chessmen
by MorbidAngel

Comment by beckettboots:
The softness of this is actually pretty pleasing, but I don't quite get the opposite part of it becaus the color of the pieces looks the same. I like the diagonal angle of your composition and framing to allow for the very high king piece. The contrast could be bumped a little higher even if you want to keep it soft.

chessmen
by MorbidAngel

Comment by Count:
Good idea for the challenge, GREAT framing of the picture, needs focus... rework this photo and I think you could have a winner!

chessmen
by MorbidAngel

Comment by boomer:
Terrible focus! Even if that were fixed, the image is static. Chessmen lined up on a chessboard. What's different about YOUR perspective? Try different angles, get the thing focused, work on better lighting, move some of the pieces around, and you'll have something interesting.

chessmen
by MorbidAngel

Comment by Neil:
I'm sure you've received a lot of comments that have told you this is out of focus (OOF). But I am guessing you knew that. So let's look at something else. It's hard, in this depiction, to tell that the chess players are different. The colors are the same in this very dark image. There is a good feeling of "opposition" though, from the angle you've chosen. But the tight crop here, combined with it being dark and OOF, doesn't have any dynamic, or "pop" as some people refer to it.

chessmen
by MorbidAngel

Comment by Pidd:
If the lack of focus is intentional, it doesn't work at all, I'm afraid. Also, I think the idea of using a chess game to illustrate opposites is a good idea, but it might be more effective if the pieces were the more traditional black & white kind to bring the point home. The similar colors of the pieces and the shadows don't illustrate the theme as well as if there were more stark contrast.

chessmen
by MorbidAngel

Comment by trying2bstill:
I like the shadows. Bringing the light lower would make the shadows longer, and I think they that would be more interesting. But either way, the lack of focus ruins it for me. 3.