When I think of conceptual to me it should tell a story, I'm not sure if I'm getting that here. I don't know much about chess but correct me if I'm wrong, that is a queen and king?

I must say I love the specular lighting though, since the concept is about the end of the game, the win and the loss (which to me could be pushed conceptually) would have been better to use a blue white balance, since it's a colder colour than the warm orange.

The photograph is technically a good one, but conceptually I'd like you to push something more, they're just standing there on the board. Try a different angle, a concept of something unordinary that makes people stop and question, like maybe upside down or decorative, or a decorative board, I dunno.

Hope I have helped and haven't been too harsh, if you could explain your thought process I guess I'll have an idea of what you intended your concept to be.

- Faheema

ok here it is....me and u we speak the same language. i tried taking the same pic and the SAME exact settings work for me. i love the background. the color composition is just apsolutely amazing. i personally feel that the posing is really nice it gives the fealing of the thread from the queen. i love the way it looks
BUT:
1) There is some noise on the perigram of the gueen thats y it made me think u photoshoped this.
2) I think it would be more interesting if youd use a wide extension fro ur lens and give the law of 3rds a good place in ur concept. You could just point the gueen at the left 3rd and the king at the rear right end. witch i personally feel that it would make it not just 105% interesting as it is now - 110%.....
3) i would like to see more of the chess board and the colors of the chess board as they normally are instead this gives the feeling that its in a reallife mosion instead on a chessboard....it makes me feel like the reallife everyday war

I love it i wish i could fav ore than 1nce