Excellent contrast bwt the smooth stones and rough cloth. Great clarity in the fg and selective focus. Looks like the camera wasn't quite level, but that could be fixed (and the unnecessary bit of bg removed) if you cropped to 640X427. One of my favorites.
Great idea! I really like the angle and DOF of this picture. The only thing I might have done differently is find a more solid, less textured surface to put the stones (?) on--like maybe a solid, non-reflecting black background. This is, of course, just my opinion!
looks like a form of othello, nice tonal range on the B+W, can't decide whether I like how fast the focus falls off or not, the subject matter leaves me a litte flat dosen't really envoke a felling.