Saltire
by jasonlprice

Comment by dtouch1:
seems out of focus or too softened

Keeping a Proper Perspective
by jasonlprice

Comment by mkalandros:
You've got a couple of problems here. Given your intent, you haven't zoomed in close enough -- the print is so small that I can't read any passages, or even reliably identify the book as the Bible. While you've blurred the presents, they so recede into the background that they look more like accidental distractions than part of the intended composition. The presents might have had more impact if you'd kept this in color and lost the manger scene, which is not needed given the other elements. The lamp doesn't add anything to the composition or your intended message, IMO.

I think this could be greatly improved by getting up close to the Bible, so that just PART of the passage (but enough to identify it) you want is in the photo. Maybe but the Bible a flatter angle, but I'd have to play with it to see what's the best position. Bring the presents in a bit closer, so they're more a part of the composition. Lose the manger scene. This arrangement also adds a VISUAL aspect to "perspective" which I think would score better than a photo based just on a more abstract definition of perspectiveas you've done here.

Keeping a Proper Perspective
by jasonlprice

Comment by Koobers:
Excellent point, so so image.

Keeping a Proper Perspective
by jasonlprice

Comment by JuliBoc:
Very nice.

Keeping a Proper Perspective
by jasonlprice

Comment by madcrabber:
nice still life. good tones.