Point of balance
by BrennanOB

Comment:
Yes,I admit it, I stole the purple cloth from Heida( actually a flannel bed sheet as Keegbow pointed out) because it looked less mystic when I did it in a tee shirt.The whole robed in purple adds that Tolkinesque quality that make sword balancing seem less silly. I can do this balance trick with the sword and there are people who can do the wine glass platter on the sword trick, I'm just not one of them. I made up for this lack of skill by sticking a piece of shelving under the books in a bookshelf and perching the tray with the glasses on it, and hanging the sword on a nail hammered in the end of the board. By draping the whole thing with black fabric it hid the support. Cheap trick, but I kept my glassware intact. The lighting sort of failed but it was fun to do anyway.

Smell The Flowers
by Spanish_Grease

Comment:
I find it interesting that you only find compliments helpfull, a negative comment no matter how well thought out and reasoned is not helpful: yet " A winner" is helpful. I guess some people only respond to praise. Usually the better photographers have thicker skin, and take a crit as a method of understanding what others saw in their work. Nice job. You have a distinctive style. I will try to refrain from wasting further comments on it.

Splash - milk to the chocolate
by joaoba

Comment:
Its not much of a chocolate shot but it is enough of a drop shot to warrant an 8. Only 3 out of 5 for chocotlatyness but full marks for the shot iteslf, I hope you gave details on how you got this great shot.

Le Ballet de Chocolats Autour de Rose
by Allyrellia

Comment:
mor light more brighter, less blue. nice set up but the final product does not show it off to best advantage.

Any Time is Chocolate Time!
by Digital Grizzly

Comment:
Tough shot since the foil hates USM and the chocolate needs it so much! A few more light sources would have helped. Strong graphic concept.

Mmmm....Good!
by jazzmanmgt

Comment:
Im going to hazard a guess that most of your comments will read "too small". Something near 640 pixels on one side is essential to getting a shot judged fairly, and from what I can see this shot would have done very well. Good colors, comopsiton, decent if somewhat harsh lighting, But a multitude of sins can be hidden by keeping a shot this small, and you get credit for those sins, since I can't see if they are there or not. Not fair perhaps, but it is reality.

Rare Air Inspi...ration²
by dacrazyrn

Comment:
Great DOF on this one, nice colors, but I tend to see M&Ms as candy on the outside, hence I see no brownish milk and sugar goodness in the frame. The chocolate part is too little of the frame and hiddden so only those who know M&M's (which I grant you is 99% of the online world) know where the chocolate is. My other beef is that too much sleeve is showing, if you crop it out and just have hamd. mountains & candy, the candy jumps out alot more! Anyway two small quibbles in a lovely shot.

Many more bites to come
by shiva5381

Comment:
the idea is fine but you need better focal controll and you MUST get that date off your exposure! colors and lighting look fine. good composition.

Going for the record!
by ConcreteDonkey

Comment:
The face dimly lit in the backround takes this shot from good/compotent to top flight. The only knock is that the hand is a bit too hot for something that close to the edge of the frame.

Fragile Balance
by menardmam

Comment:
This was an idea that I'm sure alot of people thought of, and when they saw this shot they either regretted using the idea or were glad they used another. Strong lighting, I like the level of detail in the setup with the different face cards on different levels, the framing was well done with the bottom being squeezed but a bit of room at the top. The use of a triangular void in the upper right used to balance out the triangular figure is a nice touch. I usually like to point out one flaw when giving praise, but I can find none.