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Inside
05/12/2011 07:54:27 AM
Inside
by SEG

Comment:
I like old cars and images of them. This is an interesting shot. Shows the age of the car. It's lack of use. I love how in the segments of the window that you can see out of the view outside looks bleak and dark. The broken pedal too adds a lot.
There's something about this though. I think the image feels too bright to me. It screams out of age and wear at me, and I feel a bit confused about why that's accompanied by bright lighting. It's probably a personal thing though. It might work for others.
In terms of the point of view it reminds me of the angle you might have when looking for something under the seat. Which has an amusing feel when coupled in with the age of the car (probably not intended, but it's what ran through my head when I saw the image, so I might as well say it!)

I gave it 6. I think I would have given it more had it been darker. Perhaps, though, it was more difficult to show the darkness with basic editing.
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On the Ground Floor
05/11/2011 03:19:44 PM
On the Ground Floor
by vawendy

Comment:
At I guess I'd say vawendy's?
Is that one of your American robins? Nice and clear. Like the crop, and off centerness. And sharpness. And look. Nice image. Love the black of its eye!
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Mossy Macro World
05/11/2011 03:09:39 PM
Mossy Macro World
by KarenNfld

Comment:
Very nice.
LOVE the bokeh! And negative space.
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Low Talker
05/11/2011 03:04:05 PM
Low Talker
by Magnumphotography

Comment:
Hah! I hope this does well. Made me laugh!
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a fish and his boy
05/11/2011 02:18:19 PM
a fish and his boy
by timfythetoo

Comment:
I kinda like this. Not sure it'll do too well though.
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Gastropoda
05/11/2011 02:07:29 PM
Gastropoda
by Lydia

Comment:
Is that a snail from the underside? Nice idea! It's hard to say, but I think I'd've liked a deeper DOF for this. But excellent POV! I like the border and high-key background too.
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reflections
05/11/2011 10:50:19 AM
reflections
by kichu

Comment:
Very well done! 7+ and 4th! Awesome. Congrats on the HM!
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New
05/09/2011 08:53:43 AM
New
by chellezfotoz

Comment:
I think this would have done really well in the bokeh competition! It's really good.
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Great Dames
05/08/2011 08:13:44 AM
Great Dames
by tanguera

Comment:
Congrats! Lovely shot.
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I'm a Lady
05/07/2011 08:52:08 AM
I'm a Lady
by chellezfotoz

Comment:
I'm surprised you didn't get any comments, so I figure I might try to break tradition here.

I don't have a really good idea what bokeh is (or rather I can't describe it very well), but I do think that this image is more about a narrow depth of field than about the bokeh effect.
The background in good bokeh (I think) reinforces the subject. Look at the top scoring images. The backgrounds are beautiful. Soft. The background is what boasts, emphasises, and launches your subject at whoever's looking at it. Bokeh isn't just about things or sections of the image being out of focus. It's about the out of focus-ness supporting the rest of your picture to focus your eye on a focal point or subject.

Your background is nice and soft too, but I think that as you can see the plane of focus it pulls your attention away from the subject which is the opposite of what bokeh should do. Do you see what I mean?

You didn't get a bad score. But I think it would have scored better in a narrow depth of field competition.

Also, if possible I think you should try to export images to as wide as possible (800px). Larger images tend to do better... or rather smaller images might find it harder to score higher.
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