July 11, 1955: 1st class enters the USAF Academy
by Spizzer

Comment:
Architecturally impressive...would need this to tell more of a story..show something of you in the process. A bit flat in terms of subject matter.

I Pledge
by mcgoffinet

Comment:
Lovely..but you may find that you get criticised for not having included your year in the title...?

Bleach (Nirvana's debut album 1989)
by Kismet

Comment:
Yes, I see the bleach spot, but does it speak much about "Nirvana" as such or the era? A bit literal perhaps.

They typed crooked in 1964
by Kelli

Comment:
Lots of fact and detail, but not much drama or interest...needs some character or human detail...?

1967- The Final Hanging in Australia
by Judi

Comment:
This is such a powerful topic to have chosen. I love everything about the setup and processing, the lense effect adds so much to the tone ...except the expression on the child's face. Can't decide if he is making a mockery face with a send-up, over the top "pretend" crying or if he is bewailing the loss of the death penalty? Better perhaps to have had hid standing staring at the noose with an expressionless look on his face...

The Voters Rights Act of 1965
by roba

Comment:
I love this example. The level of grain is a bit distracting and to an extent spoils this for me. Grain works really well in some pictures, but I would have liked a sharp focus of the subject.

IMO...It was a good year!
by Spitfyr

Comment:
Hmmm.. it meets the challenge, but I find it lacks a "story" or that it says anything about you, or the era... As is, would have made a tighter crop and enriched the hues.

Influential Figures of 1990
by lamlax2

Comment:
Could be effective, but I find the composition OOF and not tightly cropped enough. A little bit of post processing would go a long way.

book of time
by jucacu

Comment:
Hmmm, yes it meets the challenge criteria, and it is cropped well, and it has interesting grain and colour, but it doesn't tell a story as such: I am not emotionally moved by the picture...it doesn't hold my interest...maybe a lack of mystery,story,detail that invites the viewer to spend some time looking at it...?

Closed in 1960
by mattforbes

Comment:
I love the patina and effects, but I must admit that it's a bit too specific to engage me... :( This is the problem with a seemingly subjective challenge though.