Kitchen sink chemistry
by pdbartlett

Comment by dsray:
A good sense of chemistry

Kitchen sink chemistry
by pdbartlett

Comment by Patsfan:
Cute girl. She looks ready to make something.

Kitchen sink chemistry
by pdbartlett

Comment by Ceefore:
This is an interesting concept and meets the challenge well. The look of concentration on the girls face is really what makes this shot work, for me. I think some technical faults let the image down on the hole though. Your subject (the girl) isn't sharp - it looks like a case of camera shake to me. This is pretty distracting and takes my attention away from your subject matter. The background is too cluttered, again this means its competing for my attention and gives the photo a snapshot kind of feel. Try minimising objects in the background and focus attention in on exactly where you want people to be looking in your photo. 4 from me.

Kitchen sink chemistry
by pdbartlett

Comment by bassbone:
a cute photo of kids and their interest in science - and thanks for putting on the safety glasses!

Kitchen sink chemistry
by pdbartlett

Comment by Denise:
a future scientist or engineer

Kitchen sink chemistry
by pdbartlett

Comment by jgrieco:
good set up & fits challenge but some suggestions:

background a bit distracting - go for smaller DOF or stage your background too

looks like a high ISO used so a bit noisy - go for lower ISO & bounce flash

Kitchen sink chemistry
by pdbartlett

Comment by gwe21:
good composition here. The image seems a bit soft or oof. There also seems to be a bit of noise in it. Try shooting at a lower ISO (if possible) and using more light.

Kitchen sink chemistry
by pdbartlett

Comment by smurfguy:
Cute idea - technically a little rough, but still nice. 6

Kitchen sink chemistry
by pdbartlett

Comment by Nigel:
Poor image quality. Good light. The background is distracting.

Halloween
by pdbartlett

Comment by pdbartlett:
Thanks everyone for your feedback. I wonder what the spot was, though... maybe the lens needed a quick wipe before such a long exposure.