Focus & Unfocus
by Mona

Comment:
Wow, stunning clarity in the immediate foreground. Great color, interesting detail and nice layout. The image might have captured "opposite" more concisely had the flower in the mid-ground not been present. Rather than two layers (figure and ground / focus and unfocused), I cannot help but see three layers -- that right-most flower. So, ultimately, I think you captured a gradient of focus and not two stark opposites.

Toast or Toasted
by insteps

Comment:
Nice work. Very interesting play on up-side-down vs. right-side-up - it works in several ways (horizontally and vertically). Focus and clarity are good. All of the individual parts seem great, but as a whole the image lacks some umph. (Sorry - I cannot find the right word.)

Fire and Ice
by indianzfan

Comment:
Intersting variation on a common theme. Seems to lack clarity and focus. Also, but for your title, I may not have known immediately that the objects surrounding the candle were ice chunks. The layout works well.

The game of Go
by bmat

Comment:
Great clarity and detail. Black & white contrast well (obviously). But, what I really like is how your board and the underlying wood table share the same yellow hue - which allows both to coexist in the background. Nice work.

Opposites Attract.
by NRRon

Comment:
Interesting instance of Yin Yang, so I think you captured an "opposite." Framed well, good figure/ground relationship, but that thing in the background (UL corner) is a bit distracting. Also, the black dog's head lacks detail and seems unclear - probably because it was moving.

Fire and Ice
by Sweetheart02

Comment:
Well done - except for the glare cast by the flame (right side). Fire and ice are true opposites.

Predictable
by Jtepes

Comment:
Fire and ice - true opposites. Yet, some important focus problems are evident.

empty - full
by basia03

Comment:
Cool - I like the framing, your choice of contrasting hues and the opposing orientation of the two glasses (facing away from each other). All of your elements seem to capture the "opposite" concept.

Tall Grass, Short Grass
by andreyua

Comment:
Okay idea - but I think you've got uncut grass vs. cut grass. Tonal contrast between the two is weak and the framing is off. Whatever the "red" things are in the background - they serve to distract the reader - especially because red and green are opposite hues.

Chin Yang
by Allyrellia

Comment:
Cute. Had your background been more neutral relative to the "white" mouse, then I would have rated this higher. As it is, the greatest contrast in brightness values is between the black mouse and the background.