playing with light
by tate

Comment:
Cool. What did you use as a light source?

unconscious
by PennyStreet

Comment:
A telling picture, a very good story you̢۪re telling.

I̢۪m trying to decide if the sunlight streaming through at the top is helping, It should but for some reason it̢۪s taking the edge off for me.

Still, you get a 7 from me and I expect this picture to be in amongst the top few.

Coffee: 18+
by Sisto

Comment:
An excellent picture, simple and effective.

I expect to see this on the front page next week.

Eddie
by rooum

Comment:
Congratulations on the blue. Such a characterful portrait - I bet he has a few stories to tell!

Subliminal Brain Washing
by Lydia

Comment:
My pick for a ribbon, great idea, well executed. The only thing is I̢۪m a little concerned as to the gap where the head should be - I feel the right hand side of the collar should be more visible. But overall, thanks for a good picture which made me smile.

Linguini Pescatore con Pomodoro e Gamberetti alla Ferruzzanata
by hotpasta

Comment:
That looks delicious!

When I first saw this I wasn't sure about it, as the crust of the bread seemed a bit sharp and the blurring around the edge of the chopping board seemed too soft. But on second glance I think the two cause each other. i.e. it's only the sharpness on the bread that makes the board seem too soft and vice versa. On balance I think it looks about right.

The scene looks very natural, and not at all staged. Ironically I bet it takes real effort to make it seem so effortless lol.

The colurs are perfectly vibrant and not all over-saturated. In short, this is my favourite shot of the challenge so far. Oh go on, have a 10 ;-)

Edit: I was worried about submitting a "recipe" shot for this challenge. I came to the conclusion that pasta's one of those foods that doesn't photograph well, looking sometimes like it was sort of thrown on the plate. Your shot proved me wrong :-) That said, my shot does look thrown on the plate and is scoring accordingly. If you've got a moment, would you mind having a look at my shot when voting is finished and telling me what you think? I've got a lot to learn about food photography, although it is one of my favourite sort of shots. Thanks a lot :-)

shells and cheese
by bvlindalou

Comment:
Lovely original idea..nice abstract still life

Rejected Patent #1748/09: Convenience Spaghetti Twister
by h2

Comment:
LOL! 8

Variety
by KarenNfld

Comment:
I bet you get at least one comment thinking that orzo is rice ;-)

nice tableau :-)

BFFL - Best Friends for Life
by HeiSch

Comment:
looks a little over-tonemapped to me. Actually, no, it seems fine :-)