Bondage for beginners
by scaramanga

Comment:
Like the lighting here and I think the braided hair sort of adds another dimension to the 'rope' theme. What really kills me about this photo is the centered model offers a chance at symmetry and balance which is very pleasing to the eye and would work well with the negative space and highlights on her back and hands, yet the wooden floor beneath her is noticeably off kilter as far as being horizontal. It distracts my eye. Also think she might have pulled her left shoulder back a bit so that the light fell evenly across her upper back. Nice photo, good luck.

Lifeline
by MichaelC

Comment:
I like to see the point of the challenge as the subject of the entry, and obviously that's not the case here. Still, it's a cool shot with nice exposure and good crisp detail all around. For purposes of the challenge (getting a bit more attention to the rope), might have cropped in more on the guy and the two other pieces of rope next to him. Still, a pretty neat photo. Good job.

Intertwined
by kano

Comment:
Nice texture, nice earthy tones. I think the shot could be better balanced by cropping (or arranging the rope) so that the large strand is a bit more to the right and possibly aligned horizontaly. nice work.

Knotty
by StuckOnTheFarm

Comment:
Decent composition, nice DOF that focuses your eye on the main strand there. The thing that I don't care much for in this shot is the metallic tone of the rope itself. I'm not sure if that is from PP or just the nature of the material, but it tends to kill some of the contrast in the shot and give it a washed out look. Otherwise, nice work.

Old rope
by Marella

Comment:
Nice BW, good composition.

Captive
by Haneck

Comment:
Even though the challenge is Rope, I think the hands should be in sharp focus as well to better complete the image here. Lighting is nice, composition is nice. Could live without the piece of rope trailing off to the left side.

A Fleeting Grasp
by wavelength

Comment:
So many dirty hands in this challenge. Nice shot.

used
by tcmartin

Comment:
Love it, hope it scores well. Love the textures in both the rope and the piece of wood. The BW processing has really done a gret job of highlighting this. I like the DOF choice here. Only complaint is I don't care for the composition. This begs to be centered in the frame to add symmetry to the list of admirable qualities of this shot. Very nice, hope you do well.

Hold On Rusty, Hold On
by hotpasta

Comment:
Really like the DOF. Wonderful textures that you've done a great job of capturing here without, thank god, getting USM happy. Great composition, I love the balance of the shot. Overall just a really nice photo.

Backstage
by SJCarter

Comment:
I like this shot a lot and I'll be interested to see how it fares once voting ends. My first reaction was 'where was this for Black and White in Color'. Very cool lighting and dark feeling to the shot. The one thing I don't care for here is the vertical rope leaning to the left. It throws the picture off balance and it creates a problem for the eye by making the horizontal metal shaft 'appear' to be not quite horizontal. Other than that, really nice shot. Hope it does ok.