Good Bye Rose
by banmorn

Comment:
Need more thorns, less flower - or - no bloom at all. ;^)

Very nice DOF choice and good lighting, focus and clarity.

Armorvilla
by Kronus

Comment:
Very creative! The chalkboard might be a second item, chalk a third, and chalkboard eraser ... ;^) Good luck getting past the DNMC crowd.

p.s. - I'm not voting, just cruising thru.

time and space
by saintaugust

Comment:
Clean lines. Creative setup. From the thumbnail I thought the clock was put in the top corner of the room. This was easier. ;^)

Did you say walkies?
by joynim

Comment:
Hi. Saw your post in the forums so I decided to take a peek. Quite honestly, I've looked at this image for a couple of minutes now and I'm having a tough time finding comments to provide. The image is fine. Nothing really jumping out at me that I really find interesting (subject is kind of plain - nothing personal), and nothing screams out to be fixed. :(

Composition is ok. Exposure and lighting is very good. Ummm....what else? Maybe if you could have gotten below the subject's level - like elevate the subject on a table and shoot upwards a little to add another dimension and interest?

Wish I could say more. Sorry.

Burnside Bridge at Antietam Creek
by nova

Comment:
You did well on your "do-over"! I like this composition much better and you have a nice tonal range in the B/W pp. Good luck! p.s. - I didn't read the comments on your other image, so I'm not sure what changes you were going after. Another p.s. - I didn't vote on this as I'm not voting on any images in this challenge.

First Campout
by glad2badad

Comment:
Thanks! You hit it right on the head, as far as what I was attempting to do.

Originally posted by ShutterPug: Very nice job - love the sihouoettes of Mom and child in the tent by the glow of the inside light. I like the composition too - not too tight cropped, lets me see the area they are camping in without losing the subject matter

Column Lines
by mud puddle

Comment:
Looks like GCC?

Never to be Found
by nova

Comment:
Hey! I missed this one. Very nice capture and creative concept. As a parent I can kind of agree with one of the commenters that it's freaky, although artistic. Without a title this could fit in several categories, with the title you've tied it into this challenge just fine.

Compositionally, I think it's put together very well. The positioning of the boy in the bottom right thirds quad, and the trees forming a natural intersection, work quite well. By dropping the green and yellow you've really reduced how noisy/busy I'm sure this image was in full color.

Someone liked it enough to make it a favorite! ;^)

The Artisan
by RayEthier

Comment:
Appears that the image may have been a little blurry then an attempt at recovering by a noise reduction process (neat image, etc...)?

Interesting subject and the composition is well thought out.

Hot Girl Sweats it Out!
by librodo

Comment:
This would have worked better without the reflection. It's distracting and not very flattering to the model. JMO of course. ;^)