Tin Heart Sanctuary
by tpoc

Comment by Jaimeson:
The background seems a bit dark.

Tin Heart Sanctuary
by tpoc

Comment by PaigeS:
That sensuous garnet velvet steals the show here! Great lighting and textures. Rate: 7

Tin Heart Sanctuary
by tpoc

Comment by smilebig4me1x:
my goal is to comment on every photo in this challenge..heres urs..good luck.. very classy photo

Tin Heart Sanctuary
by tpoc

Comment by kitchwitch2:
Interesting background, but the metal can't quite compete with it.

Tin Heart Sanctuary
by tpoc

Comment by Jutilda:
Very nice!!! Interesting take on the challenge. NIce rich coloration.

Be A Light Unto Yourself
by tpoc

Comment by Tej:
Would have been better with sharper contrast. And it does not really represents darkness.... I'd tend to think buddha to be light in darkness (the focus is light...and not darkness). Good try though. 5.

Be A Light Unto Yourself
by tpoc

Comment by blad:
only in the graphic display is this dark?

Be A Light Unto Yourself
by tpoc

Comment by yeoua:
The light itself is distracting from the very evil looking shadow of the face of the statue.

Be A Light Unto Yourself
by tpoc

Comment by Artifacts:
Another decent twise on the all black background with a small lighted object in the frame. This is an excellent way to convey a sense of darkness and a lot of photographers rightly chose to use the technique.

Focus seems overly soft and you might have considered blocking the light source from the composition. It is a good use of the rule of thirds.

Be A Light Unto Yourself
by tpoc

Comment by mesmeraj:
i think i would have bumped up the gamma a tiny bit if this was my photo - but i dont even know if you can do that in basic editing rules!!