New Years Eve Feast
by DougPaz

Comment:
Good DOF.

Lets Party!
by Sonifo

Comment:
Too busy.

Alle Menschen frei und gleich (New Year wish)
by Azrifel

Comment:
Doch!

Evening December 31st, still working in NYC
by dimitrii

Comment:
Kinda fuzzy, but I like this a lot.

Another Year Gone By
by brandonarbini

Comment:
LOVE IT!

over the river and thru the woods
by d95vette

Comment:
CRITIQUE CLUB!!

I really enjoy this photo. It's crisp and clean and well-framed. I also especially enjoy the way it's Black and White without being in black and white. The taillights and the yellow lines really pop out from the photo, but the rest is very mellow and I love it. The way the trees hang over the neverending road is very very well done. Well, I know you didn't make the trees that way, but it's very well captured. Let's say that. LOL.

The only thing that ruins this shot for me, unfortunately, is the footprints. Perhaps you could have gotten out on the other side of the car and walked in the tracks? Or gotten out and had someone drive a few feet ahead of you? Dang... An excellent opportunity just slightly missed.

Overall, great. A well-done photo and perfect for the challenge.

Rob

Evolution of Snow Travel in the North
by camelotnorth

Comment:
CRITIQUE CLUB!

A very interesting take on the Travel challenge, and very well-photographed. The lines of the snowshoes give nice focus to the picture, and it is crisp and clear.

I think this could be a better picture with a few changes. First, the snowmobile tracks are a good indication of the missing snowmobile, but maybe you could have used them in a more intersting way. Like, for instance, the snowshoes walking but leaving snowmobile tracks, or the other way around. Just a thought. The tracks with the other physical examples of travel don't really work together. THIS IS JUST MY OPINION.

Also, the grass poking up from the snow kind of blows the feeling of the great white north. If there had been a way to take this so that the snowshoes looked like they were actually needed, it might have been more effective.

Rob

Passports Please
by spiller

Comment:
CRITIQUE CLUB!

Well, this definitely looks like it fits the challenge. However, I think that the subjects of the photo are giving a jumbled message that doesn't quite jive all together. I assume that the items indicating 3 separate countries was intended to convey the sense of moving from one place to another. This might have worked better if you had used three similar items from different places -- like three types of currency. It would have made a more eloquent statement.

Technically, the photo is not bad. The focus is a bit fuzzy on the koala bear and on the foreground of the pound note. The background does not stick out, and the lighting is fair and even. Is that a hair in the middle of the two passports? There is some kind of wrinkle in the file that pops out upon viewing for a little while. A little sidelighting (very little) would have also helped the koala paws not blend into the background so readily.

Overall, a decent still life and a good attempt at the challenge.

Rob

busy christmas eve
by shutterfly

Comment:
CRITIQUE CLUB!

While I am sure that this photo fits the "Travel" theme, unfortunately I have to say that it's not a great photo.

First, the title. There's nothing in the photo to indicate really that it's Christmas Eve. This could be a lot of traffic any day. Also, there's really not a lot to indicate that this is all that "busy." Because of the stopped motion, one can't tell if this is actual traffic, or just people bunching up a stoplight, or whatever. Perhaps a longer shutter time to give it the feeling of more motion? More motion trails would also give more "oomph" to the phantom taillights on the right side of the frame. Stop-motioned as they are, they are just kind of floating out there and don't really add anything to the picture.

The photo is quite dark. From a distance, it's difficult to discern what is going on. It also lacks a single focal point that gives a viewer's eye a place to rest.

Rob

liquid eyes
by magnetic9999

Comment:
Congrats! Lovely shot and I love the square cropping. Welcome to ribbonville. It's all downhill from here (well, at least for me.... LOL) Rob