Sears Tower in Chicago
by meyers

Comment by saurongt:
The sky's complete and empty darkness really takes away from the composition.

Sears Tower in Chicago
by meyers

Comment by NstiG8tr:
Meets Challenge:2
Aesthetics:2
Technical:2
Wow:0
Originality:1
Total Score: 7

Big Chocolate Waffle!
by meyers

Comment by meyers:
Woo, my highest score yet, and I think this is my first image where I didn't get any "1" votes. I was hoping to crack the upper 50%, but getting in the top 100 is an accomplishment.

Behind the boy is a big piece of posterboard; I figured the natural background was too busy and would detract from the image. Unfortunately, it wasn't that big of a sheet, so it had to be in fairly close behind him. He wasn't too cooperative about posing with the waffle but not eating it, so I wasn't able to really try a variety of backgrounds. Looking at it now, I did make a bad choice given his green shirt. Maybe a medium blue sheet would have worked better?

Big Chocolate Waffle!
by meyers

Comment by Gatorguy:
Works for me! The skin has a greenish cast that is a little displeasing to me. I moved the window around on my monitor and found the image to be a little more compelling if it was cropped just below the elbow of the arm holding the waffle, and just a little to the left of the head. It would give a better diagonal line between the head and the waffle to direct the eyes, and would eliminate the tabletop which doesn't add anything to the image. Just and opinion of course. 6

Big Chocolate Waffle!
by meyers

Comment by neophyte:
Cute Kid! Nice capture and comp. I like how you got both hands in. Photo could use a bit more brightness contrast/sharpening, or levels adj to really bring it out.

Big Chocolate Waffle!
by meyers

Comment by asmithphotos:
cute

Big Chocolate Waffle!
by meyers

Comment by GuGi:
very nice and simple

Big Chocolate Waffle!
by meyers

Comment by GeneralE:
Hopefully you'll post the recipe in the details : )

Big Chocolate Waffle!
by meyers

Comment by surfdabbler:
My biggest gripe about my camera is the white balance problems. Shooting outdoors in shadow, I always have to override the white balance, and it looks like you need to do the same thing to bring out some warmer colours. I'm not big on the colour of the wall either - it doesn't work, particulary with the not quite the same colour shirt. It also kind of looks like he is getting squished between the table and the wall. All this aside, it's a good subject and good crop.

Big Chocolate Waffle!
by meyers

Comment by philup:
how cute!