Nice repetition here!

I too agree that the person adds to the shot, rather than taking away. It places the shot in the real world, and give it perspective. Otherwise, it could have been a model...

A real Escher capture in the real world !
Incredible !

¡¡¡Enhorabuena!!!!, he visto esta foto en la portada que Canon tiene para enviar sus noticias ("You connect").

Hey, I got this advertisement from Canon today. And they used your shot! I thought I had recently critiqued it here. Congrats!!

Great tones, the composition works well too. however I'm not sure it fits the topic

Nice tonal value and composition. A familiar scene to everybody. You've captured the clean lines and functional design quite well with a bit of humor by leaving the discarded paper in the image. It does look more contemporary rather than old though.

Strong lines. I like these kind of usual scene transformed in art :)

I agree - like the shot but am unsure of its place within the topic (door furniture looks too new). On a side note, I am sure that the tiler was happy with the plumber with the placement of the button - not only does it look annoyingly off-centre, it required cutting of 4 tiles ...

It certainly looks yummy. Was it?
I'd try and get that top/right corner fixed up so only the plate fills the space. Also, I'd probably leave a bit more room behind the cupcake, to the left, but otherwise it's good.

That top right corner is the only thing that I can really see wrong with this picture. My eyes almost immediately move to it, although the sprinkles look good!!
I'm not quite sure what I would've done with the background; the pink tone gives a warmness to the picture (and definitely brings out the yummy looking frosting) but I would think there is a better background you could use... White would be too bright and wouldn't put the emphasis on the frosting anymore... maybe black, but then it would look like a bit of a flat picture... Tough one, I think you pulled it off well.
All the same, it looks very delicious!! :D

I agree that the top right corner is a bit distracting, but it's nothing too serious. I love the colors and composition. Great shot!

first of all... what a yummy shot. have you tried shooting the photo on a plate with a different color? maybe a soft shade of blue? maybe it would make the cupcake stand out some more.

I agree about the top corner but other than that it's a great pic. It looks so good i just want to reach up and grab it off that plate! mmmmm!

I am not sure that this image and currently constructed works for me as a whole. I like the background and some other elements, but it misses something to really hold interest. Also, the larger square might be a bit too centred and "straight" to work within all of the other elements. Keep playing with this concept, however, because I feel it is going in an interesting direction.

this seems a little overworked

Looks too flat and lacks a point of interest

Blown out highlights is a problem I have had on many occasions. Are there any tips you could suggest to help fix, or lessen it?

@Brennan: That really depends on what type of camera you shoot with. If you shoot with a dslr that supports raw files, then shoot raw and you have a lot of control over the conversion, you can even make multiple conversions and blend them in post. If not, then see if your camera has a "backlighting" mode, sometimes that will help.

Consult some pages about HDRI photography - that's what you're looking for!
Good composition though. I think you should have moved the chair more to the left so you hadn't cut it off.

Also a cross processed look may have done the trick here. As far as HDR I would say that the window is such a small part of the overall effect that it does not need to be properly exposed unless somthing outside was so great it adds to the image like a local sign or indication like the HOLLYWOOD sign.

This definitely has that abandonment feeling

great find!

a second thought....losing some of the bottom makes him seem more stretched out...[discovered via scroll bar not showing whole pic at first]

You´re right about the panorama-view. It builds some tension, wich in this case is the right thing.

Super-Squirrel!!

you've got great reflexes to catch him!

Nice work capturing that little guy

nice action shot! i would, however, crop it a bit off at the bottom, but that's just me.

Is that you headed west??? Hope to see you in SoCal soon, check your email. I like the "God Rays"! The image feels tilted, runs downhill on the left? Hard to tell for sure, the pole look pretty straight, maybe it's just a downhill section of the road. This might be a good capture to try a little tone mapping using multiple raw converts. You do shoot raw with your new camera don't you. You could develop on image for the foreground and one for the sky and blend them with layer mattes in PS.

I love the sunlight coming through the trees. Good picture!

love the rays

Thanks to all of you. I shoot most of my pic's in raw, indeed. I don't have a real version of PS and the skills to blend two layer together, if I do some real photomanipulation I use a program that came with my scanner. When I buy a new computer (and I think I also need a new monitor) I'll buy myself a version of PS elements, too.

beautiful capture

Nice idea. I like the structure of the glove and the shades on the glove. Only it's to bad I am distracted by the thought: what is that shiny metal object with the screw?!
If you're planning to make more pic's of this object, maybe you could lay down the glove on a smooth and shiny peace of metal without any other objects. A combination of the glove just alone with the brush is also logic becouse they are used together.

This image is bizarre enough to hold a fair amount of interest/impact. The most distracting part for me is the dark counter showing at the top. I get the feeling that a finger is missing...

I agree with the above comments. Although all the elements are there for a strong image, perhaps some simplification of the composition could be explored. I love the thinking behind this and find it most inspiring to start wandering around my house with camera in hand some more. Thanks for sharing.

there is great detail here, it just lacks a focus

Great perspective!

You've got the clouds down perfect. Great shot

Supongo que es una figura de un parque,jardin. Me gusta el angulo de toma y la gama tonal, por ese motivo creo que haber permitido ver un poco más del conjunto no hubiera estado mal. Supongo que no hacerlo obedece a que usted no lo consideró oportuno por algun motivo. De todas formas reciba mi felicitacion. Saludos

I really like this. The colors, tones and lighting are just great. It leaves me kinda wanting to see more of the front of the guitar, but then you'd probably lose the detail on the hand which is very interesting. I'd love to hear where this is and what it is made of! Do you have a pic somewhere of the whole thing? I'd like to see more of it.

Love the DOF

brilliant textures and perfect depth of field

Nice work!