Bygone Era
by AlexSaberi

Comment:
Interesting shot. The grain is very subtle, but there. It almost shouldn't quite work. But it does make me start thinking art deco. Which evokes the mood, which is part of what makes grain cool. :) The crane to the left is a smidge distracting and might benifit from cropping out. Otherwise, very neat image. 7

Missing You
by toddhead

Comment:
This has a great 50s feel to it. The grain is almost too subtle here. That keeps it just shy of and 8. Nice pose, great pensive look. 7

Echo of a Time Gone By
by trtfeasor

Comment:
Good idea, but the grain here looks more like noise than grain. Which I'm sure makes no sense. :) Hmmm, okay, better explination. The sky noise/grain stands out in a way that is visually unappealing. I'm thinking it's a color conversion issue. Possibly a different quadtone conversion would give the same impact....wait, just figured it out. There's a bit of a hint of the green in the sky noise. This makes it less grainy and more noisy...and you are still looking at me like I'm smoking crack. Sorry. :) 6

Desolation
by Joey Lawrence

Comment:
The grain is highly effective here, but the figure in the foreground is overly sharp. When/if you repost process this one it might help to not sharpen him when sharpening the rest of the image. Very cool shot. 7

Rock On!
by arnit

Comment:
One of the few examples of color grain that I've seen in this challenge that works. Very nice.

Horses love grain
by BrennanOB

Comment:
I like how the horse and barn almost merge here. Very cool effect.

Guiding Light
by gsal

Comment:
Interesting approach here. It's got a very gothic feel to it. It's a bit too centered for me. I'd move a bit to get more of the building or the light on a thirds line.

First Ace
by jimmsp

Comment:
This image ends up being a bit two dimensional for me. I would consider trying to reshoot at an angle, possibly a table with some green visable behind the card to give the illusion of a putting green.

Pride in those who sacraficed everything for our freedom
by FotoMunki

Comment:
Great POV on this shot. I like the compositional decison you made here. With part of one stone showing and the rest faded out.

Nature's Proudest
by elsapo

Comment:
Nice bokeh, excellent macro. Not sure that it convays the challenge topic strongly enough for me. Still a wicked cool macro though. As is 6, stronger connection to the topic would put it at a 9. Awesome shot.