I disagree. To me, the buildings give the antenna a sense of scale, and explain why the colors are so vivid on a dull sky by letting us know where the sun is at and that it is not covered by clouds.

This is a perfect example of the Droste Effect.

Hmmm... I don't think this qualifies for the Droste Effect, as the image changes in every subsequent image.

Sorry, it's a nice image though.

This is simply amazing!

duct...

My neck hurts just looking at this.

I never knew the stars would move so far in 30 seconds!

Really? Are those light glares real?

Ah, those who are so cynical. I think it's great. You made an effort, it looks good, and no one can say that their's is better. The roots at the head are a nice touch as well.

This is a fantastic model! Great work!

Super cool!

This is fantastic! Was the depth of field rendered or added in afterwards?

The mountains are great!

Simplicty at it's best.

Agreed, looks fantastic!

I love the texture on the cigarette, but the flame looks disproportional to its size. Additionally, that is the only lighter I've ever seen that could light without the button being depressed.

This is so funny.

The floor looks fantastic, as does the trim, but the scale of the Electric plug is way off! Additionally, it should be 13 inches from the floor (to center)

I agree... my favorite by far.

Shouldn't it be spelled flAmingo? unless the bird has a cold... phlegmingo

Hey, where is the color on the sky?

Yum!

Good job. The background texture of the brick is throwing me off. It appears that the mortar joints are actually sticking out of the brick. Also, the shadow on the brick is completely smooth, giving evidence that there is not bump or displacement on it. Perhaps duplicating that backround and using it as a bump or displacement map would breath real life into it.

Based on the angle of the camera, I think the background image is too low (and at the wrong angle). Perhaps you should try to change your perspective on the trash bin so you are looking slightly down on it to match the background. It's also rare that a wood floor would be at 45 degrees to the wall.

I think it's on theme. I love the string!

I think it would have been better the other way around.... a bunch of lit matches around a single non-lit match....but that would have been nearly impossible to pull off...and, I'm rambling... still, great entry and idea!

I'll bet that's harder than it looks.

May I ask how you achieved the green background?

Nice job - I may have to enter in another one now :}

The sky is great!

I can see what you're saying about cropping it. It looks like too much dark, but it's hard to appreciate the light without it.

Very nice! I love different takes on illuminated objects and dynamically lit scenes.

And you either flipped the image, or you're the best backwards cursive writer in the world!

Can I be the first to say that this is FANTASTIC!

This would have been so cool had the ferris wheel been spinnin'

Yes, lighting and colors are funky, and mismatched. Great job on the cat shadow, by the way.

Keep in mind that the ball would be a solid blur, and not made up of many balls to look like a blur. Furthermore, the last ball would not be any less opaque than the rest of them. This image implies that the ball stopped after moving extremely fast, which isn't the case.

I'm actually glad you SBS'd it. I was a bit skeptical when I first saw this pic, but was quickly corrected when I saw the SBS. This photo is spectacular!

Fantastic!

I like the darkness, it adds a nice dynamic to the entire image.

Cherry looks fine. Wine glass looks jagged... forgot to subd it perhaps?

What are the tall barrels for?

Simplicity at it's best!

The tree looks like it's popping out of the card. If this was your goal, it would have been nice to raise the tree up so it's higher than the left fold of the card. Good luck!

Is this an HDR?

I'd be scared to get my lens around that much mud!

I think the light is fine, it's a necessary evil.

Ya, this is great. I love the way it looks.

The page almost looks illuminated

Fantastic!!