California Poppy
by Ram21

Comment:
I'd have cropped flower on the left, it being only partially in the frame is very distracting to me.

The Yummiest Color
by soup

Comment:
I'd have cropped it tighter at top and bottom. Think I'd have filled the shadows from the left a bit more too.

Disposable
by Andelain

Comment:
Really nice try, but ... because of DOF the emphasis is on the white not the orange. Adjusting the DOF to be on the orange but not the white probably wouldn't have worked, just made it look weird. My only suggestion would be to extend DOF so it's all in focus but that might have made it look too commercial. Black background was a good choice though.

Dixon pencils
by nickgusto

Comment:
Nice use of DOF, but lighting is just a bit too harsh for me. Think I'd have gone just a little softer.

orange offering
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
Lovely take on the theme.

The Sound of Music
by CDS

Comment:
With lines (of both the music and strings) straightened up, this really would have popped!

Fence
by dsray

Comment:
Hands, and the fact that you can't see who they belong to, are a nice touch.

Rice & Tomatoes
by dhare

Comment:
I really like the idea, but the DOF puts the emphasis on the rice and tomatoes instead of the chop sticks (the parallel lines).

Clearly, Without Parallel ;-)
by kaycee

Comment:
Those are some great lines, but by definition they're not parallel, sorry

Room Heater
by kaush

Comment:
Seems a bit out of focus to me, but might just be the exposure or my eyes today.