The Eastern Desert
by e301

Comment by sherpet:
Is this for real.....

Clear Soup
by e301

Comment by _eug:
Challenge
- Relevant to the Challenge? Yes
- Is subject unique (vs. unoriginal or rehashed)? Yes

Compostion
- Good or Bad? How can it be fixed? The lines on the table are a bit distracting, however the one under the spoon has a nice shadow effect going for it. More texture under the bowl or less? I can't decide. I like that the bowl is slightly off-center and out-of-frame with the diagonal pointing spoon.
- Good use of Depth of Field? Yes. The whole image is nicely sharp.

Lighting
- Good use of light? Yes and no. I love the shadows, but the reflection in the bowl gives me fits. "I like it. It's too much." The handle of the spoon is blown out though so I ultimately have to go with soften the light a little.

Aesthetics/Artistic Appeal:
- What is my reaction or feelings? A well done shot. I keep looking into the reflection in the spoon and begin to daydream. Good work.

Clear Soup
by e301

Comment by suzeabelle:
I where you placed the subject in this shot. Also the light reflections add quite a bit to the photo.

Clear Soup
by e301

Comment by Kavey:
Nice top-down view - really shows off the colour and pepper corn in the soup broth. Lighting seems a bit harsh - I'm not sure I like the reflection at the top area of the liquid and the shadows are quite harsh too for my taste.

Clear Soup
by e301

Comment by KarenNfld:
Not fond of the grain. I like the look of the soup and the light falling on it.

Clear Soup
by e301

Comment by sea2c:
Nice composition and crop. Love the simplicity. A little steam maybe? That'd be a challenge.

Clear Soup
by e301

Comment by michael_p:
shame about the lines ( white card used I presume as a under plate back ground) near the bottom right of the spoon handle. Otherwise Nice and I like the grain in the image - works well

Clear Soup
by e301

Comment by talmy:
The starkness of the food and the serving, as well as the harsh lighting makes this uninviting.

Clear Soup
by e301

Comment by pa_cuthbert:
It's a good picture, but it lacks a bit of compostition for me. I think you're spot on on lighting, but the presentation compared to others was not as attractive and appealing to me. It could be because of the low contrasting colours. So say if you could have a different colour ceramic bowl, it would have contrasted much better with the white background. I'm not sure what the background is, but the lines distract me a bit from the centre piece. It's a certainly good drawn in though. I gave this a 5.

The Eastern Desert
by e301

Comment by sir_bazz:
A very nice image and a bonus point from me for degree of difficulty. Well done.