I enjoy this. The golden olive tones about the left player and the pale blue and pinky blond tones about the right wonderfully flesh out the colour of black vis a vis white in your original interpretation. (211/245? Golly, you'd think digital photographers would be better at numbers).
Funny juxtapostion of the pieces and the players themselves. Good stuff. Though maybe a slightly higher or lower angle just for added effect. Still ingenious entry. Bummer on the score.
Peter, people should be more open-minded. This is a fabulous interpretation of the challenge. Sure, the background is a bit distracting, but it is a most interesting shot with more layers than the eye candy often seen here.
Sorry, but IMHO the description was pretty clearly that the photo should look like a black and white picture, not symbolize the many possible meanings of black and white.
I really like the idea of this shot. Very clever with the use of black and white on the chess board and with the players. i do feel the lighting seems to be a bit harsh, though this could have been an impromtu shot and you might not have been able to set up a better lighting situation.
I was viewing this challenge as a b&w recreation... that asider I feel the lighting is flat on this shot. and there is too much in the background. It would have deon the picture more justice if they were against a wall playing. something more solid
I like the idea .... I think maybe could be improved for this challenge by having a different background, maybe a white or black sheet and the same over the table
Great subject(s)! I love it that the players are white and black too. Lighting doesn't quite do it for me... I start to lose the face of the person on the left in the background and there's too much dark background visible.
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