Post Challenge: Thanks for the many kind comments. I was a bit surprised by people saying there was too much open space. Have they ever looked at the amount of open space around the moon? ;) Still, their comments are helpful, as they help me understand the score. I am very happy with alexzen's comment, because it tells me that I succeeded in conveying my idea to at least one person. I was a bit suprised of booboo_goon's comment. Why does a self-proclaimed minimalist wish there was more to see? ;)
Yes! There is this tension where I want the orange to move, but it doesn't. The use of negative space is very well done. The relationship of the orange to the black space is powerful. The simplicity of this image works very well. This is what photography is all about.