The Eighteen Eighties
by DelRioPhoto

Comment:
Sneaky.. heh. I like the different take with the choice of using a different century. The coloring is nice, helps extend the feeling of antique/old. I wish the lighting were a bit better on the windmill thingie because it looks like its trying to be a silhouette but there's just enough light that details can be seen just faintly and that makes me wish it were lit completely. So, for me, it'd be better if it was a complete silhouette or the details were absolutely visible. I gave a 5

Down on Fascination Street
by melismatica

Comment:
I love this image. It portrays the 80's fashion and attitude with the choice of clothing and model expression/pose, but even better (and of course I don't have to tell you this since its your image) it also brings in the hyperness and highkey neon color theme. Layers of 80's all over. Great lighting, wonderful focus, I enjoy everything about this.. I can imagine seeing it on the cover of a record or tape! Very nicely done. I gave a 9

"Flock of Seagulls" and The Era of Hair Bands
by Cutter

Comment:
Interesting play on the band name. Not sure I would've made the connection to the band or the challenge subject without the title though. Colors and contrasts in the image are wonderful, seems to be a bit of compression or oversharpening? artifacts around some of the flying gulls. I gave a 5

Been there done that..........Lost the T-shirt
by PhotoRyno

Comment:
Great image. I like the lighting and the focus is excellent. The subject matter of each item in themselves is interesting but I think there is too much going on in the image. The interest of the guitar and stones ticket seems to be competing for attention with the alcohol and the smoke curls (which I'm not sure if its just me but it seems to have a bit of a skull look in it). Still a great interpretation of the challenge. I gave a 6

Friendship Bracelets
by philup

Comment:
I adore the simplistic beauty of this image. It has quite a few layers that connect with the viewer far beyond the application to the challenge subject. I think the use of black & white as the main color scheme and bringing the bracelets into higher focus with the selective coloring was the perfect move. Lighting is excellent, focus is dead on, very emotive, very nostalgic, yet still can represent any time. Well done. I gave a 10 and a favorite.

Music to MY ears, anyway
by jorr

Comment:
I think it is a nice photo in that most of the items are well lit and those with the greatest impact have the best focus. Seems a bit more eBay ad-ish though, as the presentation is very straightforward and there isn't much drama to the image, rather a small catalogue of musical groups. Perhaps if the composition had been altered in some way to give the image a bit more depth. I gave it a 4

"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" Ronald Reagan
by vtruan

Comment:
Great subject. I like the composition and the lighting. The focus is good as the main subject (pin) is what is being focused on but I am finding the bit in the upper left hand of the image a bit distracting because of the shallow DOF, still that's just me. I'm not sure if the way the photo is set up really speaks to the quote (as in I probably wouldn't make the connection based on what I'm looking at) but I think its IS a great image. The title definitely gives a bit more strength and history to the photo. Nicely done. I gave a 5.

Top Gun
by manic35

Comment:
Nice portrait, though there seems to be a bit of softness in the lower part of the arms and on the face. I'm not sure if this is due to compression during uploading or a post-processing technique or just my computer. Its a bit distracting but nothing horrible. The subject choice is great, loved that movie. The lighting is a little too harsh on the right side for my tastes, I'd prefer it if it were smoother and more even and if there were a bit more room at the top so the image didn't look like it was looking to give the subject a buzz cut. All in all a good photo. I gave a 5.

1985 Honda Civic - *** RIP ***
by Steveinnz

Comment:
Nice focus, good use of lighting, the colors (where it isn't rusted out!) is quite vibrant. The subject isn't interesting to me but it is rendered fairly well. Might be better if the make of the car were visible in the image, rather than having to rely on the title to make the connection (I don't know cars by sight) that its an 80's car. Still, nicely done. I gave a 5.

A Reflection on the 80's
by Meera

Comment:
Simple, vibrant, nicely focused. Gave a 6.