depression: alone in a crowd
by cycloxslug

Comment:
Wow! Very well done. Great idea. Well executed. I wonder if a different background than the off-white (paper?) would make it even better? It kind of makes the image feel like it has a yellowish color cast. 8.

I like chocolate.
by victorf

Comment:
Nice even lighting, but a tiny bit of hard shadow on the wall behind the girls head on her right side. Nice composition. Seems to have a slightly yellowish color cast though, but maybe that's just an illusion.

Chips Ahoy!
by Elemmennope

Comment:
Wow! Brilliant. The blue sky in the background is a nice touch too. Some clouds could make it even better maybe. Good focus, exposure, framing. What is the boat made of?

Many more bites to come
by shiva5381

Comment:
This photo saddens me because I like it a lot, but there are a few serious problems with it. First, it's extremely blurry. Out of focus, probably. I would have focused on the chocolate bar with the bit out of it in the foreground. Second, there is that ugly date stamp on it. What's with that? I've never seem that in a challenge entry before.

What kind of camera stamps the images with a date?! Maybe a video camera?

Great idea & composition. Unfortunately, technical problems kill it.

White Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Light Chocolate!
by Frank Beckman

Comment:
Interesting idea, but does chocolate even contain milk? Especially dark chocolate? The photo doesn't stike me as anything super special though.

Back from the Candy Store
by bmatt17

Comment:
The main problem is that the lighting is too direct and harsh, as if from a camera hotshoe-mounted flash. Using off-camera light sources off to the side and using a reflector or diffuser to soften the light would make this picture a hundred times better.

Also, the choice of a blue background and the blue uniform is actually not a good choice. The subject isn't well separated from the background.

The placement of the subject is pretty good, although it might be more interesting if the camera was lower, it's kind of looking down on the boy and might be improved by getting lower.

Smile Please
by singale

Comment:
Cool! How is it lit? Is it a softbox with a flash?

Chocolate "Pound" Cake
by C-town driver

Comment:
Nice! I like the white background and the lighting.

Chaplin
by basia03

Comment:
Ugh, the lighting's a bit harsh, as if from the camera's onboard flash.

The First Bite Is The Sweetest.
by Curious

Comment:
Fantastic!! The composition and the B&W processing are excellent. Only I might have cropped a bit taller to include all of the chocolate's reflection.