Blow Me
by klkitchens

Comment by Devinder:
I personally liked the RGB - didnt make the rule of threes connection. The second image outtake you showed would have scored a bit higher for me, because it really makes me think about the emptiness after a party. the three empty baloons feels quickly put together, but the outtake tells more of a story. *edit: now thinking about the air forced out of the otherwise full (of air) baloons... They are in a sense, empty either way.*

Thats how i feel about it anyways, take it with a grain of kosher salt

Bad Weather This Week
by klkitchens

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Extra pointage for making me smile with this.

leaves of three
by klkitchens

Comment by Tiny:
Love the light you have here.

Blow Me
by klkitchens

Comment by Sebi:
hahah, hilarious.

I enjoy the shot a lot. For me a few things that are troublesome is the yellow hue of the shadow, I may have done a selective desaturation of the shadows that fall beside each balloon, it is subtle but may have made the colours pop a little more, The way the three circles line up in the shot (the openings of the balloons) are excellent, except it's a little to the right, if it was a little more centred it may have looked a lot more precise and intentional but that's being super nitpick.
in PP i would've brought the mid tones down a touch and raised the blacks slightly to give it a little more depth, it feels a little bit flat as an image. I think the rectangular cropping however is successful. I feel it scored accordingly, it's a simple shot and it's almost at being elegantly simple and it's also funny, the title is a #%@$ you to the voters haha.

desperate times, desperate measures
by klkitchens

Comment by dtremain:
I pretty much agree with the other comments - hammer "in motion" would have helped, intense blue background, over-intense lighting, etc.
But for me, it is the inconsistencies in the image that make that tiny shade of difference between good and great. For example, it isn't the blue that is the problem, it is that the blue takes the image out of the realm of reality; it is that the blue's interaction with the gold of the piggy and the almost-too-red tone of the hammer don't quite mesh nicely.
Also, you have a shiny piggy bank with a non-shiny hammer. Contrasting materials can be used to great effect, but that doesn't seem to be the case here.
Your above 5.5 score accurately reflects the crispness of the image, good lighting, lack of harsh shadows, and many other elements your image absolutely nails.

Blow Me
by klkitchens

Comment by Venser:
I gave this a 6, putting you in my top 11.2%; I had 14 people with a vote of 6 or higher.
Knowing that, I thought it was a decent idea and executed fairly well.

Blow Me
by klkitchens

Comment by klkitchens:

Originally posted by chazoe: I gave this a 7. Thought it would do better than this.

Thanks... you a me both! :)

Blow Me
by klkitchens

Comment by chazoe:
I gave this a 7. Thought it would do better than this.

Of Christmases Past
by klkitchens

Comment by SEG:
Very sharp, very detailed. Great idea.

Bad Weather This Week
by klkitchens

Comment by glad2badad:
Really?! Too bad you couldn't get out and take a real landscape photo; sometimes bad weather is the most dramatic.