nicely done Kevin!!! It almost looks like this image was created digitally.. perfectly black background.. perfectly smooth chess pieces.. subtle yet beautiful reflection of the pieces in the board.. just a fantastic shot on all levels for me!

-Emily

It's a fantastic shot Kevin! But there's one mistake: the lowermost right square (h1, as chess notation goes) should be white, not black! That's why your rook on that side of board is a "queen rook" in your image; in reality, it's a "king rook". The solution: you should have turned your board 90 degrees before you set the chess men! This is an extremely common mistake among people; you see it so frequently in Hollywood movies, posters, etc.

Wonderful and artistic image with great composition! I love how they stand out against the black background!

Since I don't know chess... I don't understand a word of what Bram is talking about...LOL

Although I have played chess, I wouldn't be noticing those kinds of technical details. I guess I just like this for the image that it is, even in black and white!

:)PJ

I love the light quality on this picture. I might have been tempted to move the frame down a little to reduce the amount of black at the top, although I am not sure that would actually have made it better. Did you try that? Nice picture. Faved.