Cones & Dried Fruits

[Phonantiphon]

Playing with my lightbox again...

[kev7d]

I do like these although I do find my eye hangs on the empty space in the second shot in particular.  

[Phonantiphon]

Interesting, how could I have done it differently to avoid that?

[kev7d]

I am not saying it's a bad thing. I just find my eye goes there.  ?

[Phonantiphon]

Heh - don't get me wrong, I was genuinely interested in how to get round that.

[kev7d]

I think for me it's the black void that stands out against the brighter and interesting subject.  I like dark black backgrounds mind you.  Maybe a well lit lighter background with a shallow depth of field creating a nice bokeh effect would suit my eyes better for this shot?   ?

 

 

[Phonantiphon]

Hmm, that's an interesting idea...

...To the lightbox!!

[Clicker]

I agree to some extent with Kev ...my issue is with the second pic too.. I 'm afraid black backgrounds are notoriously difficult to get right. A black void into which an object is introduced rarely works as normally one would expect shadow where  ithere is light  illuminating any part of the object. Even the merest hint of light on the base  of it would, for instance "ground " the objects in your second pic and stop them from hanging in mid air . Empty  space can be a real asset in the right context,  making  something stand out  as long as the negative space doesn't detract from the subject and rather makes you notice it  more.  there is and the  slight shadow on the first pic bottom right that grounds the objects and the   grey diffused background gives added depth to the whole image ....course it is just an opinion...