Although my lack of creativity was critisized, I think I am entitled to shoot a japanese teabowl - I live in Japan and am surounded by japanese things.
Lack of time was the other reason for not being more creative.
This was taken outside in bright sunlight. To avoid seeing the plastic table and the cup that I put underneath the teabowl, I needed to crop pretty tightly.
It hasn't done too well in this challenge, but I am very happy with the look of this photo!
Thank you so much for all your comments!
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I think this scored lower than I would have placed it, mainly because most voters (and photographers) seemed to overlook the wabi-sabi concept within the description and focused solely on the challenge title instead.
This is an excellent image, and I'm glad you're pleased with it too. Makes me laugh when I see some of the images that have finished higher than this ;)
It's a beautiful photograph; however, the wikipedia article about Wabi Sabi specifically mentions Japanese tea bowls. I wish you would have pushed your creative impetus.
This was almost exactly what I was envisioning when i read the definition of Wabi-Sabi. Other than the composition seeming a little forced, this is great.
The lighting, focus, composition and subject are excellent.My only slight nitpick is the feeling that it's been cut off at the bottom too soon, still my pick for the top 3 ;)
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