Spinning Wheel
by EddyG

Comment:
Beautiful. And shot to capture its warm and wonderful antiquity. Some might complain about the lighting from the upper right and the shadows in the lower corners, but still a great shot and works fine.

1931
by blemt

Comment:
Its too bad for those dang railroad lights. Well since ya can't take those things down to easily maybe just try moving a litttle bit over to get that "Harper's Ferry" a bit more centered between the posts and not crowded off as much at the left end, IF possible..

LP Hi Fi Stereo
by drydoc

Comment:
Some great vinyl. Might work better with the cabinet left of the Hi-Fi cropped off...and above the back of the playing record...hate to lose too much of the Denver, but the reflection off that glass and the glimpse of the CD player kinda takes away from it a bit.

Lost Past - Last Post
by hughletheren

Comment:
This might have been better arranged a little more naturally. It is staged so neat and so linear. Kinda boxy and too much just like reading a list like this, which detracts from the nice warm feel from the bugle and photo. The tape goes against this too...seems to not fit well with the time, the mood, or the colors. Maybe just the photo sitting diagonally with the bugle laying on its side across the top of it, like they were more naturally just set there.

Sign of the Times
by Imagineer

Comment:
Ha! .A posted secret, labeled "secret" on a bold background none the less. Pssst, don't tell. If you go further I wonder if there are any "super duper" secret signs. Now that would be a cool shot...if you could live to post it.
Normally I might try to make some comment about cropping out and blocking parts of the sign....but hey, since it's a secret.

Evil from the shadows - Lest we forget
by JC_Homola

Comment:
Woah, that's provacative. Sure to stir up some controversy. Definitely sets itself apart from most of the other photos in the challenge. I like the whole "shadow" thing, but could use a little more subtley balanced shadow/lighting around the emblem. Looks almost like a dark circle towards the top left of it which takes away from it quite a bit.

But memories fade away, yeah, they are designed that way
by SharQ

Comment:
Think it needs a little better backdrop that fits the mood of the camera and time period...or even just a solid background, because this background unfortunately claims too much of the attention away from the camera.

Smiley: the summer bug
by kosmikkreeper

Comment:
WOAH! COOL! 3D! Comes right off the screen! I don't know if it really captures the theme the best of all the entries, but this is probably the neatest macro bug shot I have seen short of a Pixar effect!! Hey, is that Rick Moranis in the background?

Montana Summertime - The Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
by jdw91479

Comment:
Neat shot. Almost looks more biblical than summer. Might want to try croppping down past that "lens flare" light spot at the top though and seeing how you like it.

Summer is Baseball Season
by brentpaugh

Comment:
Well....I guess its better than Kayopectate Park. I took my kid Aquafina there once right before she graduated from Cheetos Jr. High over on Aunt Jamimah St.
Sigh, and to think I am watching "The Sandlot" on HBO as I type this.

'Tis a lovely shot though (and product endorsement), but might want to be careful of having those flowers crowd things. As it is, the flowers are almost trying to take over as the main subject. Plus, I think Minute Maid legally requires proper clearance for its signage on all photo reproductions. You wouldn't want to go to the Pepsi's Court. (yes I know Coke owns Minute Maid, but whats the difference)