hatin' lichen
by skewsme

Comment:
Build up, break down? I wish there was a little more DOF or context. It's also not very easy to tell what this is with the monotone.

Either Ends
by IAmEliKatz

Comment:
I love it, I just wish the people were a bit more in focus with a shallower DOF. I like the idea, the composition, the opposing lines - there's a lot to love about this.

Out of the darkroom
by HalldorIngi

Comment:
This is quite beautiful!

JML_7463_4
by levyj413

Comment:
The guy's expression is priceless.

lock // key
by mefnj

Comment:
To me, this type of thing is boring, but I think about it as stock photography or something like that where the photo has a purpose. Great idea and well executed.

Effervescent Water in Oil
by giantmike

Comment:
This is an interesting event, but to be honest, the colours don't quite do it for me. Well composed nonetheless.

a frendly
by herfotoman

Comment:
The strong threshold B&W is not my thing, but I can appreciate it here - I just have to look a bit longer... :)

yin yang
by Sisto

Comment:
Nice! The pencil on the left could be straight and more centered, but great idea.

The Farm Tank
by jasonlprice

Comment:
Five 7s, four 8s, and one 10, and this is my ten. Sorry, there is no 12 button.

Twin Bubbles
by smurfguy

Comment:
I like this and the idea, so I'd like to try give some advice (maybe by writing my thoughts I can learn something). I think the original's background and lighting are the first major difference. Also the perspective. So experiment with that. The lighting on yours is quite harsh, so the reflections are quite hot when bumping the contrast. I think (don't know) that soft light from a diffused source works here - also the BG needs to be well lit.

Then, for post, you can increase the contrast and correct the colours. I think if you've set up light properly, post is easy. I've found that using duplicates of the image with different blending modes give nice contrasts.

I'd love to have time to experiment with bubbles like this because I think I might be able to learn a lot in the process.