Whole Lotta Shakin' Gone On
by GeneralE

Comment:
I'm not entirely sure what this is, but I'm not a coffee drinker, so I may just be unfamiliar with this device. I think the shot would have been more interesting if you'd have cropped the image to focus on the wavy rings around the vertical bar on the right, removing everything but this and the surrounding chrome. This would have rendered the image more abstract and minimalistic. which I like, but often isn't well received by the voters here.

Morning coffee
by John White

Comment:
Without the context of the challenge and the title, this looks rather unappealing. This looks like it was an attempt at a macro shot, but it's not quite large enough to feel right. Having the bubbles lit more form the side would give them more depth. which would help this to look more dramatic.

Portrait of an Unknown Writer
by Elemmennope

Comment:
I think that a shallower DoF would have served you well here, helping to both freeze the motion of the author as well as blurring the shop across the street. Aside from the flowers and the red neon sign, the colors here are fairly unsaturated. While selective desaturation can serve as a powerful compositional aid, I can't see any reason for it here. If it was intentional, having some clue in your title would help to bring it out. If not, reducing the saturation on at least the red/magenta channels would help to make the image look more uniform. See [url=//www.dpchallenge.com/tutorial.php?TUTORIAL_ID=25]this[/url tutorial for info on how to selectively desaturate under Basic Editing rules.

Waiter,I asked for LIGHTENER,not BRIGHTENER !!
by elderell

Comment:
Although the cup is positioned well against the tablecloth, I find the overall effect distracting. Perhaps having the scene lit only by the light reflected in the coffee and the rest painted with light would have created a more striking image.

Colorful Café
by gsal

Comment:
This would be a stronger photo if the woman was in focus rather than the image on the wall.

Diffraction and Light
by DrAchoo

Comment:
I'm interested in learning how you did this. The effect is nice, but this looks more like a proof-of-concept study than a final image.

Dots & Lines
by lissylou

Comment:
I don't care for the warm color cast.

Dew and Leaf
by justin_hewlett

Comment:
The bite marks in the leaf detract from the image. This is a nice shot of a leaf, but they're so common that such photographs need to be done exceptionally well to be interesting.

Darcy & Leaves
by Terramar

Comment:
The desaturation of the leaves makes this image look oddly artificial. Bouncing more light onto the model's face would have helped keep both the shadows and highlights on her face properly exposed.

Dine & Look at the View - CN Tower
by Konador

Comment:
The blurry vertical lines in the background are distracting. The table is well lit and the clouds add a nice background.