The lighting seems a bit flat and the image has a grainy feel to it. I'm also not sure that the black king is in checkmate - E8 has moves to F7 & D7. 5
just currious how this was check mate. which square was the king supposed to be on and why is the white king off the board? Next time you set up a check mate you might want it to look like a real game and a real check mate.
Hmm, borderline meeting challenge, but i'll agree it does. Hoever, the color is not great and the contrast, well, it's terrible. Seem noisy too. You need some work on your post production.
Image seems noisy and lacking in contrast. Concept is good, but I think execution could be a bit better. Composition seems busy and crowded; maybe a lower angle or different slant of the board might help. Chess boards and pieces are difficult to shoot and make them look dynamic. I appreciate the effort.
The tone of this image feels murky to me (vs. warm). I like the perspective and the arrangment of the pieces. The eye is drawn directly to the felled black king. Alas, I feel the challenge intended to be a *sports* venue (athletic game) not the broader game.
Nice try on challenge interpretation, but the execution didn't make it work. The contrast is way too flat, particularly for an indoor shot like this, and it looks to have a yellow-greenish cast to it. I know this is nit-picky, but having played chess, I can't think of a way the pieces could have gotten into this layout, and in the way I'm used to playing, the captured pieces would be on opposite sides (white player keeps black pieces, and vice-versa). With a couple things fixed, though, this would have been a nice shot.
A bit of a contrived "end game" but the approach to the theme challenge works well. The image itself is somewhat grainy and flat (could use some noise reduction and added contrast). Good luck in the challenge.
mmmm the angle of view isn't very good. there is a cut on the left and on the field there isn't the white king and the position of other pieces is impossible. good the colours and sharpness.
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