Good idea to turn the other numbers away to keep the attention on the eight ball. Wish it weren't right in the center of the frame. Seems a bit underexposed, as well.
I think for a pool shot, this could be done better (see Langdon's winning entry for table shot). I'm not suggesting copying that style, but the off center framing and the focus of this shot aren't that appealing to me.
Composition looks a litlle tilted to the right. I like the DOF with the focus on the 8 ball. The overhead lights distract a little to me, but overall, a good effort.
I like the composition, but I think I would've preferred a little more DOF in the foreground (or crop out the first row of balls). Alternatively, add them in the back so that there's less of just blank background.
You have done an excellent job with depth of field in this photo... Perfect focus on the 8-ball... My eyes are drawn directly to the object of the photo.. nice work!
I love the perfect DOF in this photo. This takes the somewhat clichè "bunch of eggs" shots and gives it a new twist. That dead space at the top of the image bothers me. I don't think you could have got the same DOF with a more directly overhead shot, but what if you created the illusion of a set of pool balls that had been racked when they were actually spread out over the table a little bit? This may not make sense. If you're curious about what I mean, email me when the voting is over.
Might be more pleasing to the eyes if the 8 ball was clean. Another thought would be to not be so straight on to the balls and take the photo more at an angle.
The out of focus ball front and center is very distracting. Greater depth of field would help. If you're going for a narrow depth of field perspective, then maybe increase the camera angle slightly (or crop the photo) to minimize the foreground ugliness.
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