How to make him stationary!
by FocusPoint

Comment:
I'm surprised how low the score was on this image. The composition is very effective at telling the story you intended, the lighting is extremely good, and the focal point and shallow depth of focus could not have better executed. I gave this an 8 and felt guilty rating it that low. Nicely done.

Edited for typo ;-(

Message edited by author 2006-07-12 14:42:21.

At Rest
by TampaDan

Comment:
This is one of the strongest machinery entries in this challenge. The play off between the curves of the bucket and the rectangles in the background are wonderful. I also love how the arm of the bucket is the most saturated color in the image.

Parked behind bars
by ArnarH

Comment:
I have to bump this to a 10 upon further reveiw. I love the alignment of the trucks and the mix of color. A couple of minor tweaks you may want to consider. First, try straightening the image so the "bars" are vertical. Second, crop the image to remove the partial "bar" on the left. It might even be worthwhile to crop most of the white truck out and clone out the rest once the restrictions of basic editing are done.

Not moved in Decades
by sarsonuk

Comment:
I really like the composition of this image. The image could use a little bit of sharpening. You might want to consider reshooting this at a different time of day. The light appears to be directly overhead and is washing out some of the great texture available at the end of the log.

Seasons Pass
by David1411

Comment:
A very nice image and very suitable for this challenge. A couple of suggestions you might want to consider. First, crop a little off the right side just past the barn window. As presented, the highlights off the barn roof compete against the tractor for my attention. Second, play around with contrast, saturation, and levels a bit to see if you can provied more depth to the tractor. It looks a little flat in this lighting.

Quitting Time
by tmhalling

Comment:
The tools look a little new to be working tools. PLus a skilled trademan would never leave his tools behind. Nice image in spite of my nit-picking.

Still Yellow
by SAC

Comment:
I like the lighting and background on this image and the detail in the withered rose pedals is exceptional. This image is interesting to the point that I wish I could look at it from several different angles. You have the misfortune that this particular challenge has several entries that with pop. The subtleties of this entry will probably get lost among them. Bump to a 7.

Stop the Music and FREEZE!!
by -Bec-

Comment:
I gave this image a seven and I know you are going to wonder why it wasn't a ribbon winner. So I feel compelled to comment. First, this image is technically perfect, the lighting, the focus, the placement of the subject. However, the use of seamless paper in the background works against this image. It takes away from the spontaneity that you are trying to convey by making the picture looked posed. I have no doubt that you had the subject move around and freeze when the music stopped but it just doesn't come across with this background. A neutral colored background may have worked better.

Waiting
by sephick911

Comment:
Everything about this image says she should be moving, the people around her, the walk sign. However, her eyes make it look like she is distracted by something and forgot to move when the sign changed from Don't Walk to Walk. Still, she is definitly stationary and the B&W conversion is well done. 8

Bulb
by justinw3053

Comment:
The focus and exposure of this image is well done. The subject matter doesn't really provide any emotional attachment to the photo. I also found myself wanting to see the top of the bulb where the filiment is located.