My Buddy
by debitipton

Comment:
i like the way you cleaned this up. beautiful eyelashes. good luck!

giving it all
by aznym

Comment:
nice shot, aznym! love the emotion!

No substitute for the real thing.
by afarland

Comment:
hope you don't mind, but i have some free time and thought i start making comments on randomly selected images...

i gave this shot a 6 because i thought it was technically proficient, on topic, and i liked the composition. you also scored high with the commenters; the problem is, obviously, you didn't get enough comments (that seems to be my biggest problem, as well). maybe it could have been a little sharper. and maybe it might have benefited from shooting straight on, rather than from an angle, with the blue book positioned more towards the left hand corner. hard to say. sometimes all you can do is scratch your head and move on to the next challenge. good luck, and keep on shooting!

School Stuff
by webking

Comment:
hope you don't mind, but i have some free time and thought i start making comments on randomly selected images...

i took a quick look at your other shots, and what i would say here fits with most of them as well. all of your shots exhibit technical proficiency in that they are well-lit and focused. they also have more of a dead-on, documentary feel than images that inspire 'wow'. my scores for your shots have ranged from 4 (here) to 7 (parts). my suggestion to you is to take advantage of the digital equipment and shoot from as many different angles and settings as possible until you hit something that blows you away. i think you're just a spark away from ribboning. keep shooting!

once upon a time
by carlosmfernandes

Comment:
hope you don't mind, but i have some free time and thought i start making comments on randomly selected images...

i gave this a 6. i found it technically ok and on topic. what could make it better? two things come to mind. probably some more interesting verbiage that would grab the reader's attention, then make them wish for more once they got to the ink splotch. another would be shooting from a slightly lower angle that would show more of the page. the colors, lighting, and lines are nice.

ASSET RICH (waterfront property) but INCOME POOR (can't afford renovation)
by t_korecki

Comment:
boy, that's a heckuva a view of poverty...we should all be so broke! as far as a challenge entry goes, this one leans little more towards snapshotty, though.

A Growing Band
by Keys

Comment:
while i get your idea, and understand the plight of a new band, this image would probably have been more effective in the music challenge than in representing what poverty means to you (at least in terms of what you want to convey to the viewing audience...). as far as the image goes, it does have a certain vitality to it, but i would either include all of the orange dude, or crop him out completely. also, the red object to the left is a distraction. keep in mind, this is a challenge site, and images where all the elements tie together will score higher.

"Lack of"
by nruter

Comment:
i get your idea, but the lighting is washing out the details on the coin. it also looks like the lighting on your shooting surface is uneven.

EMPTY AND DARK
by maney3

Comment:
while i get the idea, the execution could use a little help. sharper focus and backing off just a hair might help.

Skid Row
by flip89

Comment:
i wonder if you caught the irony of your shot, that you are looking down...