Bay-piles
by nygold

Comment by Teafran:
A very gentle picture - about the only way I can describe it. Interesting how the pilings kind of fade into the distance. The little white "flare" in the middle of the pilings is rather distracting, although I know what caused that. A solid effort.

Happy New Year
by nygold

Comment by Sebi:
the lighting seems to be super fluorescent. usually a bit of backlighting with a white bounce is good on glass shots like this.

It's also crooked, I would have rotated the image to level it. The weird glare from the background is very distracting.

Why did you choose this particular color of background? A white background could have reduced the glare more and made the shot a little more elegant.

What's intriguing about this shot is that it appears to be a different hard liquor than champagne, leads to an image of a grizzled old guy celebrating on his own. It doesn't tell much of a story.

A cool trick is, if you boil water first and let it cool a bit, then put it into an icecube tray (not plastic that would melt)

your ice will turn out crystal clear instead of cloudy like this. Can look better for shots focused on it.

Not a great shot but better luck in the new year!

weed
by nygold

Comment by samanwar:
This is beautiful

Photobomb Barbie
by nygold

Comment by snaffles:
hmmm so every toy but Barbie's in focus...

Happy New Year
by nygold

Comment by giantmike:
A good way to ring in the year.
Photographically speaking, this is pretty flat. The use of paper for a background that is close to your subject makes for the subject and background having no real separation.

Photobomb Barbie
by nygold

Comment by RyanW:
why not. they've got just about every other damn type of barbie out there...

Beach Glass
by nygold

Comment by kasaba:
Definitely my favourite. Great idea and great presentation/execution. Love it. Perhaps a bit grainy.

Beach Glass
by nygold

Comment by figaro:
A nice idea but the execution needs a bit more imagination.

Snake
by nygold

Comment by EL-ROI:
This would be a much higher score from me if the white balance was set correctly. It's a bit too blue.

Happy Holidays
by nygold

Comment by GAP2012:
i dont see you or any family?