Patriarch with Sons
by rjkstesch

Comment:
I like the verticality of this shot; shooting from a lower angle might improve the composition. The placement of the "patriarch" in the frame seems a little odd; I'd have rather seen it dead center or closer to one of the edges.

One thing that would have pushed this from a good photo to a ribbon contender is if you had made a triptych out of it. For example, imagine that you're tethered to the smokestack and you're walking around it taking pictures from the 1 o'clock position, then the 2 o'clock position, etc. Pick your favorite three of these photographs and create a tryptich from the results. Doing this wouldn't make your submission meet the challenge any better, but I imagine that it'd still have enough of a kick to boost it's score significantly.

Just The Three Of Us
by Mr_Pants

Comment:
I don't find your subject matter particularly engaging, but I applaud the creative take on the challenge topic. Rendering this in B&W made this a much stronger photo. The stuff in the background is a little distracting, but the only thing that really needs to go is the corner of the blinds. Good use of DOF.

best man and best dad
by tomzinho

Comment:
The shutter speed was way too slow to freeze the action in this picture. Next time increase the aperture size (smaller f number) or use a tripod.

Don't get too far... kid
by Apee

Comment:
The low angle is a nice touch. How did you pull this off without getting your camera wet?

beetlemania
by messerschmitt

Comment:
I like the composition, but it's relation to the challenge is too much of a stretch for my liking.

My family
by gudbjargarson

Comment:
This is way oversharpened. Aside from that, this is one of the better ones in the challenge.

Napping
by sbeaumont

Comment:
A sharper focus would have improved this image. So far this is one of my favorite images of the challenge.

Reunion
by kongphooey

Comment:
More headroom for the statue in the foreground would have improved the composition.

Women and Child
by insteps

Comment:
A deeper DOF would have helped this image. The image would feel more balanced if there was more room in the direction that the kid is looking.

Holding on to the Good Stuff
by SandyP

Comment:
The desaturation doesn't seem to add anything to the image.