Day 1 - Where I Work
by Sweetlittlepixie

Comment:
Hi Jane.

This is a nice shot for stock use. A little on the low light side, but can see that you were trying to use the natural light in the room. Perhaps a tripod with a long exposure and small f-stop to get the 'blur' factor out and make things nice and sharp while still giving you more light.

The low light has caused some noise in the shadowy areas, but not a real big deal here. Thanx for sharing your work space with us.

Haiku
by CNovack

Comment:
WOW!!!!!!!!

This popped off the page at me. Very very nice. My choice for best of show.

As Upon a Table
by banmorn

Comment:
Very nice. Great choice of crop and use of mirror and back drop with framed elements on the right and left. is this an optical illusion as well? The stems look tilted, but I imagine they are straight.

Size caused moire (ignored)

Top Ratings!

Mocha Java
by craigester

Comment:
Caffeine much? - Excellent choice to motion blur the hands and use of two coffee cups! The image speaks for itself. Great coloration and sharpness. Bit distracting in the apron vs shirt/blouse, but does nto detract from image.

High marks!

'' KiNDer Surprise '' always surprises ...
by MeShoKhaN

Comment:
Lighting balance is not kind. Too light on the whites, not enough on the darks. ( Good choice to expose properly on the darks giving detail to the shadows rather than the detail in the whites. )

Use of a frontal light or strobe (fill flash) with a lower exposure would have given detail in the whites while properly exposing the shadows.

Great image, hurt by some blow outs, but not enough to ruin the image's impact. Honorable mention, for subject, arrangement and finesse.

Pencil
by royalsipe1

Comment:
Nice use of DOF. Lighting is inadequate: shutter should have been open longer to help eliminate noise in the oof range. Nice composition.

Make a Joyful Noise
by PlanetMaker

Comment:
Distortion of moon is distracting. Rest of image is pretty darn cool looking. Phenomenal lighting work on the figurine!

Monopoly
by Kandy Kane

Comment:
Image is devastated by blowouts and yellow casting. Perhaps overhead lighting is fluorescent, but looks more like direct sunlight at early morning.

Need to diffuse the light and white balance here to get good quality coloration.

The ups and downs of my diary
by SirRadu

Comment:
Very murky shadows. Flat subject, lots of noise. Items that are included with the diary are confusing. Subject itself appears out of focus. Perhaps would have worked better to have the diary open and propped up slightly to show a page of scribbled writings. Would have been much more dynamic on a lighter colored backdrop or table. one, not both.

Welcome to my table
by ShutterPug

Comment:
Low light, tough to do this with a lot of strobes or overhead lighting I know. Good crop, bit awkward placement of feet. A great concept hurt by lack of light and pose.

Much, much more light. Relaxed pose, feet together - this concept would make an EXCELLENT stock photo.