floor s the main subject in this photograph. However I do not get an impression of poverty here.

empty cup
by clictacamera

Comment by Pooba:
I like the perspective but would have liked less hand and arm and more of the sitting man.

empty cup
by clictacamera

Comment by Beetle:
Apart from not seeing any real any real evidence of poverty in this photo, I find it cluttered and the reflections in the glass only add to the confusion.

old school antique
by clictacamera

Comment by Konador:
B.O.T.P.A.C.
Bottom of the Pack Analytical Comments

Every challenge I am going to leave comments on some of the photos that finished at the bottom of the pack. I will try and explain why I think the photo did not do well in the challenge, which will hopefully result in increased rankings in your future photos.

-Ben

1) This photo does not immediately fit the challenge without an explaination. The photo should speak for itself and not rely on an explaination. It may fit the challenge if people think about it for long enough, but with 200 photos to vote on, most people will only look at your photo for a few seconds before deciding it doesnt meet the challenge and moving on.

2) Composition. It is very cluttered. Most voters prefer simply composed photos which draw attention to the focal point. This photo doesn't seem to have a focal point.

3) Post Processing. The photo has a n orange tint to it which isn't natural. A lot of voters like the photos to look as natural, and be as technically perfect, as possible. It looks like you used the wrong white balance, which is why a lot of people would have voted you down.

4) Size. You haven't used the full 640 pixels, so voters can't see as much detail in the photo as they would like.

empty cup
by clictacamera

Comment by trunki:
OH, COME ON !! --2--

empty cup
by clictacamera

Comment by Skip:
it took me more than a glance to 'get it'. i think this would have worked better if you backed off and up just enough to make it more apparent that you are inside. also, you could use a little more dof.