Day 3 - Phone Home
by talj

Comment:
LOL! I thought "phone home" before reading the caption! Nice control of the light for such a shiny object. The DOF accents your subject very well. The only thing I don't love is the background as it seems like there must be some more interesting colors to compliment the color of the coin. Then again, perhaps a dull color emphasizes the coins glitter.

Macro-Micro
by bjoern

Comment:
There are some nice triangles here. I really like the way you composed this shot. I contemplated shooting a mic of mine the other day, but it had too many dents :(

Day 3 - Taste the rainbow
by Lonz

Comment:
Fun colors. I might have dodge/burned some to darken the yellow tops & lighten the purples. Or perhaps a selective colors layer could have helped balance those out.

(edited to point out that I am only a PS beginner, so take suggestions with grain of salt)

Message edited by author 2008-03-06 18:32:48.

SH100103-Edit.jpg
by ZeppKash

Comment:
I like the red against the blue and shots of mechanical things are always interesting to me. This fun shot inspired my day 5 shot (of a crescent wrench mechanism) as I looked for something quick and easy to do. I felt bad for not taking the time to fix my massive blown out spots, so your comment about that made me feel a bit better. Thanks.

SH100100-Edit.jpg
by ZeppKash

Comment:
Fun picture. There's a graininess to the near bottom right bokeh that's slightly distracting, but that's a minor detail. BTW, I had your pet portrait up and my wife couldn't stop laughing. Amazing how much fun a tennis ball (or three) can be.

Bug Eyes
by MelonMusketeer

Comment:
I love the bug close ups. Perhaps you should photoshop this guy a close shave :)

day 2 - Dinner time
by boyd2000

Comment:
Great detail in the abdomen. I would have liked the DOF set back slightly to get the bee's forward parts in the sweet spot, but I understand this is a tricky shot to make. I really enjoy this one.

Another try
by pjangel

Comment:
I like this shot better than the first. The first does have some nice textures, but this one has a more interesting composition and I like the focus better here. Nice angle on this.

LG day-2
by scwalsh

Comment:
Nice perspective. The glare is distracting to me, or perhaps it's just the sharp border where the glare stops. It's an overall interesting picture.

Escher Column
by JMart

Comment:

Originally posted by desertoddity: that is really cool. i liked the ones with the musical notes, but this one is even better. you did a really great job and you pick interesting backgrounds. i'm amazed by the backgrounds. i don't see how you do that without getting the backgrounds wet and messed up.

The water is in a shallow glass plate that is on top of the backgrounds (being very careful not to spill on my Escher book or music). Also, I had to put a dark cloth behind the plate to remove unwanted reflections.