Dreaming
by mbardeen

Comment by Gracious:
So far, one of my faves of the week. Very high key and good shot of your eyes.
Good texture. Good job!!! 10

Dreaming
by mbardeen

Comment by gaja_tz:
nice shot and composition.

Dreaming
by mbardeen

Comment by sher:
i love the high key lighting. very nice expression and very nice eyes. good job!

There is no Spoon
by mbardeen

Comment by sher:
i love the high key lighting here...it suits the photo very well. great composition. very nice work!!

There is no Spoon
by mbardeen

Comment by LarsPaysen:
Interesting lighting on the shot. If you could have blown out the whole handle beyond the cup, that would have made for a good illusion. 7

There is no Spoon
by mbardeen

Comment by JB707:
I like the simple composition, I don't get the title though...
nice uncluttered reflection & lighting...
JB

There is no Spoon
by mbardeen

Comment by sagestudio:
I think the reflection on this was very well done. It looks like it's reflecting the sky. I don't get the title, sorry, I guess I'm dense. : )

There is no Spoon
by mbardeen

Comment by eloise:
The exposure's kind of blown out - the whitish bits of the spoon blend into the white background. Which, now that I look at the title again, may be what you intended.

There is no Spoon
by mbardeen

Comment by alanfreed:
Whoa -- are we back on the Matrix kick again...? :) Nice, simple image. A tad blown out for my tastes, but still cool.

Change
by mbardeen

Comment by Kavey:
Critique Club


Initial thoughts
Really like the concept – very subtle and thought-provoking.

Composition/ Content
The concept itself is a clever one – and I particularly like how the image itself doesn’t tell us whether you are saying that change is good, bad, inevitable or perhaps none of the above. All it shows us is that many changes have happened in our life times, some major and some minor.
In terms of the image itself, I like the angle of the viewpoint as well as the diagonal of the ipaq within the frame. It̢۪s nice that the diagonal is set against the (almost) horizontal and vertical lines of the reflected calendar.
In my opinion the reflection could be a little brighter, though really not much, because the fact it̢۪s less clear than the ipaq supports the idea that it̢۪s a ghost from the past.
Lighting on the ipaq seems uneven with a lot more around the navigation buttons than elsewhere.

Background
Clean, rich, appropriate.

Fits The Challenge
Definitely.

My Opinion On The Photo
I like the concept and the thoughts this image provokes better than I like the image visually.