The Candle Waves Goodnight
by dsterner

Comment by Damzel:
Harshness at bottom kind of takes away from the rest.

The Candle Waves Goodnight
by dsterner

Comment by Shutter-For-Hire:
nice abstract smoke shot!

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by dsterner

Comment by sfalice:
GOOD one!!!!!

(Exclamation points were destroyed deliberately in this post!!!)

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by dsterner

Comment by PHOTOKID:
I really love the face that you captured on the baby Deb, Excellent focus and detail. I love the catch lights in the eyes and also how quickly your lighting falls off behind, Great lighting control.

"...A Kid Will Eat the Middle of an Oreo First...and Save the Chocolate Cookie Outside for Last
by dsterner

Comment by colorcarnival:
ok so i am slacking again - slacking here, slacking on the job, slacking on life (but the kids are clean and fed - one point for me! hehe)

ok first let me say that if you want to write an "essay" for your title - you keep on doing that. :) If anyone doesn't want to read it, it really shouldn't be your problem.

Anywho, I think this is very well done. I did not vote on it of course (because I knew it was yours) but probably would have given it at least a 7. I love the lighting on it. You will have to tell me what you used. Just a regular lamp? What kind of bulb? Oh that is right, you have moved into "fancy-pants" lighting now. :P

Anyway, love the composition and looooooooove the teeth marks. What a scream! And yes, I see that your yummy oreos beat my slimy inside-out pepper pbbbbt hehe

Sooooo.... nice job!

"...A Kid Will Eat the Middle of an Oreo First...and Save the Chocolate Cookie Outside for Last
by dsterner

Comment by dancindiva5105:
mmm... my faves :)

Keeping Them In - Or Keeping Them Out? ...The Picket Fence
by dsterner

Comment by colorcarnival:
I like Saker's interpretation - she gave you a very good critique. This is a great idea for the challenge. White picket fences belong in suburbia, don't they? I always find it hard to shoot white. Your fence pops out very well here. Nice and bright!

"...A Kid Will Eat the Middle of an Oreo First...and Save the Chocolate Cookie Outside for Last
by dsterner

Comment by ErinKirsten:
The two teeth marks are so funny here.

Keeping Them In - Or Keeping Them Out? ...The Picket Fence
by dsterner

Comment by MacDonald:
A nice take on the challenge.. I like the angle you shot this from.. I always enjoy lines in photos.. While I like the starkness of the pure whites and blacks, I think some grays would add more texture in the blacked out areas and give more detail in the hardware on the fence.. giving this photo a broader tonal range. However, that is a personal decision and up to you as the photographer.

"...A Kid Will Eat the Middle of an Oreo First...and Save the Chocolate Cookie Outside for Last
by dsterner

Comment by Kavey:
Nice image, I like the composition and DOF. Don't need an essay in the title though, the teeth marks in the Oreo cream are enough. Less is more.