From The Monastery Farms - Cheeses Of Nazareth
by lshles

Comment by stphq:
lol... nice idea....

From The Monastery Farms - Cheeses Of Nazareth
by lshles

Comment by Jutilda:
I'd leave off the cross. I like the set up and the rich dark tones of it. Maybe scoot to the left so the gouda isn't cropped out. The lighting is nice and I like the glint on the wine glass.

From The Monastery Farms - Cheeses Of Nazareth
by lshles

Comment by cheekymunky:
LOL that has to be the best title ever (picture aint that bad either!)

From The Monastery Farms - Cheeses Of Nazareth
by lshles

Comment by KiwiShotz:
Compositiona nd warm backlight really work. Very very well done

From The Monastery Farms - Cheeses Of Nazareth
by lshles

Comment by Germaine:
Your redwine glass blends too much into the backtround. For that I give you a 4.

Ninety And Cookin'
by lshles

Comment by TooCool:
To say that this should have won a ribbon would not bring meaning to how much this image means to me. I would be humbled and honored if I could get a print of this signed by your father. PM me if this is somehow possible. Kudos on an impressive photo.
Yours and your fathers always,
TC

Ninety And Cookin'
by lshles

Comment by ubique:
Thanks for posting the additional tribute to your Dad, Larry. He's terrific & so is your salute to him. Please tell him howdy & best wishes from Down Under. Wish I could hear him play.

Ninety And Cookin'
by lshles

Comment by nico_blue:
congrats on the top 10, a really touching image and narrative to go along! wish your father all the best!

Ninety And Cookin'
by lshles

Comment by lshles:
I want to thank you for the wonderful reception to this photo and the 6th place. As a relative newcomer, I feel humbled. The feeling that it conveys must have compensated for the flaws in technique.

I never could get this image close to the vision I had for it initially, and the comments criticizing aspects of it were the very things I myself struggled with and didn't solve. I am thrilled that something about this image has spoken to so many of you.

The model is a very important figure in my life - my father. I would really like you to visit the link below, where I unveil his face and do a short pictoral history of his life as a musician. I created this page specifically because so many of you were impressed with his hands and wanted to learn more about the man. I hope you enjoy.

Any feedback would be appreciated. I've been letting him read all of the comments you have made, and he has loved them.

My Model

Ninety And Cookin'
by lshles

Comment by SJCarter:
Congrats on your top 10 finish!