My first challenge after a long hiatus (October I believe). Not sure if I'm fully satisfied with this, but I'm entering it anyways. I would prefer if more of the glass was in focus, but I didn't feel like breaking another bulb to reshoot :)
Was lucky my girlfriend wasn't home or else she'd have a fit if she saw me breaking bulbs and leaving them on the floor on purpose. Guess I'll have some explaining to do if she ever sees this :)
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After Challenge:
Can't believe I missed the damn black bar at the top of the shot :( I was so excited to be submitting for a challenge again, I guess I was just focused on the main subject. Thanks everyone for the votes and comments. It's great to be back :)
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Place: 51 out of 258 Avg (all users): 5.7431 Avg (commenters): 7.1538 Avg (participants): 5.5545 Avg (non-participants): 5.8449 Views since voting: 1267 Views during voting: 395 Votes: 288 Comments: 15 Favorites: 1 (view)
I didn't get all the way through voting :( I sowwy!
I'd have given it an 8, though, for the reasons listed below (I'm too lazy to type my own ;) )
Now... CLEAN THAT UP!!
I think more DOF would have been better. I don't think enough of it is sharp. Also removing the black band at the top is an improvement IMHO. I like the mood created by the black and white treatment.
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