New Scientist
by Paulk

Comment by albright1:
Incredible glow.

New Scientist
by Paulk

Comment by wewillexplore:
Interesting lighting decision - I wish I could see a tiny bit of the bottom of the glass, but otherwise a really cool shot. 8

New Scientist
by Paulk

Comment by wetland:
Superb photo...great feeling and texture. thanks

New Scientist
by Paulk

Comment by nevileon:
A neat photo with the beginnings of a really creative and excellent piece. I feel that the photo could have been alot more vibrant and 'mad-science' like if you had used a colored light source in the beaker instead (perhaps experimented with the glass and color effects).

New Scientist
by Paulk

Comment by buck4free:
Hmmmm... I like the concept, how the bottom of the jar fades into a perfect brightness. However I dont like how the printing is backwards, instinctually I need those numbers and words to be on the frontside so it doesnt 'bother' me.

New Scientist
by Paulk

Comment by Fiver:
Too bright in the center

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Comment by inspzil:
This reminds me of an old cover of a magazine called Omni. They used to have some photos that were similar. Nice work.

New Scientist
by Paulk

Comment by Kavey:
Nice idea and cool lighting. Image seems a bit soft though. In terms of composition would prefer beaker to be either higher or lower within the frame.

New Scientist
by Paulk

Comment by kyrielle:
The light on this is awfully bright/glare-y - I assume that's deliberate, but it doesn't seem to fit in, and I'm not sure what it's supposed to tell me. With the high angle on (beaker?), it also is too tall an image, with the bottom part sort of dragging on and leaving it feeling imbalanced. Cropping it at the bottom edge of the glare (taking a distance off the bottom about equial to the distance between the right edge of the photo and the right edge of the beaker) seems to balance it out a bit more.

New Scientist
by Paulk

Comment by qachyk:
Topically the photograph is fine, I can easily see this on New Scientist with the right article. I think you would have been better off with not quite so bright of lighting glow. The fade on the light would also have been softer which would help the compositor. The sharp focus on the top edge of the focus is good but it loses some at the bottom edge of the rim because of the lighting as well.