Unveiled
by librodo

Comment:
I didn't enter this challenge or vote in it. This is the first time I've looked through the entries.

This is beautiful. The colors of her veil or perfect with her brown skin. Very striking portrait.

Man at Bus Stop with Advertisement
by Keith Maniac

Comment:
This got a 9 from me. This was clearly well thought out and composed. It's obvious that you had to wait for the perfect moment to present itself once you saw the sign. I liked the witty incongruity of the happy, young guy on the sign and the cranky expression on the elderly man.

Oldfield song
by thelucas

Comment:
I like the way the chipped paint form shapes which to my imagination look like a pair of disapproving Victorian auntie's. Very good eye! I wish I had seen this during the voting. It's going in my favorites.

Swing and Smile
by swimmergirl4242

Comment:
Loved the expression of pure exhuberance you captured on the boy's face. No faking that. And contrary to what espy says this sort of capture is not all that easy.

I wasn't crazy about the vertical crop and I felt the b&w tone could have been tweaked a bit. Still, I gave this a 7.

Mum and Dad's afternoon snooze
by MacT

Comment:
I gave this a 7. I like the wide angle view, the way their arms are unconsciously mimicking each other's positions says a lot about their familiarity and how long this couple has been together. I like their glasses and the bit of remote peaking out from behind Dad. It is a cozy scene and conjures up warm and affectionate feelings toward this couple in a way that is not easy to evoke for the unbiased viewer. I wish I had scored higher but their were so many in this challenge and I never got a chance to vote on them all, let alone go back and revise the way I like to.
I disagree wholeheartedly with espy that it was easy to capture. If you had come along earlier, their arms might not have been in the same position, or they might not have had their heads positioned conveniently to include both of their sleeping expressions.

The Turks
by kiwiness

Comment:
Why oh why did this rank so low in a CANDID challenge.You're right--it's not DPC material but this is a candid challenge, right? Loved the content, loved the motion blur, especially loved the expression and overall look of the guy with the cigarette. It got an 8 from me. Now I wish I scored it higher.

Joy
by garlic

Comment:
This got a 9 from me because you captured, quite naturally, their exhuberance of the dance. I love the expression on the girl to the right. It's too bad the front girl's feet got cropped, but for me, with this type of shot that's not really such a big deal. I disagree immensely with epsy's persistance (in this and other comments that she has made) that it is 'easy' to grab really great candids of children. Feh!

[i]edited to correct incorrect gender pronoun.

Message edited by author 2006-04-21 13:31:59.

Bikkie
by admart01

Comment:
This fellow looks like my Opie, only with more true Aussie character to his face. Opie's muzzle is a bit longish for an Aussie. Also, this is a better photo. :D



oops! I see now Bikkie is a girl not a fellow. So sorry...:D

Message edited by author 2006-04-13 21:05:51.

Pleased
by balancedfox

Comment:
I like the inclusion of the horse as it adds a sense of place. Her expressioon is great but I'd like to see who or what she is responding to and pleased about. I'd sacrifice the horse to be included more.

Thirst for Knowledge
by ronnyt

Comment:
Fun, quirky angle and great capture of her expression. Her crazy hat adds interest and a bit of framing, as well as blocking out a potentially distracting background. I'll forgive the hokey title.