Foggy day on my way home
by nlghttrain

Comment by wantmycatslife:
I like that the effect in this photo is NATURAL! (I may even remember the foggy day this was taken) :) Nice!

SunWheel
by nlghttrain

Comment by angela_packard:
10 from me...good luck!

SunWheel
by nlghttrain

Comment by Konador:
The blue and orange contrast colours work well here. I think a little more space at the top would stop the composition looking so crowded.

MmMmMmMm cookies
by nlghttrain

Comment by katie-belle:
this one might very well be my favorite - it plays to the senses.

MmMmMmMm cookies
by nlghttrain

Comment by Artifacts:
Like the perspective of this shot. Lighting is excellent. It lacks the usual digital defects often seen in DPC images. Generally speaking the focused area on an image attracts the eye. In this case it is drawn to the word "KitchenAid" moreso than the cookie dough. Most voters will see that word is not level and that it draws attention away from the food part of the image and vote it lower as a result.

MmMmMmMm cookies
by nlghttrain

Comment by imagemakersphoto:
I like the slow shutter speed to ad drama to the mixer

MmMmMmMm cookies
by nlghttrain

Comment by madison461:
I would have rather seen the dough than the KitchenAid logo.

SunWheel
by nlghttrain

Comment by ShutterPug:
Wonderful angle and composition - perhaps a little too tight crop along the top. Nice gradient to the sky, and vibrant colors throughout. Possibly a little over-sharpened as it looks pixelly from the middle up - possibly not from sharpening but resizing?

MmMmMmMm cookies
by nlghttrain

Comment by ltaylor:
Like the "during" take on the challenge.

MmMmMmMm cookies
by nlghttrain

Comment by pa_cuthbert:
It's certainly a different view than the rest of the pictures. My honest opinion for this shot is that you probably focused too much on the machine. I think you've over sharpened as well. If you could have changed your focus to the dough and used 1/600 sec. shutter speed (I think), it would have been fabulous to me. The composition itself is alright, but what really lost points was the appeallingness of the shot. Personally, I think shot with a contrast in colouration looks fantastic and gives an extra "wow" factor that normally leaves a pretty good first impression. I might be no expert, but lighting-wise, you could have worked more on it. So the way you've presented this, makes it feel more like a challenge for machinery rather than food because of the focus. Oh and that bit of clue stick at the bottom of the bowl is also a bit distracting to the whole concept of the picture. So all in all, a 6.