Does Not Meet Challenge
by amandalore

Comment by Tim:
thats great on so manny levels. number one so far but I'm only at 15%

I'm back - been through the lot and this is my fav by a long way. I would give you 11 if I could.

Does Not Meet Challenge
by amandalore

Comment by BigK:
LOL! Awesome, great shot and humor! I love it! Hope this does well!

Does Not Meet Challenge
by amandalore

Comment by cutlassdude70:
Great idea! Well done. :)

Retired Colors
by amandalore

Comment by fotomann_forever:
NOT BAD for your first "non-snapshot" attempt. The lighting is actually good and the shot works well. Oh boy, if you get hooked, you're gonna be a threat ;-) Nice job.

Retired Colors
by amandalore

Comment by amandalore:
Yay! I can't believe it... I said I would be estatic if I landed higher than a 4. I am also very happy that the suggestions that were posted were ideas that I had at least tried to do, so it seems that I wasn't completely in the dark. (lol... that was a pun; my "studio" consisted of three desklamps, with energy efficient bulbs equivalent to 100 watts each, a coffee table, and an almost too small piece of posterboard paper masking-taped down) :)

I took several shots from a lot of different angles and this one seemed to be the most interesting. (One of these days, I will get a membership so that I can upload photos). A view even just a little bit higher from above rendered the photo uninteresting, and a shallower dof was interesting enough, but made me feel a little dizzy when I looked at it. I also tried putting it on the only possible black background I could find in my apartment, which was useless because it was a textured, partly shiny leather book cover.

But anyway, the point of all this rambling was that I just wanted to express my happyitude and tell everyone who voted and/or commented on my photo thanx!!

Message edited by author 2006-04-26 02:38:47.

Retired Colors
by amandalore

Comment by kiwitography:
Great colours and looks well used. Something makes me want to see more colours and less of the bright white background. Great image though!

Retired Colors
by amandalore

Comment by dsidwell:
This is an original image, and a clear communication. You might try using a shallower depth of field, which might imply more and let the view interpolate more. Nice work.

Retired Colors
by amandalore

Comment by timfythetoo:
Great idea and well done. I guess my only suggestion would be a slightly higher point of view to see deeper into the paint pockets. Overall very nice. Bumping up.

Retired Colors
by amandalore

Comment by imagemakersphoto:
I like the prospective on this.

Retired Colors
by amandalore

Comment by Count:
Great shot. I like the contrast and colors, the DOF is great, and the lighting is just about right. Good job. Top 20.