Electronic Craze.
by surajbhar

Comment:
Lighting's a bit harsh, which kind of throws the focus and colors off a little. I assume that's a PDA underneith? It might have been better open, to better display that (since I had to ask).

Sag
by casualguy

Comment:
I HATE this trend. But I did think of it too for current trends. Interesting lighting, colors are good, focus is very good. I think I'd like a taller composition, but this is OK - it accents the "offending" area. Good job on the photo (and no deductions for my personal taste).

Recent trend in snack foods
by dodobird

Comment:
You missed the ones I like - just the plain baked potato chips. :-) Good shot, good idea, though not really a standout. Technicals (DOF, focus, lighting, etc.) all look pretty good.

Modern Architecture
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
By the title, a good subject for the challenge. However, this picture has the problem that the architecture is masked or hidden by excessive shadow and darkness. The composition feels a little random, and it's a bit tilted. Colors are really nice, and asice from some resizing jaggies, it seems fairly sharp.

Gratuitous Product Placement
by brettd

Comment:
Nice idea, nice execution. The only complaint I have is that I think you should have left the background (i.e. the guy) at better in focus, though not totally in focus. Product placement is pretty obnoxious, and often stands out as if to shove everything else out of focus, just not quite this blatently. Other than that, great job.

Safety style
by eikidigi

Comment:
Is that a condom? (Sorry, I'm old enough to have more or less missed that trend, if just barely.) Poking out of a wallet would have been the more "traditional" shot. But this is OK, I guess. The jeans are kind of flat (I assume there's no rear end in there). The pictures kind of dark - not "my monitor needs calibrated" dark, but the colors don't stand out well and the overall feeling is muted.

Baby, I'm a star
by swaroskji

Comment:
Good idea as far as the composition goes - I think it misses just a little, but it's a challenging idea, so I'll give you an extra point for "level of difficulty"! What "bothers" me about it is that there's so much of the foreground (blurred) sneaker, that my eyes have trouble settling on the small star in the eyelet. Maybe this was the best it could be, but I wish you could have gotten the eyelet bigger, getting more of the star emblem, and less of the close canvas (and even better if you could get a little more of the far shoe showing on the right). Maybe that's all impossible - but it would have really been cool if you had gotten it. Everything else is good - ligting, color, contrast, focus, etc.

Remembering 9-11....Patriotism Returns
by vtruan

Comment:
An OK shot. Is the sun rising? I hope so, it would fit the subject better than if it was setting! (I'm assuming by the colors that it is rising.) Composition is OK, if a little tight feeling. I'd like the flag in the more traditional format (i.e. if you flipped the image horizontally).

Teenie Beenies
by tp-fcp

Comment:
This was one of the ideas I had, but didn't do. This is an OK setup, though it would be interesting to se a larger collection (if you have one). The lighting, colors and focus are all good. No major flaws, just nothing really stands out about the end results.

Trendy in the 1600s
by punkdyke

Comment:
I think the DOF is a bit too narrow. There's just so much of the image that's blurred that my eye just can't quite find a place to rest on. But a good idea for the challenge, the composition is OK (I'd be interested to see the whole thing out of curiosity), as are the lighting and color.