life after death
by posthumous

Comment:
Pulled a 9 from me.

Big Time
by dswann

Comment:
Pristine image. Congratulations on the Blue.

Talk Less, Listen More
by jagar

Comment:
I like how the thumbnail seems oldie-worldy and then the full image brings us bang up to date.

Thief!
by gyaban

Comment:
100 ribbons! So well deserved, I always look forward to seeing your creations. Your level of dedication is amazing.

Congratulations.

The Scent
by LoVi

Comment:
This image has caused me to stop and pay attention. That means it is in my 7-10 voting band. (Voted earlier)

Additionally, it is highly interesting/eclectic meaning it keeps me here long enough to offer a longer comment and a vote of 8 or more.

This is one of my 8s - I like it. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. The high contrast margins of the image with the sparkling specular highlights.
2. The sense of mist.
3. The heptagonal nested flares - like cobwebs.
4. The happy dog!
5. The radial pattern of light and shade.

Very interesting shot.

Rows of Spirts
by qmdi

Comment:
This image has caused me to stop and pay attention. That means it is in my 7-10 voting band. (Voted earlier)

Additionally, it is highly interesting/eclectic meaning it keeps me here long enough to offer a longer comment and a vote of 8 or more.

This is one of my 8s - I like it. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. Landscapes don't often make it into this comment series but I love the use of blur here.
2. I really enjoy the limited colour palette here - yellow, brown and hints of green.
3. Great sense of depth.
4. Really effective centred POV.
5. Those rolls in the field.

Really lovely shot.

live to work, or work to live
by bmartuch

Comment:
This image has caused me to stop and pay attention. That means it is in my 7-10 voting band. (Voted earlier)

Additionally, it is highly interesting/eclectic meaning it keeps me here long enough to offer a longer comment and a vote of 8 or more.

This is one of my 9s - I like it a lot. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. Love the grain here
2. Great choice of tone.
3. The blurry foot giving a sense of dynamism.
4 The 'open 7 days...' sign.
5. Your timing - giving us a perfect portrait profile.
6. The style of your subject.

Lovely stuff.

festina lente - make haste slowly
by mariuca

Comment:
This image has caused me to stop and pay attention. That means it is in my 7-10 voting band. (Voted earlier)

Additionally, it is highly interesting/eclectic meaning it keeps me here long enough to offer a longer comment and a vote of 8 or more.

This is one of my 9s - I like it a lot. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. The sense of a transient moment - I feel this would look completely different in just a few seconds.
2. The muted coloration - easy to be seduced by a monochrome treatment here. I'm glad you resisted.
3. The pretty flares.
4. The pedestrian peril!
5. The guy in the white shirt and how he seems to be watching you.
6. The elbow and bag.
7. The sense of the city around us.

Really enjoyable shot.

between riffs
by oldbimmercoupe

Comment:
This image has caused me to stop and pay attention. That means it is in my 7-10 voting band. (Voted earlier)

Additionally, it is highly interesting/eclectic meaning it keeps me here long enough to offer a longer comment and a vote of 8 or more.

This is one of my 10s - I like it very much. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. A great sense of authenticity.
2. Well matched tones.
3. I really enjoy the merging shadow behind him.
4. Great use of high contrast with excellent highlight control.
5. Interesting subject.
6. The all but obscured pianist - love that foot and the reflected hand.

A really interesting portrait.

Entwination
by Judi

Comment:


Awarded for the October 2013 Free Study, for the reasons identified below.

This image has caused me to stop and pay attention. That means it is in my 7-10 voting band. (Voted earlier)

Additionally, it is highly interesting/eclectic meaning it keeps me here long enough to offer a longer comment and a vote of 8 or more.

This is one of my 10s - I like it very much. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. Great use of monochrome with perfect toning.
2. Really superb lighting (A single light?)
3. Great contrast handling; look how we can still see the sides of his legs despite the deep shadows.
4. Great 'poses' - I've seen a ton of model work and never come across this configuration before.
5. Great subjects demonstrating a great connection.

What a high impact portrait. Great stuff.

Message edited by author 2013-12-08 05:40:29.