Caffine Buzz
by Troutbear

Comment by BrennanOB:
I agree with most of the comments, though this pretty a shot should never score below a 4 IMHO. The tie in to the challenge has to be so obvious as to risk the cliche, where it will be ripped for being too obvious.

Functional Decor
by Troutbear

Comment by BrennanOB:
i like the framing and the lighting, but the greatest drama of the shot is where the light fades off the carving and you placed that all the way down in the bottom, I wish I could watch that fading more easily. As to the grain, Im not sure if that is grain in the object photographed, or an artifact of sharpening, but most voters here are very sensative to overshapening, and will sadly assume anything that looks like too much USM was applied, must be that, rather than assuming it to be inherent in the subject.
The colors are great , but the focus is just a bit soft, but for the softness this is a very nice shot.

Suggestive
by Troutbear

Comment by madison461:
Not exactly sure what I am looking at here but I do see a nice round boob in the background.

Suggestive
by Troutbear

Comment by Silience:
This is a really stupid picture, it's an over done concept... THere is no need for the nude, and the perspective is stupid.

Suggestive
by Troutbear

Comment by angela_packard:
bad lighting

Functional Decor
by Troutbear

Comment by Germaine:
Neat subject matter, but I don't see much texture. I would have liked to see the whole circle of the object, but that's me.

Functional Decor
by Troutbear

Comment by bransheart:
I really like the sat. and colours. Good luck.

Functional Decor
by Troutbear

Comment by fplouffe:
A bit too much color noise in the background; it's distracting.

Functional Decor
by Troutbear

Comment by jemison:
very colorful image...even a bit oversaturated. I would have liked the lighting more from the side to emphasize the textures, which are a bit obscured here. a bit too much contrast and the dark area on the top unbalances the image.

Caffine Buzz
by Troutbear

Comment by Troutbear:
The ice is obsolete. It has outlived its usefullness for this specific purpose. I knew that I was stretching the confines of the challenge a little. This is my first DPC entry and I was just testing the waters. Thanks everyone for the comments.