Elegant Bling
by phreakon

Comment by Brad:
Wow - this jumps off the page at me!
Clarity & cut - no wait that would be rating a diamond - the clarity & detail here look pretty good and from the number of stone facets, a nightmare to shoot without reflections, which are very present in the shiny surface this was shot on.
Had you placed this on black velvet, a black mirror or similar, I think it would have looked a bit better and the distractions in the foreground (reflections) wouldn't be so strong. Not sure the font style works for me, but a minor thing really. (6)

Elegant Bling
by phreakon

Comment by glad2badad:
Wow! Great color and clarity! Very nice. Even a starburst to boot... Can't decide if I like the reflection or not - guess it's ok. Anyway, best of luck in the challenge.

Elegant Bling
by phreakon

Comment by alternarule:
The ring appears to be floating in space too much. The reflection feels to take more away from the picture than it gives.

Elegant Bling
by phreakon

Comment by fplouffe:
Good lighting on the diamonds. Ring not enough lit I think. One side of the ring is in almost total darkness. Reflection too dim; it's distracting instead of usefull. A more intense reflection or none at all would have been better.

Elegant Bling
by phreakon

Comment by Nobody:
Too much of the ring is dark. Like the layout. If a bit brighter, it would be much better.

Elegant Bling
by phreakon

Comment by shareinnc:
Interesting piece. Nice lighting, though a little more on the front edge would have been nice. Terrible title.

Elegant Bling
by phreakon

Comment by nico_blue:
there is too much space below the diamond imo...

Elegant Bling
by phreakon

Comment by srbrubaker:
Love the photo of the ring. Crisp focus, great composition, lighting. The text doesn't work for me.

Elegant Bling
by phreakon

Comment by p3wiz:
Nice shot, the text detracts from the image.

Elegant Bling
by phreakon

Comment by leesc:
For a jewelry advertisement, the lighting across the stones needs to be almost equal on all areas. in this case, the stones on the left side of the image are in deep shadow which is very distracting.