Lines on a round object
by knightd

Comment by Firstrich1:
I like the angle on the old tire trick 5 points just for that! good focus and lighting take a dull surface and gives it depth 2 points more. nothing to distract the eye in the background and a lone stone to give it life 2 more...total 9!

Lines on a round object
by knightd

Comment by AprilTheatreGeek:
an old tire i'm guessing, I get that it's technically round but i don't see the roundness. the photo isn't really that nice to look at, it's very plain. i think this all could have been fixed by a slight change in a perspective and composition.

Lines on a round object
by knightd

Comment by chickadee:
It is interesting the way the centre groove leads you into the scene. Mabee a higher angle would have shown more of the grooves, and more charactor. I'm finding the blurred forground a bit distracting as well. I like the concept.

Clever Sliver
by knightd

Comment by karmat:
I like the dramatic angle of this, and the shallow depth of field could be more effective, I think, if the glass part was more in focus. The colors are a little drab, too, to me. Maybe convert to a pure bw or sepia and use a lot of contrast?

Clever Sliver
by knightd

Comment by K-Rob:
I see what you are getting at and it's a creative idea. But the focus is too far back from the glass lense. Unless this is exactly what you were going for.

Clever Sliver
by knightd

Comment by Lustre:
Interesting shot of a CD player. Unfortunately the lens is slightly out of focus - the focus seems to be about 1cm in front of the lens.

Clever Sliver
by knightd

Comment by Toddh:
it may be clever but it's just possible that I'm not..... if that glass is in the far hole, the one that is in focus, then I can't see it.... if it's the round bit that's closer, then it's out of focus..... either way I don't think this is an overly strong image..... too much foreground and background and the round thing on the left is quite distracting too.... I'd be happy to discuss this with you after the challenge, maybe I'm missing something..... not sure...... good luck, Todd.

Clever Sliver
by knightd

Comment by ScottK:
Sorry, I'm not getting it. I see what looks like some glass, but it's out of focus and I can't tell what it is. Without some context, the DOF seems too shallow and I don't see anything interesting.