Elli
by zeuszen

Comment:
There's a certain kind of easy style that can't be assumed, no matter how hard one (one who lacks it) tries. She has it.

Mannequin mimic
by Iraklis

Comment:
Unwitting visual parody ... it just keeps on giving on the Street, doesn't it?.
This is a good one. I'm disappointed that the title was necessary, but I suppose that you are as well.

Two Gentlemen of York
by e301

Comment:
Two headless gentlemen is reasonable; there's a lot of headlessness about leading up to Christmas. But to see one with hands clasped for'ard and the other aft like this ... that's quite unusual. Even for York.

Rice Cooker
by pawdrix

Comment:
This will be trampled by teapots and sushi and tacky tableware. Pity; it's the most interesting photograph in the challenge.

Phantom
by Germaine

Comment:
I never saw a photograph that wasn't all the better for a decent scoopful of grain.
I never saw the Phantom riding a bicycle (I loved the Phantom as a kid ... had the skull ring and all).
I like how you show me things I never saw.

Japonais de Osaka
by heavyj

Comment:
Best in challenge. At least it has something authentic to say about being Japanese.

Eastern Strands
by WeJay

Comment:
Nice. Any good cook will recognize the presence of these spices; sarson and zaafraan and lal mirchi.

I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Crikey bear, you've lost some weight! Or maybe you're further away than I first thought. Or maybe I just read it all wrong and you have a very tiny assistant now.
From a LB point of view, it's interesting how the focus is neither 'here' nor 'there', but right in between. That seems just right for the shot.
Doesn't make it 'pop' but makes it 'crackle' instead, which also seems right of course.

Untitled
by trevytrev

Comment:
This one's terrific. I'm lying in the grass hiding from ... everybody! It has that musty smell, like clean compost. And it's soft and scratchy at the same time. It's a strangely familiar feeling that I had forgotten, but I remember it now. Thanks!

Can't do that with a regular lens! Something always gets in the way. And regular lenses can't do scratch-and-sniff either.

_DSC4353 smoking chinese cook.jpg
by pawdrix

Comment:
I used to smoke Chinese cook myself, but half an hour later you wanted another one.