Swoop
by Magnumphotography

Comment:
Knew this would be a high finisher. Great story too.

Light and shadow
by Melethia

Comment:
I gave this an 8. In retrospect I was a bit stingy.

Vainglorious
by Paul

Comment:

Originally posted by Tiny: Congratulations,Holly ?

Yes it is :-)

Another Afternoon at Mr Gormley's
by Paul

Comment:

Originally posted by jagar: Great idea and great execution, could that be the man himself in the mirror ?

Indeed it is John - Mr Gormley (Jim) in all his obscured glory.

Message edited by author 2013-03-25 04:54:02.

Hush
by Cuttooth

Comment:
Well played! Double Blue!

Sunset Sonata
by Cuttooth

Comment:
What a double. Well done on the Blue. The figure is most effective.

humor me
by jmritz

Comment:
This is a new comment series for me, so please bear with me while I find my style!

(Voted earlier)

This is one of my 9s - I like it a lot. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. One of those images that has the power to stop you. This will be a difficult comment for me to write because its the intangibles that have stopped me here.

2. I really like the dingy coloration and the slight grain.

3. The composition is rule-breakingly bold - I really like that.

4. The medicus-shaped structure towards the middle of the image is most compelling - especially as I can't work out what it is.

5. The figure is interesting and difficult to gender-categorise, they seem a little sad - but resigned too.

Overall, this is a surprising find. All the better for it.

incognito
by nixter

Comment:
This is a new comment series for me, so please bear with me while I find my style!

(Voted earlier)

This is one of my 9s - I like it a lot. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. There's such tension in this image, it's almost palpable - like someones about to get arrested for treason!

2. The nearest person is close enough to invade our personal space - probably the secret to the discomfort you have communicated.

3. The figure over the street - he can't be trusted!

4. The VW cruising by - a little too nonchalantly. Who else is watching?

5. The texture of the street - communicating a sense of dry heat.

All of the above lead to a sense of story and rising feelings of paranoia. Excellent.

fickle sun
by mariuca

Comment:
This is a new comment series for me, so please bear with me while I find my style!

(Voted earlier)

This is one of my 9s - I like it a lot. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. There are so many 'aha' moments in this image, exploring it with my eye is like going on an expedition!

2. The bright parts of the surface offer us a visual mimic of a breaking ice sheet - fragments moving distally from the larger masses.

3. The floorboards bright and textured, trying to lead us inward.

4. The subtle tree left, with its brick-edged bed.

5. The Mini parked over the way and the row buildings behind.

6. An then there's you, almost as an incidental self-portrait with an angle that seems to confound the expectations of a simple reflection.

Overall, a complex and rewarding image.

Message edited by author 2013-03-08 00:13:10.

Alone
by Neil

Comment:
This is a new comment series for me, so please bear with me while I find my style!

(Voted earlier)

This is one of my 9s - I like it a lot. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. This is a really compelling image - as much because of its strangeness as anything else. I think that's because the scene is not immediately recognisable - I can't really work out 'where' we are and the social context of the scene I'm looking at - I would say a large indoor space, but that's about it.

2. I really like the motion blur and how it seems to describe an arc. Did you swing the camera and then stop to overlay a more static scene?

3. The lights over there do much for the image - once again, it is the ambiguity of their context.

4. Some of the figures are marvellous - I'm actually less drawn to your main figure and istead find my eyes alighting on the central girl in the middle with the bag and the purposeful stride.

5. The overall light in the scene - just enough to make it interesting but not enough to lose the mystery.

Overall, a really interesting offering.