half past dawn
by TallPaul

Comment:
Well seen and captured overall.

Dawn at the Village Well
by Bud

Comment:
The way you've caught this moment it almost feels like the viewer is on the scene. Very nice control of this tricky light scenario.

A Kiss To Twist Your Loneliness
by Lastlaststar

Comment:
Ewww.

Sometimes Green is blue.
by retiredPhil

Comment:
I actually liked this entry for the challenge and scored it substantially over what you ended up with.

The foreground OOF container works fine but it is a large percentage of the overall comp. Don't know if you could have changed your POV to still include it, but make it a little less prominent? I do understand that it's a key part of the overall presentation.

Death in Green
by surlybiff

Comment:

Originally posted by surlybiff: Oh well. Time to give up the lateral thinking and stuff myself back inside the DP Challenge box with the rest of em.

??? The challenge description was fairly straight-forward:
"Not the color - the concept. Reduce, reuse, recycle."

Are you surprised at the results?

IMG_9704fence2crop.jpg
by Bear_Music

Comment:
This deserves a frame and a spot on the wall. Outstanding effort here Robert!

Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You
by pastortimmr

Comment:
Interesting concept. Post-processing is a little sloppy, especially the front lower corner.

HOPE
by VitaminB

Comment:

Originally posted by VitaminB: Thanks for your comment. I can appreciate the fact that this is essentially a photo of artwork... but it essentially no different than the photo which inspired it, jeger's Mona Lisa: While I am not bothered by my score overall, I am really happy with it, I did get a lot of low votes, which the Mona Lisa shot didnt get. ...

The difference between the Mona Lisa shot and yours is that the Mona Lisa photo has some context and depth to it. By the photographer including himself with the artwork, plus the wall, baseboard, carpet, etc...it becomes a photo, rather than a direct representation of artwork only. Again, JMO.

Through the trees
by keriboi

Comment:
Congrats! I love the story behind how you came to capture this photo. A true photographer...ready for action at a moments notice. :-)

HOPE
by VitaminB

Comment:

Originally posted by VitaminB "Photographer's Comments": Also, for the low scores, I guess some of you cannot get past your politics when voting for a photo eh!

Yes, politics do play a part in like/dislike (it is subject matter) - however, additionally, this entry is more of an artwork entry than a photo IMHO. Kudo's to you on effort in assembly, but time and effort is not always rewarded as the end result is, and should be, based on the qualities of the photography. In this case, you basically have a photo of a flat piece of artwork. Could be a painting or a watercolor with yarn from a schoolroom hallway display.

In the end I do think your score reflects points based on the art effort rather than the photo itself, and the popularity of our current president.

FTR, I am a Republican, and not a big fan of Obama - although I don't disapprove of his efforts thus far. Had we had another VP choice... Oh well, there's always 2012 to look forward to. :-)