Day and Night
by elgomin

Comment by Gracious:
Graphically strong image...good concept, well executed.

Day and Night
by elgomin

Comment by zadore:
Before giving you a vote, i'd like to know how you did this. The lighting is very different on the two sides of the photo...making it look like a comp of two photos...please PM me...for now I'll leave it at a 10 :)

Day and Night
by elgomin

Comment by FranziskaLang:
challenge met. very innovative!! i'm trying to figure out how you did this, whether you took one photo and printed it and put it next to the next setup or what your method of separating the light between the two halves was. i like that your shot is somewhat symmetrical but not just identical. The matchbox makes me believe you are german speaking ... i'm wondering whether you are elgomin. in any case, who ever you are ... i have nothing to add that i would've done differently. this is definitely one of my favorite entries this week :)

Day and Night
by elgomin

Comment by Ptman:
Clever idea and well done.

Day and Night
by elgomin

Comment by Jacko:
Very neat concept. How tchu do it? is one a picture and the other one the real thing ... euh, you catch my drift. Good job. Jacko. 9

Day and Night
by elgomin

Comment by tfarrell23:
nice.... very clean...simple overall.... one of the best

Day and Night
by elgomin

Comment by W.R.Miller:
I like this shot with the two different lighting conditions. I am however interested in knowing how you got the two different lighting conditions side by side like this.

Bill Miller (wackybill)

Day and Night
by elgomin

Comment by kosmikkreeper:
these are 2 pics un one. The line is too perfect and the light of the candle doesn't affect the shadows of the white side.

Day and Night
by elgomin

Comment by sher:
very pretty

Cheers!
by elgomin

Comment by crabappl3:
Critique Club Comment:

Excellent composition! I like the added cheese wedge on the rim of the glass. Reading the comments below, seems people either liked or disliked the shadow, those who disliked it probably don't realize the difficulty of lighting this shot. You have done well with your one diffused light. Your glare on the glass is nonexistent, and you have no areas in the background that stand out as too bright. I really like how you've centered the shot and added the festive color.

The only thing that really stands out for me is your choice to use F/2.8 with such a close shot. Would a smaller aperature of F/8 have worked better so the whole straw would be in focus? Some shots work well with a large aperature, but when being in this close, and with so much detail, in my opinion, it's best to capture as much as you can within your camera's limit.

All in all, I like this shot. Your studio work is done well!

Now, where are my cookies to dunk into this?

-danny