The Illusion Of Gambling
by MarkB

Comment by Mr_Pants:
I think that, perhaps, the playing card does not stand out from the background as much as it could do.

Fallen Heroes
by MarkB

Comment by bcoble:
I like this. Not sure how you could improve this shot.

Fallen Heroes
by MarkB

Comment by Neil:
My comment style is to point out hits and misses:

Hits: I really like the way you've combined the reflection and the monument. The black granite works really well here in showing the tones of the reflected images as well.

Misses: The top of the reflection is almost dead center in the photo. I don't think the blank top area is as critical, and you can crop down a bit on it, say so the heads are on the thirds mark!

Overall, you did a great job capturing this and the reflections. Nice work!

The Illusion Of Gambling
by MarkB

Comment by Artan:
Woaw, that mackgropunsd gets my eyes funny.
Ive sused out you image now. Make it difficult to view for any lenght of time so that they cant see how you have set this up... Well it works for me.##
I will owait the reveal.
PS good shot well executed and a strong composition, although the background is a little too much for my taste.

The Illusion Of Gambling
by MarkB

Comment by charmayne:
nice work, this looks like it took some planning

The Illusion Of Gambling
by MarkB

Comment by Rikki:
Cool balancing act. The dollar bills in the background is a bit of a distraction since there's already a lot happening with your subject when it comes to color and texture.

The Illusion Of Gambling
by MarkB

Comment by totaldis:
suicide king on top. cool illusion, just kind of boring to me i guess.

The Illusion Of Gambling
by MarkB

Comment by robashdown:
A great shot. The background seems overly bright though, which distracts from the card.

The Illusion Of Gambling
by MarkB

Comment by dragonlady:
bright and interesting composition.

The Illusion Of Gambling
by MarkB

Comment by TooCool:
Can't wait to see how this was set up. I'm assuming a poster in the background and a wire holding everything together... Maybe wrong though. You appear to be overexposed slightly though which tends to wash out what would otherwise be very vivid colors.
TC