Midnight in Front of the Tube - Happy New Year!
by spiderman

Comment:
Given the mood of this I wonder how it looks in grayscale...

12:00:00
by connie

Comment:
A good opportunity to calibrate your camera's clock by checking the EXIF info on this frame...

...instead of resolutions this year
by smellyfish1002

Comment:
They make it sound so easy...

Resolutions
by autool

Comment:
Where's the nachos and Buffalo wings?

Good and Evil
by jmsetzler

Comment:

Originally posted by jjbeguin: ...A bunch of dark grapes, symbol of festive pleasures would have been graphically very interesting, would fit perfectly and naturally between these hands...

Grapes, December, North Carolina...think the guy's made of money? Of course, you might create an interesting simulation with a couple of bottles of salmon eggs...

Such a thing as overstudying
by kate12303

Comment:
Some people will say titles shouldn't "save" a photo, but a title "clarifying the blurriness" might have helped here, as there's a consistent prejudice here against soft- or out-of-focus pictures unless obviously and appropriately blurred.

Searching For Signs Of Intelligent Life...
by GeneralE

Comment:
Thanks everyone for your wonderful comments!

I found it very amusing that, while the voting was going on, there was a forum thread regarding "saving" a photo by "funny" cropping. I so much wanted to use this image as an example...I don't think anyone has mentioned recognizing what otherwise might have been a pretty ordinary urban sunset photo...

For the curious, here is a link to the original frame from which I extracted my entry.

Multi-Talented: A College Student's Self Portrait
by RiderGal

Comment:
I think you conveyed the impossibility of adequately juggling study, social life, and bodily survival. I gave this a 7 the first time around.

I'm bothered most by the glare on the forehead, partly for the loss of detail, but more because I think it's a little inconsistent with the theme you're propounding. If the subject is falling asleep while studying, I expect a dim, late-night type of look. I suppose it could be early morning before the big exam, but it seems too bright for that.

Either the late-night or morning look could be partly compensated for and emphasized by putting into duotone mode instead of the current grayscale mode.

If you're not familiar with duotones, I'd be happy to post a couple of tests with your image -- send me an email.

Four
by goodtempo

Comment:
I want to see how it would look from about two feet to the right, to see if you'd then get four openings in the wall to the right to balance the four pillars.

Eagles
by BeeGee

Comment:
Just hope that building's not in earthquake country! Nice positioning to catch the different angles on the heads and the building.

Message edited by author 2003-01-04 14:30:40.