First Thing In the Morning
by goofyjuls

Comment by crazychick3:
background is to distracting.......5

First Thing In the Morning
by goofyjuls

Comment by MCCullen:
GREAT

First Thing In the Morning
by goofyjuls

Comment by Evaan:
Love your idea, but the composition went a little flat. Several separate areas of interest. Maybe zooming in on the coffee pot would simplify the photo and bring full focus to the star!! :)

First Thing In the Morning
by goofyjuls

Comment by 2Shay:
Good idea for challenge. I think this shot is just a bit too cluttered. There are too many unimportant items in the picture. Maybe a more creative shot of just the cofee pot would have worked well.

First Thing In the Morning
by goofyjuls

Comment by rebelgirl:
I always think of my coffee when I think of beginnings.

First Thing In the Morning
by goofyjuls

Comment by RolandB:
I think this could be improved by not using a flash (to eliminate the shadows and take away the "snapshot" feeling); moving the main subject off center; and cropping the distracting wall hanging out on the left side. The flash reflection on the carafe is very not good!

The concept was good.

First Thing In the Morning
by goofyjuls

Comment by trnqlty:
Very true. I think an off center composition would help this. The direct flash creates a slightly distracting shadow along the edge.

First Thing In the Morning
by goofyjuls

Comment by Lately:
Interesting thought. The extra items certainly fill in the thought, but perhaps detract by drawing the eye away from the focal point?

First Thing In the Morning
by goofyjuls

Comment by hannafate:
A little more artful arrangement of the items, and more interesting lighting would have improved this a lot. It looks like you just staggered into the kitchen and took a snapshot using the flash attached to the camera. (I think it's the worst invention in the history of photography)
Morning coffee was a good idea for the challenge.

First Thing In the Morning
by goofyjuls

Comment by Nitin:
I'm not saying you agree with me, but indoor photographs without some unique lighting or angle are boring.