i would have voted higher if the queen's shadow was darker than the rest of the peices, and was in better focus, as its the point of your shot according to the title.
I like this one more and more. The chess pieces are nice, and I like the warm glow of light on them. I wish you'd got the king in focus, too, but I know the DOF is often limited when doing these kind of macro shots. Also like that the shadows are obviously not the same pieces and don't match up one by one.
Interesting idea (I'm a chess fan too). I wonder if you experimented with creating a harder shadow -- maybe closer to the chess board? How would this look if the shadows were darker and more menacing?
Nice concept. Would have scored higher for me if there was a bit more color to compliment the bronze (tinted light or wall color maybe?)....or maybe as a black and white? Could also be more focus on the King. I wish we had re-do's so I could see this again after you re-worked it based on input.
I like the angle of composition on this one. It is a nice setup that works well with the title. It might work better using a higher f-stop to keep things in focus. As it is, the viewer's attention is drawn to the knight in the foreground. Of course, that does lead next to the queen's shadow, so maybe not.
I like the forboding shadows here. This image implies to me that there is inevitable doom coming to the dark side. I think, however, the angle of the Knight could be stronger...perhaps pointing more towards the right?
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