My tools were my hands
by Manolo Navarro

Comment:
my grandma had a sewing machine like this one! I don't feel the soft focus fits very well here.

The Mechanic
by roadrunner

Comment:
whoa! That's a BIG wrench!

A Stitch in time saves nine
by Nitin

Comment:
nice shot. a little too dark for me

At home
by Mambe

Comment:
Hola Mambe,

No se cuales son esas circunstancias, pero esa media sonrisa me recuerda a la de Mona Lisa. No hace falta más.

The Road
by puzzled

Comment:
I see an slight blue cast over the image making it feel "cold", don't know if its because of the time the pic was taken, I feel early in the morning. Crop the lower part off, at the top of the pole level, and you gain a deal of deepness as you loose the widening effect on the road and the right hand side of the road not having the fence.

beach flowers
by puzzled

Comment:
I agree with Jaxter, "croping" the plant fighting over the flower should improve the pic, making it look absolutely different. A shallower DOF could have helped sepate the flower from the background, specially the green long leaves behind. put the flower a little to the left too, so it isn't dead centered.

Edit: didn't even notice the dust!

Message edited by author 2005-07-12 06:20:32.

Razor Sharp
by carlos

Comment:
Sorry to hear of your DQ, Robert. It tastes a little bitter getting the ribbon by a fellow photographer DQ. Your pic's great anyhow.

I was happy with the 4th, just imagine now.

Gracias otra vez, Arancha. I'll PM you and Ozzy next time I'll go to Valdelagana to buy y'all some beers to celebrate. Southern Spain GTG coming its way... for the only three of us 'round here ;-)

Edit: I have to improve my English spelling, I have to improve my English spelling, I have to improve my English spelling...

Message edited by author 2005-07-08 05:05:46.

Razor Sharp
by carlos

Comment:
WOW, I'm sooooo happy with this honorable mention, I still cannot believe my eyes :D I never thought it will ribbon and got so close ;)!! I'll try to do it that little bit better next time so I got it.

Thank y'all for your votes and specially for your comments, I truly appreciate your time.

The history behind... Found the razor at my sister's home by chance. The hard part then was getting the blade, as the razor alone couldn't have seen as meeting the challenge. Being something so old I guess many of us will not know what it actually was... Me myself had to think twice what it was when I first saw it. I'll return the razor together with a framed print to my sister and share with her this amazing time.

Staged it on my desk with a black cardboard, a desk halogen lamp diffused with a plastic mat and spotted the blade with a "hand-screened" torch so only the blade was lightened.

Carlos.

PS: Gracias, Arancha!

Message edited by author 2005-07-06 17:06:15.

At Play
by Prof_Fate

Comment:
Nice portrait, sure, but it isn't what I see as "naturally framed" but more like "artificially framed". I think you used a little too munch Neat, as the face looks too "plastic" to me. I don't mean OOF or soft focus, as the hair is sharp, but texture less.

Ragged
by Tycho

Comment:
Congrats Ozzy!!!
I really like the silky look you achieved on the sea and the golden ligth of the late in the evening sun on the rocks.