OverShadowed
by Judi

Comment:
Pity the bottle wasn't full Judi. Would make the shadow darker and make the shadow look more like a large handle for the bottle. I have not had this drink for years, but from memory a very nice drop on some ice. Very easy to swallow, very hard to stop.

Nice one.

Cool "Street" Jazz ;)
by FocusPoint

Comment:
Great contrast and a fantastic choice of selective desaturation. I really enjoy these street scene images especially of people playing instruments. It is almost like they are made for street photography. Great work. Pity it wasn't top 50.

Watching and Waiting
by Judi

Comment:
Clearly Judi, you have to live in a large city to qualify to enter the Street Photography Challenges. I have travelled through some of the most remote places in Australia, and to be honest, the guy in your photo would be considered overdressed (as I am sure you have witnessed too).

Keep up the good work and pay no attention to the big city slickers that need an outback holiday (or should I say vacation :) )

Now for my spin on your shot, awesome. I really love the processing and if you look long enough your processing has given this shot near three dimensional effects. Colour tones and shading are perfect for this setting. I too cannot work out what is in the background, however as I said above, it does not mean that it is not so.

ETA - A place called McKinlay, Queensland springs to mind. Passed through here a few years ago and the guy that worked in the petrol station could not even tell me how far it was to the next town with fuel. Check out the images of the place here and imagine some of the Street Photography and associated characters that would be here.

//ianh.typepad.com/photos/mckinlay/walkabout_creek_hotel_2.html

The sign in the second last shot was not present when I stopped in while travelling from Darwin through to Sydney :)

Take it easy Judi.

Message edited by author 2007-08-07 09:54:06.

Voodo Lounge
by dkent

Comment:
Ribbon!!! Too good. Makes one think it is Dr Achoo or De Sousa. Will have to wait and see. 10 and a pre-empting congratulations

I'm just waiting on a friend
by posthumous

Comment:
Nice shot. Could also be a Street Photography shot. 8

Gimme Shelter
by Tranquil

Comment:
Great shot. Perfect focus on the eye. 10

Drum Beat
by graphicfunk

Comment:
Very clever idea. I think that I would prefer to see all of the notes away from the drum rather than overlapping or being in the shadow of it. If they were all behind the drum it would almost create 3 depths to your image. The drumsticks stand out well against the drum and give the image depth. 7

Nature's Rythm
by ludde

Comment:
Nice work. Good POV and composition. 8

Curvy Keyboard
by levyj413

Comment:
THis is great. Plays tricks on my eyes. Took a bit to work out exactly what it was. 10

Rhythm & Blues
by ivale28

Comment:
Great DOF. Plain yet effective subject and well composed. 10