Two Outs, Bottom of the Ninth
by EddyG

Comment:
I was expecting something from Yankee Stadium. Well-lit without glare; I might have laft it a little darker, or get the background darker so it would look more obviously like a night game, and isolate the figure.

"Katyn Remembered" (Soviet atrocities upon defenders of Poland in WWII) (A 50 foot tall mo
by GolferDDS

Comment:
That must be quite impressive in person. It's interesting that, as photographed, it's really impossible to tell if this is a 50-foot tall statue or a tabletop piece! I'm not sure if that ambiguity is useful in the context if this challenge.

Men At War!!
by kim100878

Comment:
I think I'd have tried to keep the sword tip, at the expense of some of the pedestal if necessary.

Bronze Buddha
by chalcone

Comment:
I like the quality of the lighting, but wish it was at a different time of day so it lit the face. Or maybe this was intentional?

Dairy Queen
by crabappl3

Comment:
Oooh, you should try harder to get the print the same colors as this one ... at least you were able to clean up the tiniest droplets! Great shot.

Onset At Sunset
by BLEE

Comment:
Although your beach looks cold, there's nothing emblematic of Winter about it (like snow, Christmas lights, etc.), and your title didn't lead voters by the hand -- I might have called it "Winter Seascape" or "Surf Sans Snow" or something cleverer if I could think of it.

It has a very painterly look to it -- you might try running the Canvas or a brushstroke filter on it and accentuate the effect.

illuminant shroud
by grigrigirl

Comment:
Check the "remnant table" at the fabric or craft store. They will often have the last yard or two at around 1/2 price. Velvet can be pretty expensive sometimes.

illuminant shroud
by grigrigirl

Comment:

Originally posted by grigrigirl: I purposely lightened the background to create a sense of texture and that of an old painting.

That's exactly the way it looked to me -- excellently done.

My only tiny "complaint" is that the lightening shows up the creases in the background cloth. A piece of velvet (or maybe crushed velvet if you want more texture) would be expensive, but just maybe worth it if you wanted to re-create this shot for print.

Moulting Madrone
by kavamama

Comment:
One of my favorite trees.

Freestyler
by Toddh

Comment:
Amazing what idiotic things people will do to get their picture taken or on TV.