Created by Fire
by LindaLee

Comment:
Awesome! My favourite shot so far. I love the high contrast, I can almost feel the heat from the furnace. A 10 from me! - lisae

2nd/3rd century AD
by stephan

Comment:
This is a beautiful photo. The strong shadows add a lot to the mood and the regal bearing of the statue. One of my favourites! 10 - lisae

A hand that's been through a lifetime
by fas-ligand

Comment:
Wow. This photo has a very high impact. It's a bit shocking, but also makes me feel very respectful of the owner of the hand. Nice framing and DOF.

The Original
by CreativeFlyPhoto

Comment:
Very nice framing, DOF and black and white.

Gothic Detail
by kmtolk

Comment:
Beautiful, but a little too dense and confusing. I would have liked either more distance to see some shape and scale to the architecture, or a closer shot to pick up a smaller area of the detail.

Sample in a Jar
by miller

Comment:
Wow, this is a cool abstract photo that actually has an interesting, surreal impact. I like it a lot!

Distorted Realities
by Maverick

Comment:
Very nice colours. Well shot.

Clarity of Vision
by magnetic9999

Comment:
I really like this photo... something about it reminds me of "2001: A Space Odyssey". The only thing I don't like is the harshness of the light, which makes the skin look a bit oily or something. I guess you had to do that to show the lens of the eye so clearly, but it's not very aesthetically pleasing.

Drunk in the Alley
by Alecia

Comment:
Very nicely composed, nice duotone too.

Basket Case
by Gotcha

Comment:
I really don't like the attitude to homelessness and poverty suggested by your title - firstly that it's a lame play on words, and secondly that it suggests the guy is crazy. When I see someone on the streets like that, the only "basket case" I see is a society that allows this to happen. If you think I'm being weird, just read a bit about it. Go and find out how many homeless people are war veterans or have mental illnesses, and wonder why the industrialised world doesn't have systems in place to care for them...

The fact that your photo has such an effect on me shows that it's a good photo. I just wish you could be more neutral with your title and let the viewer decide for themselves how it makes them feel. I'm giving it 9 anyway. (lisae)