Long Pencil
by mdintraining

Comment:
focus point on the eraser would have been more interesting, where it is doesn't really make sense to me. light/exposure is flat. 4.

Where Angels Dance
by pixelpig

Comment:
the dof may be very shallow here, but the lack of foreground or background makes it difficult to judge, and therefore means that the use of shallow dof doesn't seem to add anything to the image. like the lighting. 4.

Kid's First Snack
by msdoubletrouble

Comment:
dof is shallow, but focus point seems off. appear to be on the nose, but would have been better (imho) if it had been on the eye, of if the dof had been a little less shallow so that the whole face had been in focus. 4

Y
by Gnarf

Comment:
this is so high key (at least on my monitor) that you can hardly make out any detail, making it difficult to evaluate your use of shallow dof. the tree (twig?) in the upper left stands out not because of shallow dof, but because it is the only (slightly) lower key element in the frame except for the shadow in the extreme foreground. sorry - 3.

Pleurotus Ostreatus
by JimyThing

Comment:
meets the challenge, but I don't like the composition. the subject (at least at this angle), would seem to lend itself for to a macro or close shot than a shallow dof shot. sorry - 4.

Extra coat
by tomcat

Comment:
nice expression and a pretty good use of natural light. would have been a better picture (imho) if you had got in closer to the face to make it more like a portrait.

Do Re Mi
by greslizzz

Comment:
i think i see where you were going, but i think the composition needs work

Tim-cup
by adam_nicholls

Comment:
meets challenge, but the background, lighting, and subject just aren't that interesting or seem that creative. even though the cup is highlighted by the dof, it still gets lost near the top in the dark bowl in the background.

Shallow Shadow
by Sinister

Comment:
this just doesn't work for me.

\"Odd Lime Out\"
by bennettjamie

Comment:
DOF is way to deep. Interesting idea, but composition needs work.