Contemplative
by kashi

Comment by tmph:
blurry a little and maybe too much noise but lightning is great! Keep up the good work!

Just Born
by kashi

Comment by Jutilda:
WOW - what a beauty.

Just Born
by kashi

Comment by Jaded_Housewife:
:O!!!!!!! COngrats!! :)

Seed
by kashi

Comment by levyj413:
THAT is an inspired idea! :)

Seed
by kashi

Comment by kashi:

Originally posted by DrAchoo: The Game: I'm not sure sperm is a winner on DPC. :) I applaud your creativity however and say keep it up.

It got a few laughs - which is what I was aiming for anyhow.

Thanks !

mmmm . . . ice cream
by kashi

Comment by kashi:

Originally posted by DrAchoo: The feel: Feels too much like a setup shot with no purpose. I don't feel that someone was actually going to eat this and that it was more just set up for the shot. (probably because I don't see any trails of lines other than our main four). The plate also gives it a bit of a "thrown together" feel.

Good reason for this - as it's exactly what it was. Set up for the shot alone. Though, I did eat it after *g* The plate - well, our regular dinner plates are awefully "busy" and ugly, this was bad - they'd have been worse.

Originally posted by DrAchoo: The game: See the feel. I think it suffered because it looks too set up and lacks "wow". I think you hit the 5s because you clearly met the challenge. Unfortunately I could have easily seen this shot in the 4s.

Not unfortunate - I spent the week wondering how anyone voted it above a '3' myself.

mmmm . . . ice cream
by kashi

Comment by DrAchoo:
Technicals: Composition is decent. The leading lines definitely exist and do lead us to the subject. Lighting is a bit overexposed. The ice cream looks somewhat blown and the lack of contrast between the ice cream and the styrofoam plate hurts. The look of the styrofoam also isn't the best. The highlights look too much like noise.

The feel: Feels too much like a setup shot with no purpose. I don't feel that someone was actually going to eat this and that it was more just set up for the shot. (probably because I don't see any trails of lines other than our main four). The plate also gives it a bit of a "thrown together" feel.

The game: See the feel. I think it suffered because it looks too set up and lacks "wow". I think you hit the 5s because you clearly met the challenge. Unfortunately I could have easily seen this shot in the 4s.

Seed
by kashi

Comment by DrAchoo:
Technicals: lighting is well done, no blown highlights. Composition is fairly static and probably could have been livened up. A diagonal approach with more curve to the tail? Maybe even an "egg" to give a bit of an action feel.

Feel: A cute idea, but sesame seeds don't have a lot to do with sperm, eh? So while it certainly meets the challenge on more than one level, the connections feel forced. The static composition leads to a static feel.

The Game: I'm not sure sperm is a winner on DPC. :) I applaud your creativity however and say keep it up.

mmmm . . . ice cream
by kashi

Comment by UNTITLED:
Hello, just jumping in on the Doc's bandwagon here.

I like the composition, it's dynamic enough with the syrup leading to the scoop. Maybe you could of included more of the ice cream to balance the photo better. The biggest negative of this photo to me is the sparkles on the plate and the haphazard inclusion of its rim. They are both distractions from the subject.

mmmm . . . ice cream
by kashi

Comment by PhilXT350:
nice