Looking from the Inside Out
by mchalmers

Comment by ordinaryangel:
Very neat idea, and pulled off very well, especially in basic editing. Is the cat a cut out, too? I think the background here doesn't do the image any favours.

Looking from the Inside Out
by mchalmers

Comment by Sugarpie:
This is really cool!. Is that a cut out fish? As for the cat, it almost looks like he was copied and pasted from another image, I hope its a cut out too. I love this idea and the cat licking its mouth is priceless. The background does nothing for me, less wrinkles wouldve been good. and the shadows are really distracting, 5

Looking from the Inside Out
by mchalmers

Comment by BrianR:
Excellent challenge photo, have no idea how you achieved this...

Looking from the Inside Out
by mchalmers

Comment by Laundry:
Photoshop'd in the cat and fish?

Looking from the Inside Out
by mchalmers

Comment by Rino63:
the background is bad. with a good execution this could be a killer idea.

Looking from the Inside Out
by mchalmers

Comment by Mick:
I foresee high marks for originality with this image. :) Unfortunately, I also foresee lower marks for execution. :(

On the plus side, the idea itself is wonderful. It certainly fits the subject of the challenge. On the minus side, the wrinkled cloth background and lighting do nothing to improve the image. A more natural setting for a fishbowl might have worked better. The kitten and fish both appear flat and unnatural, like cutouts.

I think I'll give this a 7 because I love the concept so much.

Looking from the Inside Out
by mchalmers

Comment by mrgoodwin:
Think this violates the rules :(

Looking from the Inside Out
by mchalmers

Comment by tmmac_9:
Very clever, Great shot

Looking from the Inside Out
by mchalmers

Comment by hesitant:
great concept with potential to be even better. I've thought about using cutouts to get round basic editing but haven't made the effort yet.

Looking from the Inside Out
by mchalmers

Comment by J-Me:
Is this legal in basic editing??? Or, am I not understanding some "trick" to it? Are these photos of the cat and the fish that you've placed into the bowl and outside the bowl and shot it? (no score for now as while I'm skeptical, I also like it and don't want to mark it down because I'm suspicious....just want to be fair to you in my scoring)