Baby's First Steps
by inspzil

Comment by Malokata:
This is an incredible capture. Beautiful picture. Good composition, lighting, the works.

Baby's First Steps
by inspzil

Comment by PTLParsons:
Absolutely beautiful photo. Should have cropped it a little closer on the right, as close as to the back feet. Wonderful composition, great photo.

Baby's First Steps
by inspzil

Comment by emorgan49:
On a greeting card?? Think of the caption possibilities. Wipe out his eyes though.

Huddled In The Corner
by inspzil

Comment by Nebularus:
More like fear...

Huddled In The Corner
by inspzil

Comment by cbonsall:
ahhhhhhhhhhhh puddy tat!!!!!! very good photo.

Huddled In The Corner
by inspzil

Comment by mbardeen:
Very, very cute. Not sure about the big border - it transfers too much emphasis away from the kitten.

In Shining Armor
by inspzil

Comment by Annida:
Good Morning from the Critique Club:

First Impressions:
Wow! Cool chess set, I wish I owned it. I think your score shows that a lot of people agreed with me! I also think the lighting is a bit dim for the subject, but could that be avoided? I know inside shots are very difficult to deal with.

The composition seems ok with me, although it seems you may have lost points somewhere because of the background being a bit distracting. The reflections of the pieces on the table are also a tiiiny bit distracting.. a nice dark cloth could have saved you from that.

I like the effects of the sparkles on the closer pieces.. did you try actually setting out a game to make the composition a bit more interesting? I suppose that wouldn't be very cliche though. I think in the end you lost some points because the only chess piece that was mostly in focus was on the corner left, with some sparkle on it. Usually that filter works better if ther's only one sparkle, in my opinion.

My own opinion is that this picture definitely meet the challenge, and I also admit that I liked it, and gave it a high score. Good luck in future challenges, I look forward to seeing more of your work! :)

In Shining Armor
by inspzil

Comment by GeneralE:
But, all the pieces except the knight have specular highlights. Would have twisted him, or moved slightly, or something. Otherwise like the idea, overall composition and exposure, etc.

In Shining Armor
by inspzil

Comment by davehuge:
Like it, love the lighting & the 'sparkle' effect. Would like to have seen the knight as the center of attention to match the photo's title, my eye seems to be drawn to the pawn (sorry, maybe that's only because I play chess)

In Shining Armor
by inspzil

Comment by Anachronite:
with that title the knight should be the one shining.. great shot though