A Soldier Story
by albc28

Comment by dgruber7:
The action comes from the context of the possibilities.

Clean and Sober after Supper
by albc28

Comment by JunieMoon:
As promised in the black in white thread last week, I said I would make a comment if I did not during the challenge. You did a well composed shot, but I think that the material may have kept your score down. I am sorry to say I gave this one a 4, only because I did comparisons to other shots and felt this one left a bit to be desired.
Your detail on the washcloth is very good, and your exposure seems just fine. It is a bit soft in focus, though, and the color did not depict black and white very well. The best part of the black and white idea is actually the background. As to the image itself, the color balance appears to be too green, which made the cloth and dish look a bit grimy.

Clean and Sober after Supper
by albc28

Comment by geekssweet:
I enjoy the light play and reflections within the glasses as well as the shadows on the table. I'm not sure that I understand the cloth in the bowl however.

Clean and Sober after Supper
by albc28

Comment by jchang:
where is the black?

Clean and Sober after Supper
by albc28

Comment by outland:
I really like all the reflections and refractions. Increasing contrast might be interesting.

Clean and Sober after Supper
by albc28

Comment by sherpet:
Where's the black.

Gold Watch
by albc28

Comment by Younger:
Jewelery shots are tough. this one is not in sharp enough focus and the background is not attractive. It meets the challenge in subject but not in quality IMHO. Keep trying...

Gold Watch
by albc28

Comment by Ashuuter:
predictable

Clean and Sober after Supper
by albc28

Comment by boxImmortal:
too symmetrical for my taste. Also, you can see that there's stuff on the other side of the towel, and the bowl is distractingly non-white

Gold Watch
by albc28

Comment by redmoon:
never saw a peugeot watch before - how splendidly cool! the grey background does a good job of enhancing the gold in the picture, but there's a few compositional elements that make it less appealing - the side shot doesn't really work. if the watch was laid flat, and rotated 90 degrees counter clockwise, i think it might look better. it also needs to be sharper, really. 4.