Make the Right Moves!
by Moose101

Comment by puma:
The splash of color around the fallen king through me a bit. Not sure I liked it. Other then that, 9

arrgh, lets watch the bloody thing dry...
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Comment by Shaman:
great colours - 8

arrgh, lets watch the bloody thing dry...
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Comment by 2Shay:
Doesn't show boredom!

Make the Right Moves!
by Moose101

Comment by sidpixel:
I like the DOF and the reflections - in chess terms it would have been more convincing with a dominant queen or the king in the corner. It sounds as though I'm being a picky don't it - OK good luck

arrgh, lets watch the bloody thing dry...
by Moose101

Comment by Matthew:
yes - red paint should cover those bloodstains.

Big shadows behind the brush are a little overpowering. The wood colours are slightly over exposed, and the red paint looks like a really bad job...! Would have been more aesthtically pleasing with better painting, but then it would have been less "cover up the evidence", if that was the look you were going for.

Make the Right Moves!
by Moose101

Comment by 2Shay:
Shouldn't there be other pieces on the board? Lighting on the board seems a bit dark to me.

arrgh, lets watch the bloody thing dry...
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Comment by tasha4paws:
jeeze, a blood fest

arrgh, lets watch the bloody thing dry...
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Comment by hizcutie:
good way of putting that old saying into a picture

Make the Right Moves!
by Moose101

Comment by e301:
I get a sense of none of this being quite in focus - as though you've AF'd on the exxtreme front edge of the fallen piece, with a very shallow DOF, and so missed most of the actual subjects: the lines on the board are a give-away. I like the sense of light, however. Such images as this - fundamentally using the chess pieces to replace people as subjects - are so very common, that I think the highest technical virtues are absolutely necessary to their success.

Make the Right Moves!
by Moose101

Comment by srbrubaker:
The lighting looks good and the composition seems interesting. It appears that the only part of the photo in focus is the reflection of the white king's crown, and this is simply not enough for my taste.

Also I'm confused. The focus is on the toppled king. He has presumably lost the battle. Or is he just reclining comfortably while the other king is bringing him fresh fruits and cheeses?