Shhhhhh!
by dkershey

Comment:
Nice lighting from behind. The 'concentration' on the face is displayed pretty good. The only problem is that I had to really look to find the iPOD - staging it more may have helped a bit more.

Bridge Over Troubled Waters
by Rissa

Comment:
This is an interesting perspective. I think this may have worked better in B/W. The colors from the strings are a little distraction. There is a great deal of good light and reflective surfaces going on in the photo from the soundboard of the instrument and the bridge has interesting detail and B/W with good contrast would probably help bring it out more.

Maybe a slightly wider shot would also help, showing the connection of the strings to the soundboard. Another thing that might help is having the horizon more at 1/3 from the bottom rather than at ~20%.

Taylor & I (How I miss High School...)
by candlerain

Comment:
Oh, to be in HS again.... It is amazing how a guitar, a couple of Eagles songs, and a girl can make a Saturday night into a party. Great concept for a photo, but I really don't like the lighting of this much - the underwear has some strange shadows on it and the focus could be a little sharper. It is strange, but it almost seems that the background is in focus and the guitar and the unmentionable is OOF.

music
by adam_nicholls

Comment:
This is a pretty good set up of of a photo - i like the low angle on the music, bu tthe lighting on the recorder is too dark and you really can't see the finger holes and other details very well. Adjusting the focus so the recorder is tight in focus woudl probably help.

A MIx of Studies
by russiansergee

Comment:
The set up is pretty good - but I think it just seems so forced with all the stuff in the image - especially wih the individual writing on a piece of paper that is under a book on a page that is already filled up. In addition, the lighting is a little flat - it needs more contrast and better color adjustment to make the apple etc.

Chinese New Year Parade
by andrerusso

Comment:
I like the colors and energy in the shot, but the angle displayed with only a side view of the drummer doesnt seem to highlight the music part.

The Lull of the Xylophone
by Perfect-Calamity

Comment:
There is nothing wrong with the concept of this image, but I would have liked to see a bit more of teh xylophone.

Brass Section Circa 1988
by staab

Comment:
Interesting closeup on some old brass instruments. Nice warm colors and the OOF valves on the trumpet (?) in the background are a nice touch. Back for a bump for the colors and set up. 8

Voila... Viola
by Angadeon

Comment:
The set up of this image seems a little forced. Cropping this image in closer on the viola and the music would probably help.

Much practice makes messy music
by irish_princess87

Comment:
I like the concept of this - showing the hard work of practicing an instrument, but the lighting is not very flattering to the music or to the flute.