Desktop Managerie
by hedonist

Comment by Gordon:
really busy/ cluttered shot

Desktop Managerie
by hedonist

Comment by sjgleah:
Generally I'm not very fond of staged pictures of toys. It meets the challenge so I'm comfortable giving it a 5. sjgleah

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by hedonist

Comment by clicker:
Cool!

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Comment by parkles:
The only reason it's not a 1 is silent Bob

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Comment by Axxon:
I really like the subject and the "reflection" came as a fun shock. Love the expression on his face which I don't think would be as noticible in a straight on shot.

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by hedonist

Comment by jmsetzler:
Meets the Challenge: Yes
Artistic Merit (Would I print/frame/hang it?): 1
Creativity (Did a lot of thought go into this photo?): 4
Technical (Focus/DOF/Lighting/Etc): 4
Composition (Subject well-positioned and framed): 5
WOW Factor (Is the photo interesting?): 3

Score: 3 - setzler

Desktop Managerie
by hedonist

Comment by Marsha:
Creative, but a little cluttered for me. The things on the desktop seem to distract from your reflection.

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Comment by Kathyc:
It might have been more effective to concentrate on the disk and the figure. For me, the items above and so much of the furniture showing distracts. Closer cropping or a closer shot might help with this.

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Comment by LobsterClaws:
lol, um.. if you had left the other stuff out and only had the guy and the CD it would have been better... and don't use flash.

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Comment by myqyl:
Nice effort, but the strong, harsh light from the right side cast strong hard shadows, glared off spots i don't think you wanted hi-highted, and washed out all detail from the pez despensor. Also, it looks like the focus of your shot was the reflection in the CD... Why include all the other stuff? Do you feel the speaker added to the shot? If not, it shouldn't be there... The same goes for each object there...
Practice makes perfect :) Keep on shooting!