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Comment by pjangel:
The shadows are distracting to me.

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Comment by twilson944:
Interesting idea. For all the set-up time involved in this, I would've preferred to see the shadows less prominent. Especially the shadow from the bottle across your model's arm. Lovely model, by the way.

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Comment by Catherine_B:
Harsh lighting = shadows. I am still trying to figure this out in my photos too. Great idea overall though.

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Comment by bvlindalou:
shadow are a little harsh. great idea, good choice of b&w

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Comment by mchalmers:
To be honest, I would have liked this a lot more if it just had the checkerboard in it. The lighting looks a little too harsh and shadowy.

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Comment by eac:
Shadows are a bit much. And I think color would have worked better for this one.

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Comment by FireBird:
If you'd move your model a bit away from the wall those hard shadows would disappear.

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Comment by travis_cooper:
The lighting here is too harsh. It is especially obvious because of the shadows formed by the flash. Try to use the natural lighting instead, if it is too dark do it at a different time of day with non-direct sunlight coming in from one of the sides. Another way to avoid the shadows is to have everything further away from the wall, so the shadows fall lower and they don't show up in the picture. Also, the checker board really blends in with the table. Try not to have so much wasted space at the top either.

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Comment by Camabs:
Nice take, but the harsh shadows spoil everything. (4)

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Comment by lsmiley101802:
I love the concept of this photo! It's GREAT!!! Wonderful interpretation of the aspect of the challenge!