Flying in Formation
by bassbone

Comment:
I see some experimentation went on here!!! (for me it kinda worked - I gave it a 6). I had loved the composition and the detail of the lead bird, but (IMO) it had a little too much contrast which when combined with the high key meant that it almost had a collage like appearance (some of e301's stuff has that ethereal 'appearing from the light' quality)

One that stood out from the crowd in terms of the way that the challenge had been interpreted and all the better for that

I Walk Because I Cannot Fly
by colorcarnival

Comment:
This was a really nice shot for the challenge simply because it was so different to the vast majority of images.

I thought the composition was fantastic, espially the way you captured the melting ice were the goose had walked. Really strong black and whire conversion as well. Mind you just looking at that wing made me wince

The Lowly Pigeon
by KarenNfld

Comment:
Cracking shot Karen that got an 8 from me although I am surprised you have pigeons (winged rats) in Nfld as I thought they were generally city birds. I loved the tight crop, the sharpness and of course the range of colours which had a real electric feel to them. Very impressive finish in what I thought was a challenge which had a lot of outstanding images in it

shakin' all over
by roz

Comment:
Well, your post voting comments mades me laugh...good advice which I would do well to remember myself on occasion.

I guess its reassuring for someone like me to know that even great photographers can have their off shots. The funny thing is that this is nearly a great shot, I loved the suspended water coming off the ducks body. Strangely I actually prefer it on some levels to your outtake, which although technically is a better shot and I am sure would have scored higher feels like a very safe option, this however was an image that felt a lot more challenging

Weaving the tapestry
by tosk

Comment:
My favourite non black and white shot in the challenge which really does capture the spirit of the competition. Great sharpness (excuse the pun), perhaps would have scored better if the tapestry had been of purely complimentary colours, but I have to say I perfer it like this as the viewer gets the feeling that they are looking at something that is real and not just staged for a photo. 8 from me

Before laserjets and inkjets
by Melethia

Comment:
Great image of a craftsman at work and one that both fits the challenge well and but also stands alone as an excellent image. I love the accentuated blur on the hands (although for some reason I find the very very slight blur of his head a little distracting. A suer shot though and bumping to 9

Forgotten One
by anthonyczaja

Comment:
Oooo I bet it was a tough call whether to entre this shot in the architecture or old ways challenge, because it fis both wonderfully. I love the addition of the girl running across the lawn which adds to a superb sense of isolation in the image (and makes me think of the film the Last Emporer)

Breathtaking

the Good ol' Days
by LaMas

Comment:
Taken outside the realm of the 'standard' old car shot by the fact that you have incorporated such a dilapidated looking fuel pump (is it really working?)

Great use of sepia as well

The Abacus - Old School Counting
by JeniY

Comment:
I like the idea for the shot, the composition, the black and white conversion and the dof you have used. Simple and striking

Centuries Old
by lentil

Comment:
I love this picture both in terms of the challenge itself and as an image in its own right. Too often pictures of this kind can either appear either too staged/cutesy or intrusive. This avoids both those bear traps and feels like a genuine shot of both a man and his culture

Great black and white conversion. Hope it does well for you