Lunchtime at ChaCha's

I do really like the way this whole picture is of Lunchtime at ChaCha's. The colors pop out of this picture wonderfully, the tiled floor and the flower pots add a nice touch. Great work Jeff. Take care

Very good work. I like the stylized shapes and the strong colors. Best regards. Glauco

I love the colours, the effect, the arrangement & the composition. A sweet wonderful picture that wows with the simple subject.

Exquisite composition, Jeff. A delight of forms, colors, light and atmosphere. Like a painting! Excellent work! Congrats!

Wow! Impressionistic watercolor to the n th. Truly love the pastel tones and the pencil edges. Really well done!

I like it!!! Have a great Christmas!! Kind Regards Andrea

Based upon a comment by Jeff on a different image I was going to suggest that the reason the table is so empty and clean is because someone inhaled the food before it could dirty the table?

 

I too noticed the irregularity with the tablecloth that Dave mentioned at the top of this queue of comments. The table appears to be round but the near folds in the cloth by the dark purple chair don't seem to support its round shape. One of those phenomenons of physics and photography that will never be solved.

 

I like the scene and your PS work to make it much more interesting.

How goes it, my old PN friend?! :-)

 

This image exudes a half-animated/half-realistic aura when I look at it, like it's almost 'phasing' in & out of existence. I know that may seem or sound a bit "out there", so to speak, but that phrase aptly describes my reaction to this photo.

 

Excellent work.

 

Let me also take the opportunity to voice my compliments of the season to you. May the lord bless you and your household abundantly this Xmas, and may he bless you beyond your expectations in 2008.

 

Best regards,

 

-Ade

It's lunch time:) really love the colours play!

Merry merry Christmas and happiness for you and your wonderful family:)

As usual, I'm late. I have to come back several times to figure out what it is that I find so interesting and attractive about the images you've been creating recently In this one, there is a wonderful and curiously jarring contrast between the almost concrete "solidity" of the objects and their near-pastel colors. It is a fascinating, eerie effect. Bravo! Regards, Joe

I like the chairs of different colors, Jeff, and the rendering you chose is very effective.

beautiful work..., nice treatment

Fantastic, great art work, jeff, I like the colors a lot.

 

Merry Cristmas and super 2009!!!

 

Alberto

You should march right into that place and sell this one to them! Sounds like a plan to me.

I love the colors and the ps work, fine job Jeff!

Merry Christmas to you and your family!

J

very creative shot and excellent work in PS...

aRTisTic!!

Very interesting work,an a painting picture,i love the different colors,happy new year my friend

A so simple everyday scene, Jeff, and you created so beautiful picture of it. The symbiosis of colours and lines is fantastic here. Have a merry Christmas and a very happy new year 2008 with similar shots.maria

Magnifica composicion,con una edicion sensacional.

 

Un cordial saludo. -Tolo.

Excellent treatment. Great colorplay and the composition. Like it.

Love the painterly effect and you have composed this perfectly. Love the way the flowers compliment the colour of the chairs. Beautifully done!

I think that is what I read above, so true, if only I had that talent.

Wonderful effect and image. A very Merry Christmas - thanks for all of your comments and ratings throughout the year.

I am usually not a big fan of heavy image treatment...but I really like this image....first I like the composition with the progression from fore- to background, its equilibrium and balance in terms of colors is also what strikes me...not a false note to be found and a sweet and soft mood...as if the world has turned all of a sudden into something peaceful, colorful and sweet....at least we would all need it could turn like this at least for a while sometimes...

 

Jeff, I want to wish you a wonderful Xmas time and holiday period as well as the best start for 2008.......also thank you for your thoughts, comments and support...

Of your last 3 posts -- this is the easiest to comment about. Hand colored B&Ws were very popular but the graphic aspect you added to the contours pays off beautifully against the tiled floor. The photographic becomes more graphic as it ascends while the eye plays off the diagonal chair color relationships.

Reading over the comments, I'm guessing you chose to leave the table cloth untextured to emphasize the missing place settings and pay off the story.

Best,

john