Fire, light the way.
by movieman

Comment:
I like the idea and I _love_ the colors - but the composition - falling as it does off the left side - is distracting. Hard to control the light, I imagine, a fire being somewhat unpredicatable.

Aqua Fountain of Light
by robbieh

Comment:
I like your idea and I like the way the strand of light seems to bend over itself but there is no clear focal point for me to rest my eyes upon. Perhaps a broader arc to the light that falls off the page to the right and the bottle closer to the left,, Very good technically - clear, sharp and the lighting is good.

Leo the Regal
by Glen King

Comment:
The cat/lion jump is a little hard for me. I like the background color as contrast to the cat's color but the cat itself is a little soft. It looks to be a flash shot, perhaps you could try some indirect softer lighting.

Aquaris - The Waterbearer
by tarique

Comment:
ThIs is a very creative and wonderful interpretation - and except for the top left corner where the background fabric falls away it's darn close to perfect in my opinion. I quite like the low contrast and your DOF is lovely.

Electric Laces
by Geo_Griffin

Comment:
I LOVE this image. I mean, visually, I'd hang it on my wall. But I admit to some trouble understanding the painting with light aspect - did you do some actual painting with light and then photoshop a neon glow in or is this all natural so to speak? It doesn't matter how much you photoshopped it to me - as long as it started out as being "painted". Can you tell me about it?

Winter Morning on the Dock
by inspzil

Comment:
I could be wrong (and correct me if I am) but the light souce does not appear to be under your control (seems natural). Aside from the meeting the challenge aspect - boy this is a lovely photo. I love the colors and the dark spots.

Pool candle taking an off-ramp!
by wetland

Comment:
I understand the set up but I find it visually confusing - no place to put my eye and rest it. I think I might have left out the little hook shaped squiggle - but that's a personal opinion. That said, the part where it goes into the pocket is wonderrful. I bet a crop of that aspect alone would have been lovely, Clear as a bell, too.,

Crystal Bowl and Spheres
by Samara

Comment:
Good idea, I like it but the effect of the light on all the glass is a little harsh, making it seem out of focus. Hot spots are unavoidable, I know, in this sort of technique. Extraotrdinary composition - the set up is pleasing to my eye.

Crystal Clear
by dg02

Comment:
What a beauty. Your composition is sublime. The weather looks cold - too cold to be so deeply colored - did you have to push the saturation a lot? I admire your eye.

Overhauling History
by mbardeen

Comment:
Pretty shot. Those odd perspective shots are hard to frame - I see you chose a right alignment to the scaffolding - good choice, I think. Perhaps you might have cropped the entire left vertical line and the persoective skew would not have been noticeable. The blue and cream tones are sublime. I like this shot a lot.