Think Outside The Box
by marvin

Comment by boyd2000:
Very creative. The picture isn't as clear as it should be, but it meets the challenge well.

Think Outside The Box
by marvin

Comment by JMart:
Nice idea. Is that a fire hazard? :P

Think Outside The Box
by marvin

Comment by pwm6:
This is a very clever approach. You really did "think outside the box." It
must have been a challenge to bend the candle!

Strike a pose
by marvin

Comment by posthumous:
If David Bowie could float... if strawberry milk could dance... 10

Strike a pose
by marvin

Comment by chaddybones:
no

Drawing the shades
by marvin

Comment by LalliSig:
Greetings from the critique club :)

Well well, I get assigned to your image again. To tell you the truth, I am not as fond of this one as the one of the woman. It´s not bad, but truthfully I would have voted a 5 and moved on to the next shot without commenting, I don´t find it bad but not good either.

First of all, this is just me and my problem but I really detest selective desaturation and that for starters is hurting the image in my opinion.

It does meet the challenge, no doubt. I do really like that vertical shadow of the wall, without it this shot would have been very boring so excellent work on that part. However, the flowers+vase and shadow are well something I have seen before and while you did it correctly, it´s not really all that interesting to me anymore and would have needed to have some twist too it to make it extraordinary, like some trick that the shadow showing someone reaching into the flower bouquet and picking one of the flowers away but no hand visible near the actual flowers. Sort of like the blue ribbon shot of the cat with the lion shadow, a trick like that would have been needed for this to really pop off the screen.

All in all a decent shot and who knows, had it been in color or just b/w I would probably have given it a 6 wich in my book means above average but still not really making my jaw drop to the floor.

Greetings from your very own Iceland, Lárus.

Priceless
by marvin

Comment by amandapaige119:
very creative.

Strike a pose
by marvin

Comment by psart:
What a colorfull image. Type that appears as if from a slide in film camera. psart 7

Strike a pose
by marvin

Comment by klstover:
Love how the sky isn't overpowering. A really busy shot but the compostion helps tame it, which is awesome.

Drawing the shades
by marvin

Comment by trevytrev:
cool use of selective desaturation. I feel the most intresting part of the shot isn't the shadow of the vase but the colored flower in the light and the b&w flower in the shadow. It has a very Ying-Yang feel to it.