Interesting looking game set up. I can understand the idea of chess as a sport...but the other part of the challenge was to show the action. I think including some human interaction with the pieces would help immensely in that regard. Perhaps showing a hand poised over one of the white pieces as if deciding to make the move?
The lighting is very yellow and unflattering in this image. I think using the camera's white balance compensation or fixing it in post-processing would help. The direction of the lighting (coming from almost directly over head) shortens the shadows and makes it hard to see the detail in the black pieces...the two bishops, for example, almost look like one object. At the same time the tops of the white pieces are too light...for example, compare the tops of the two nearest white pawns with the pawns guarding the king.
Subject is just one element of a photograph but lighting is everything!
Keep shooting what you love.
Regards, Kadi
the color seems off and the focus and pixelation are issues - in addition, I don't feel that chess is a sport - an obsession, a game - yes, a sport, no. 3
I understand where you were going with this picture, but the layout looks like it's on a kitchen floor, hastily set up. The colours could be more vibrant.
I guess in some other countries, chess is a sport.
Too me however, a sport needs humans, not just props.
With that in mind, why should I care for this image? I don't play chess, so it is confusing, and cluttered.
Comp could be better, color yuck, too much to look at and figure out, some texture, light flat, blacks too deep, whites not there, overall a boring image
Despite being a nice photograph, this entry does not fall within the parameters of this weeks challenge. That being said, I must judge this photograph accordingly. :-(
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