return of the ghost
by billy

Comment:
I'm sorry, in my mind, you did not meet the challenge. You obviously disagree, otherwise you wouldn't have entered this shot. I suspect your "Waldo" is the person in the background to the right of the dude in the center. Anyway, I'm sure you've already heard that part from many others, so let me just give you some feedback on the photo itself. You've "broken" some common rules here, but I think in your photo it actually works. The subject is centered, and the background is rather busy. However, the background is still mostly separated from the subject, and I think that's what works. Also interesting that the lights in the background are obviously moving while the guy is not. That tells me that this is a longer exposure, and for that, the guy is actually pretty sharp and focused, even though not perfectly. Did you hand-hold (the "shadow" on the baseball cap makes me think you did)? Could you have used a tripod to get this really sharp? Nice catchlights in the eyes and good skin tones.

Look for a bootblack
by bcncrazy

Comment:
I'm sorry, but I don't think this meets the challenge. I obviously have a different interpretation from you (otherwise I don't think you would've submitted it), but I thought the challenge description was quite clear. Anyway, I'm sure I'm not the only one telling you. Let me give you some feedback on your picture, anyway. You photographed a busy scene with lots of people walking in all sorts of direction. I would review the edges of the photo to see if it can be cropped a little differently. For example, the person in the bottom left could easily be cropped out w/out loosing anything from the photo, but making it look a little more planned. I like the building in the background and how the trees on either side of the photo frame it. Overall, it seems to be slightly tilted, so you might want to rotate your photo just a tad. Lastly, you have some nice repeating colors (red) in your photo that tie things together. Overall, your colors are rather muted though. Increasing saturation in post-processing a bit does wonders for that.

Furry Creatures?
by mariomel

Comment:
Challenge met. Desaturating the colors worked very well here, and not just for hiding your Waldo. I'm sure this contains a lot of different colors in real life that could be competing against each other. This way, it has a little bit of an "old photo" feel about it that I like. Your lighting is very nice, and you have a good tonal range, too. I like the catchlights in everyone's eyes, and the frame works well, too. The only thing I can suggest is to look around the edges of your frame and see if you could have cropped better in some places. There's nothing glaring, but for example, there are some half cut-off eyes at the top of the frame. Having them in or out would be better. But this is nitpicky. I like your shot :)

Where's Eddie?
by gigi922

Comment:
Challenge met. This is a very nicely composed sunset photo. I like al lthe different palm leaves framing the photo, and the waterline running diagonally through the picture. The sunset is exposed just right, even thoug that makes your foreground a little dark, perfect for hiding Eddie. Wasn't it supposed to be Waldo? ;) Nice work. :)

Joanna Giraffe
by BAMartin

Comment:
barbara? terry? well, anyway. challenge met. i like how the legs of the warden kind of match the legs of the giraffe (albeit just 2 instead of 4). the photo has nice colors and sharpness, too. no one will be able to complain about the beautiful landscape in the background either ;)

Empty promenade
by mirac

Comment:
challenge met. what a beautiful shot. b&w is perfect here, your eye is just leisurely led through the photo ... and right by the person. the girl fits well into the shot, not exactly hidden, but not prominent either. my favorite so far :)

Hunted Hunter II
by lcamargo

Comment:
challenge met. it's not exactly difficult to find the person (a photographer? looks like he/she is using a tripod), but the person blends in well, and the staircase structure against the sunset is just really nice and well exposed. one of my favorites so far :)

Peakin' Round the Corner
by OneSweetSin

Comment:
challenge met. i'm sure you've already got some comments about focus so i'll skip that. i like the columns lined up to the right, they give a nice feeling of depth to the photo. overall, the colors are rather muted, partially because it seems to be an overcast day. some color adjustments could've livened that up a little bit.

fantasy face
by blick

Comment:
challenge met ... although it is rather easy to spot the guy, he doesn't look too happy to be there. nice colorful photo, the background behind the other openings is a little distracting (none of which you had any control over unless a different shooting angle would've avoided showing that).

You can run, but you can't hide.
by falvey

Comment:
challenge met. i like how the tunnel kind of changes through different hues and becomes light enough to show off the sillhouette of the jogger. oddly enough, but my initial reaction was that it would be better for the person to jog out of the photo instead of into it. anyway, i like al lthe lines and curves, they make this quite an interesting entry.