Long Way To Go
by Links 2 3 4

Comment:
Part of me wants to see a helmet and wrist-guards, but they would definitely detract from the ambience. I'm usually a big fan of the square crop, but in this case a protrait crop might make the road look even longer and the unicycle higher. I like the idea and execution a lot!

Grace
by Brad

Comment:
Looks a little over sharpened to me, but an excellent choice for this challenge.

Balance.... by trial and error
by Galimages

Comment:
It's also handy to train them to use it in the other direction, but less suitable for photographing I suppose.

Breakfast for two
by eirasi

Comment:

Originally posted by eirasi: Thanks for nice comments and thanks for you people who understands me and can see both the person reading the newswpaper (the words) and also the lonly person drinking the coffee and the not so tasty peace of bread :)

I think your point could be more emphasized by:

*Bring the toast and coffee closer to the foreground edge

*Turn the cup handle more towards the front, and perhaps add a spoon in the saucer with the handle facing the viewer

*Consider accentuating these effects by using a vertical crop/composition, so you can get those elements closer to the foreground

Right now, the toast and coffee look as much like they've been discarded by the reader as they are the breakfast of the viewer ... your title made me study the hands, to see if there were TWO people behind that "large" newspaper dining on something perhaps more satisfying than toast : )

Message edited by author 2004-07-21 04:19:52.

Freedom of Speech - R.I.P. (intended image)
by dimitrii

Comment:
Just to be safe, you should put the circle-C (©) symbol on there as well -- some countries don't recognize just the english word "copyright."

Use Alt-0169 on Windows or Option-g on a Mac

I love the way you "pixelized" the hand without obscuring its meaning at all.

Freedom Flight
by marbo

Comment:
Dang! Nice shot -- I just took Isaac to fly his first kite today and took about 10 shots like this. Now I have validation that they are not snapshots!

Congratulations!

One Monkey Short of a Full Bench
by GeneralE

Comment:

Originally posted by OneSweetSin: Thank you for the amusing look at see no evil...my question is...is he a monkey Dad? Again I like it cause its one of those photos that is just to cute and amusing for most of the votes around here but thanks for the orginality.

Thank you ... sometimes he does seem like a little monkey boy ... I have to admit this motif isn't entirely original, even for me:



We don't have that many Concord grapes out here (even in Concord!), but that same dusty bluish-purple is also found on the elderberries which grow wild all over.

One Monkey Short of a Full Bench
by GeneralE

Comment:

Originally posted by Bran-O-Rama: Didn't mean any offense about the slanted bench but I thought the subjects in the foreground were the focus of the image. Isn't it much more natural to see a "slanted" or angled roof than an unleveled bench? :/

Sorry, I was tired when I wrote that. I'll have to try it and see how it looks. To me, it was obvious that the far rooflines are part of entranceways, and as such would look odd if slanted. But others might not notice.

The other factor is that, although the bench slants, Isaac is somewhat compensating and sitting up pretty straight. There's also a vertical seam in the window right behind his shoulder.

I appreciate the suggestions! My mom was visiting, and I know she'll like it regardless of the roofline :)

Now if I could only have made it purple ...

Peaceful Freedom
by neenee1999

Comment:
Looks like a little more sharpening than I'd apply. I like the composition and colors.

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by David.C

Comment:
Clever, original interpretation. I wish the specular reflection on the right wasn't quite so bright or large, as it pulls the eye away from the "subject" in the center a bit.