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by jhcross

Comment by pitsaman:
Looks like young Churchill !

Cotton Reels
by jhcross

Comment by Remie:
Nice colorfull photo. I think you should have cropped/framed it tighter though, to get rid of both the shelf and the blue background to the left and top of the shadow.

Cotton Reels
by jhcross

Comment by langdon:
Nicely shot and composed.

Cotton Reels
by jhcross

Comment by PixelatedVisions:
I love the variety of colors and the warmth in this.

Cotton Reels
by jhcross

Comment by Swashbuckler:
This has to be the clearest, most defined shadows in the challenge. The threads trailing off are a very nice touch. Second viewing bumps you up a point. This is really nice. Photo 9 Creativity 9 Shadows 10 Total 9

Cotton Reels
by jhcross

Comment by jmsetzler:
This is quite nice! I love this concept... I wonder what this would look like with a RED spool in the stack :) good work! - jmsetzler

Cotton Reels
by jhcross

Comment by karmat:
I like the way you have set this up. Did you try it with different colors of spools. I have found that if you include red in a picture, it seems to make it stand out more. This might also make a nice black and white shot.

Cotton Reels
by jhcross

Comment by Shiiizzzam:
This is a really neat photo ! I like the textures and color. The shadow is just awesome. The only flaw I can see is the light over exposure on the thread in places.

Cotton Reels
by jhcross

Comment by ClubJuggle:
Good framing and lighting.

Cotton Reels
by jhcross

Comment by Gene L.:
I like this photo because of it's simplicity, composition, and pleasant combination of soft color. It takes a good eye to find such a jewel in common simple items. I also like the way you broke up the background by using black on the right to created a balance with the shadow on the left. There is a slight problem with lighting harshness that robs from the soft texture by blowing out some highlights. Since there is plenty of contrast, I think that this could have been lessened or avoided altogether with a change of f-stop or shutter speed, or by using a polarizer or neutral density filter.