What did I do... I lined the floor and wall with glossy photo paper, filled each shot glass with died water, and placed a mag light on the floor in line with the glasses. Editing included bringing out each of the shot glasses respective colors, and cloning out the lines between each piece of paper, and removing some of the 'hot spots.'
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:-) Nice shot, good job on eking a 9 out of me, first place got a nine from me too :-)
Was it the beating stick you used to light up the glasses :-)
Knowing the camera you used, when you get more control with your next planned camera, you will be brining in the ribbons soon. I agree with ursula the DOF is what was off, can you set your aperture higher?
First impression: Interesting image, the colours shining through the glasses are beautiful.
It is a good match for the challenge.
Exposure looks to be right on.
Focus IMO is a bit off, it seems to be on the back glasses, and in this case I think that either all glasses should be in focus, or the front glasses should be in focus fading to the back. Whether to have it all in focus or use selective focus is a personal choice, mind you, but in this case I find the selective focus slightly distracting.
Lighting is good, it is stronger in back (on the back glasses), and the effect of the darker glasses towards the front/lighter to the back is quite beautiful. The staggered shadows created on the backdrop add good drama.
Composition is very good. If anything, it might be worth trying to eliminate (crop?) some of the dark space at the bottom. That area is not doing much in the picture, and it might be a stronger image if the bottom were higher up.
Overall: A well done, solid image, with quite a bit of visual appeal, and only your second entry and you're at almost 6.4 already! Congratulations. That's excellent. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your photography.
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