Look Who Is Coming to Dinner, from a Flea's Perspective
by olddj

Comment by bucket:
I don't think your image is grainy..your focus on the dog is not sharp though. This is an interesting perspective..I find it too busy (and I often like busy)..the shed doesn't add to this subject..there is nothing gained from my pov in seeing it..the grass being in the foreground is distracting because it is not in focus and is not the subject..if the grass is tha tprominent I would think it might be better to give it the sharp focus, and have the dog out of focus..if the dog is the focal pt. then the grass would work better if it framed him. As for the not sharp focus, think it would have helped to bump up your iso, and use a faster shutter speed to accomadate the dog's movement (i am constantly guilty of using too slow a shutter speed myself).
Of course you might see things completely differently..that is a given. Hope this helps.

Even Gardening Can Feel the Shadow of Prayer
by olddj

Comment by DrAchoo:
I think it's a creative idea. The personification would have been hit harder if the title directly stated the gloves were praying, but that's small. There are some technical issues. A) There's a color cast (if that paper is white) B) What's up with the corner? C) It's noisy. I'll still give you a 6

Even Gardening Can Feel the Shadow of Prayer
by olddj

Comment by ssan:
To me it more looks like they're hugging.

Even Gardening Can Feel the Shadow of Prayer
by olddj

Comment by HBunch:
Oddly enough, they don't look like they are praying, they look like they are hugging. So, even without the title, I think this fits the challenge nicely.
As for the photo itself, where to start? How about the background. Very sloppily done in my opinion. The upper right corner being angled like that is not only creating a dark distraction on a white background, it is also making the photo look like a quick shot that wasn't appreciated by the photographer enough to clean it up. If you meant for it to be there, then it's not working either way.
Also regarding the background, it appears that it's suposed to be white. However, there is blue and yellow tint to it. This may be caused by the white balance being off, however, I feel that it is due to poor lighting.
Despite what you title implies, I think the shadow is distracting. Especially on the background that appears that it is suposed to be white.
Focus. It's difficult to say for sure if you have crisp focus. It looks ok in some places, and soft in others. The pattern on the gloves, which is clashing with the texture of the gloves, really makes the gloves themselves hard to look at. See how there is kind of a vertical pattern in the material of the gloves? That being over top of the flowers really makes it difficult to pick out one pattern over the other, and they kind of just mesh together.
I think that I would also prefer this with a bit more even lighting. Looks like you have 2 light sources. Maybe a lamp coming from the right and then the flash? See the very dark shadows behind the fingers of the gloves? Those look like maybe flash? Then there is the large blue shadow on the background. Also, there is a lot of noise in the photo. It's mostly apparent in the background, but still looks to be the results of poor lighting.
The subject is not personally appealing to me, however, they are presented in an interesting manner, to which fits the challenge.
I would say that the idea is good, but appears to have been a quick shot to get something into the challenge.
Try centering the subject more on the background, which would eliminate distracting upper right hand corners, less harsh lighting. maybe try natural lighting. Set this up near a window or outside even.
That's the best opinion and suggestions I have. Hope this helps in some way.
~Heather~

A Little Bubble Eyed
by olddj

Comment by huitzilopotchtli:
bubble eyes is not considered as bubbles.

Last One
by olddj

Comment by polkop:
ah well...

Message edited by author 2005-10-12 15:26:16.

Last One
by olddj

Comment by polkop:
badly lit...

Even Gardening Can Feel the Shadow of Prayer
by olddj

Comment by chalice:
Nice picture, but I don't think the title adds anything.

Last One
by olddj

Comment by Kivet:
Interesting, love the shape of the bowl

Tenacious Life
by olddj

Comment by olddj:
Well, must be this photo is not as good as I thought, that is the bottom of a BRIDGE, all concrete and about fifty feet above us when we took the pic (from the ground, I may add LOL). Had the zoom out on this one and cropped it, maybe I would have been better off to just use the original, but .......... Live and hopefully learn!! LOL