Happy Side Up
by typologic

Comment by Sandymaya:
Love it, the lighting is brilliant, the texture, the idea!!! Great

Forked
by typologic

Comment by graphicfunk:
Bella: an astonishing image with vibrant colors. Your work is certainly above par and your direction is better and better. You are moving in this trip and creating beautiful gems as you move on. Very good work.

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by typologic

Comment by umbris:
Nice "Christamassy" lighting effect.

The Most Basic Light Source
by typologic

Comment by graphicfunk:
Congratulations on your 12th placing. A nice warm image and certainly low tech.

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by typologic

Comment by GolferDDS:
Love the colors and the arrangement. The lighting is excellent. I like how the soft shadows cast a slight green to the right side and red on the left. I can see this hanging in an art deco designed restaurant! One of my favorites in this challenge.

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by typologic

Comment by bananashay:
This one caught my eye several times in thumbnails, I'm glad it finally came up for voting. Way to go making a mundane subject interesting. And I'm curious to see how the colors were accomplished. Would be very surprised if this didn't place highly, it's in my top 3.

The Most Basic Light Source
by typologic

Comment by Art Roflmao:
I sat here and stared at this for a minute or two cuz I couldn't decide what to think about it. It meets the challenge, it has great symmetery in composition, good depth. I can't put my finger on it, but I would call this a really good photo that 'could' be a really great photo. Again I'm not sure why. Still a top placer in my list.

Two
by typologic

Comment by spiffamafied:
That is neat.

The Most Basic Light Source
by typologic

Comment by Azrifel:
The flames always burn out so easily, this one is just about right. The illumination of the hands is just great, good exposure, nice warm color.

The Most Basic Light Source
by typologic

Comment by Arcanist:
I really like the reflection and spot on straightness of the focal point. Leads the candle to appear a lot larger than a simple tea candle and this draws the eye right to the focus. The softness of the inside hands also brings the eye to the flame and the long exposure star highlights are very effective. The 'x-ray' effect on the fingers is somewhat distracting, but the gradual push into the shadows seems to mostly nullify that. Very impressive composition and a top contender in my book.