Isolation

Thanks for that, this style of shot is a bit new for me. I’m glad to get the comment.

GREAT!

Thanks for that, appreciate it.

Great stuff Simon!! – This is a great still life.

lovely composition…beautifully focused ! Great work !

Cool shot! Nice perspective and selective coloring. I love a good puzzle!

Simon you’ve got to do this more often, Great tones and style. I’ll have to talk to you about this!

I like this Simon. The muted colours everywhere other than the drink, the part completed jigsaw and the glasses all work together to give a feeling of loneliness.

love this shot, so telling yet simple. I am a jigsaw fan asw ell never thought of photographing it, well done.

I LOVE these types of pictures

I do them for myself and don’t ever upload them because I’m too chicken HA HA HA

I have then on photo.net

But here I do the mainstream stuff.

This is wonderful with the dof and the “game theme” I would put it on my wall.

I would love it in B&W with a slight sepia tone too (all together)

Wow, thanks for that. You should put your shots on – its a bit nerve wracking but hey – whats the worst that can happen. I didn’t try b&w or sepia with the image because I really liked the muted tones and then the colour in the Bourbon but I will give it a try.
And thanks for the watch listing and favouriting too, I really appreciate it.

good shot,simon…like the concept…great colour and angle…for me I would have lifted the highlight tones on the table a tiny bit but thats my view and many would disagree, we are all different , so you keep doing what your doing…nice one

davehiskey has a point and possibly a very slightly tighter crop are all i could suggest – hard to give suggestions on improving an otherwise superb shot. a great stock image too. i really like the edge blur on this and composition. it is full of interest. gr8.
cheers

Thanks for that, croppin g is not my strong point I’d have to say so any suggestions are welcome.

I was immediately draw into this shot to see what’s going on. Light direction and layout of the props is perfect. A killer story indeed.
A tighter crop and less on the blur would be my feedback.

Thanks for that, appreciate the feedback of the crop. Will give it a try.

awesome use of selective colour and soft focus. Love it!

You’re welcome. I think you’re going to come up with some stunners by expanding creatively- have fun!

Great responce to this photo Simon. Was the LensBaby used here to get the amazing DOF?

I was going to ask if you used a lensbaby on this shot, then i read it on the right if the image. this is a wonderful shot.

wow…what a great idea…bravo…bravo my friend…

Love the story entwined in this photo.

This is interesting, Simon, especially with the angled approach to lift it out of the ordinary. Have you tried playing with the tones at all? I think you could do something with contrast here, or unsharp masking, to add a bit of punch. Try posterizing with just 2 levels, for a really graphic effect.

You don’t need to remove the shot; you can either replace it (My Bubble – Art – Edit, then “Change this image…”), or just add a modified one in addition to the original.

beautiful life

Really tells a story. Good shot!

Hey Simon, love the new avatar and wonder why I didn’t look at this image before. It’s fantastic…..

Very good outcome. The DOF works so well here, gives a focus on the centre piece of the image with a ‘story’ told by the other items. A top shot…..

Yes, it is good idea to express this way. The composition is great. The men can understand it even better…..

Very nice, great control of focal point, tone and contrast. Very engaging image.

spectacular with the short dof … to me it illustrates the confusion we always bring to puzzles … be they little pieces of colored cardboard or the ones in real life. The selective color of the whiskey (yes?) is hilarious … as it’s soooo much easier and more colorful in life to escape than it is to solve our fuzzy problems!!!!! Or am I reading too much into it???? LOL!!!!! Regardless, I LOVE it!!!

Hi Simon,...”So don’t come knocking,
I won’t come out.
This depression is my deepest bout.
Just leave your message on the door.
As I call on Jim just one time more. “

I love the shot, it is perfect for the mood , and as I suffer depression I could have written these last words , as I hide at home quite a bit..even leaving notes on the door…..But darn, they blow off in the wind on occassions.
Very creative work with photo shot. I love it.
Colin

Wow, there is a writer in you! I thought of you and this group because JerameS submitted a photo this afternoon and I saw you commented on it, and I thought maybe there is a writer in you, too, and to my delight there is! Thank you so much for joining us. This is beautiful, both words and photo. – Cora

Well composed picture Simon, together with the words it’s perfect ~ Anne-Marie

I never get tired of looking at this picture. I just love the DOF.

Yes this image says so much, the lighting sets the mood as with the alcohol, and the messed up puzzle, sad (mood ) but very effective.

nice work…

I’ve looked at your entire potfolio and like it a lot,but this is real special and it goes to my favorites for sure

I’m looking forward to it ,also drooling over your camera,but hope to get the new 5D Mark ii soon

yes i have and i’m shooting now with the 5D(very happy with it),so it can only get better,specially the dirt problem

This is just amazing! wow! love the way you compose it this way and your fine use of dof acts as a element for the composiion. also your control on light… very nicely done, and creative ;)

Great tones again and the light and levels are just right. DOF really makes it. Lensbaby put to perfect use.

Great work as I have commented before, it is an image that opens my inner self..good work Simon
Colin

Great work as I have commented before, it is an image that opens my inner self..good work Simon
Colin

I love this effect. Looks like just what I need right now too. Fab

this is gorgeous

love it

A truly brilliant image..love how you constructed this shot….

STUNNING

great work

Wow, this is brilliant – well done, indeed, Simon :-)

Perfect transfer of the moment. It takes a real man to sit down and do a puzzle. :) However, a stiff drink makes anything all the more interesting. Lovely work here. Specs are a nice touch.

Awesome work. Well executed. I’d also like to add, nice work with the lens baby those things drive me absolutely batty. Nice touch in post processing as well.

awesome, love the dof!

Wow- I feel quiet and lonely just looking at this shot! So much of your work exudes a certain feeling! Amazing talent you have!

very nice and aptly titled still life.

Such an emotive still life! Excellent work Simon.

WOW! This is fantastic.

Love this perspective and the mood. Well done. Congrats on the feature. Cheers, S.