Just a Spoonful of Sugar

For the Eye of the Beholder challenge

http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/20419/eotb24-challenge-starts-today

[Kay Hodges]

Beautiful shot and lovely capture!

[Simply Amanda]

Nice focus and b&w!! Sweet shot:)!

[Dianne]

Wonderful shot, great clarity in the sugar!

[Gena Pegg]

Lovely composition...wonderful light. Very nicely done!

[Connie]

The sugar crystals remind me of some of the snow flakes I saw this morning.

[Jackie greenfield]

How do you manage to make a simple boring spoon of sugar look this good!! The detail of the grain & the lighting are fab :)

[Laurie]

Beautiful! Looks great in black and white!

[Maryellen Bauer]

Perfect lighting...great composition and detail.

[Linda]

Terrific focus and lighting!

[Vijay]

such a "sweet" shot .. :-) ... beautiful light, details and great in B/W ...!!

[Adam]

Nice lighting and textures. I like your processing here. Very refined. Is that enough sugar references?...lol

[April]

I agree...I really like the composition and lighting. Wonderful b&w.

[Nicole Campbell]

The composition and lighting are perfect. Thanks for posting this photo, it reminded me to enter the challenge.

[Sharon]

Great lighting!! perfect for the challenge!

[Sue Wilde]

Lovely monotone shot

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Great b/w! The sugar crystals are "crystal clear"! Great shot for the challenge.

[MaryBeth Dailey]

I agree with Jackie's comment. Just an old spoonful of sugar 'cause I guess someone needed some medicine to go down. haha But you make it art!

[Buen]

Very sweet shot :)

[Taffy]

This is sooooo clever! Well done for the challenge and just plain old well done! Don't forget the ETSOOI one!!

[Keith Porteous]

Sweet shot sugar, I think you caned it.......

[Keith Porteous]

I don't normally talk like that

[Hope D Jennings]

@kporte lol! Haha

[Hope D Jennings]

@taffy did you see My California Dreaming shot Taffy? I will post it on the thread.

[alia_801]

Nicely captured - I like the light and shadow :)

[Alexander]

I'm actually taken with the texture of the ceramic wall, rather than the sugar! Your B&W finish is great. I really like the banding of white under the spoon. :-)

[Raye]

Suh-weeeeet! Love the detail, awesome composition, clever b&w!

[Laura]

I love that simple things can become such interesting subjects!

[Hope D Jennings]

@quixoticneophyte thank you fir noticing that Alex.I worked on those areas in post processing.the shadow under the spoon and the texture if the bowl.:)

[Nicole]

Great job turning something so ordinairy into something so beautiful!!

[Dawn Brunell]

Sweet photo!!! Another person I am following recommended you as I am exploring macro photography. Look forward to seeing your photos :-)

[Ingrid Budge]

Fantastic light, and a beautiful composition

[Rachel]

Great shot but now I am singing Mary Poppins!!

[Stacey]

Nice composition and processing.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely composition, lovely light

[Gill W]

Fav from me, too....totally admire how you have made something so mundane look so beautiful. Guess that's what the challenge is all about!

[Peggy Scroggins]

Love the black and white. And simple subject.

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Great macro shot Hope! Love the dof

[Gail]

wow, it's amazing how such a 'simple' shot can look so beautiful. I really like waht you've done here, Hope.

[Dawn Moder]

Nice close up and details!

[☠northy]

lovely composition... nice one for the challenge :)

[Ian]

Superb and simple, fav :)

[Debbie]

cool!

[Shanne]

lovely pov and composition

[Marloes]

Love your comp and light!

[Jonathan]

A great idea. Love this.

[Nada A.]

Lovely focus and composition. And of course, now I have the song stuck in my head.

I did recently see Saving Mr. Banks. :)

[Bill Fenske]

Great macro. Sweet! (pun intended) ;-)

[Sandi]

Very nice!