Emerald Beauty
by t_korecki

Comment by potog:
did you sharpen this? hhmm.. try getting nearer. i think it could look fabolous. also with some lighting.. (^o^)

Emerald Beauty
by t_korecki

Comment by kittenfc:
the picture is too large for such a small object, get closer! =)

Emerald Beauty
by t_korecki

Comment by moswyn:
Pretty, but picture is pixellated/over-sharpened.

Emerald Beauty
by t_korecki

Comment by Konador:
The whole photo looks very pixelated. Did you increase the size? It's also rather centered. Try experimenting with more interesting compositions.

Emerald Beauty
by t_korecki

Comment by L2:
This is certainly a beautiful necklace, and I admire that you wanted to immortalize it. I would, too, if I owned it! It seems your background is more in focus than the necklace - or perhaps it's the noise in the background that is distracting. The position of the subject shows as much of the setting as the stones. Perhaps if you had taken the shot from above the necklace you might have been more pleased with the result.

Emerald Beauty
by t_korecki

Comment by fotodude:
the jewel in this shot is out of focus, but its the subject so its kinda weird to look at.

maybe its just low res. can't figure it out.

ASSET RICH (waterfront property) but INCOME POOR (can't afford renovation)
by t_korecki

Comment by RSBP:
This kind of poverty I could handle!

ASSET RICH (waterfront property) but INCOME POOR (can't afford renovation)
by t_korecki

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Try a home equity loan from Ditech! ;-) Good photo, but requires too much explanation.

ASSET RICH (waterfront property) but INCOME POOR (can't afford renovation)
by t_korecki

Comment by Skip:
boy, that's a heckuva a view of poverty...we should all be so broke! as far as a challenge entry goes, this one leans little more towards snapshotty, though.

teenager @ highschool costume night (all in good fun!)
by t_korecki

Comment by Konador:
B.O.T.P.A.C.
Bottom of the Pack Analytical Comments

Every challenge I am going to leave comments on some of the photos that finished at the bottom of the pack. I will try and explain why I think the photo did not do well in the challenge, which will hopefully result in increased rankings in your future photos.

-Ben

1) This photo does not immediately fit the challenge without an explaination. The photo should speak for itself and not rely on an explaination. It may fit the challenge if people think about it for long enough, but with 200 photos to vote on, most people will only look at your photo for a few seconds before deciding it doesnt meet the challenge and moving on.

2) Clarity. Your photo isn't sharp, which is what a lot of voters look for when scoring a photo.

3) Composition. It is very centered. A more interesting angle or perspective will normally increase scores.

4) Title. If people don't understand the photo, most will then look at the title to see of that helps. In this case the title is very long and looks rather unprofessional in many ways:
- No capitalization
- Use of the @ symbol
- Brackets
- Extra explaination that isn't needed within brackets
The title is part of the presentation of the photo and many voters will take it into account when scoring.