Hawker Hunter I
by tonyv

Comment:
Cool capture. Love the blue gradient against the yellow. Nice use of ROT too. It reminds me of wallpaper that my brother and I had in our bedroom growing up. It was of airplanes and the paperhangers were drunk and hung it all upside down. LOL

Mourning Reflections
by theSaj

Comment:
Great fluid movement captured in the reflection along with a lot of brooding emotion. I've come back to this shot a number of times and each time it grows on me more - have to say I wasn't crazy about it at first. Her eyes are especially haunting. I don't know whether it's a trick of the stone, editing, or lighting, but it's really cool.

Liuzzi Cheese Co - North Haven, Connecticut
by theSaj

Comment:
Big cheese lover myself - looks like a first-rate joint for it too. The composition is a bit busy for my taste and the poor little guy behind the counter gets lost, but I can't help liking the shot. It's fun, colorful, and makes me hungry!

What'll You Have?
by Tuckersmom

Comment:
This is spectacular!!! WOW, Skip is right - you made this place sing. Outrageously good. Your lighting, color tones, contrast - everything is spot on. Great job!

scarlet macaw
by ArpeggioAngel

Comment:
Beautiful capture of one of my favorite birds. Great focus & DOF. There is a black editing remnant on the rope directly underneath the macaw's foot though, that you should probably fix. Hopefully, you have a previous edit. :-)

Down'n'Out on Love Lane
by kdkaboom

Comment:
Congrats on your PB. Although I missed voting on this challenge, this image would have scored quite well with me. The irony you captured and the complimentary processing choices you made work very well together. My only (very slight) nit is that the extreme upper right has a bit of a glare - probably from a street light. But... Nice job!

Message edited by author 2006-04-20 20:05:09.

Get Well Soon
by ShutterPug

Comment:
Beautiful focus & DOF. Love the sad look in his/her eyes too. Just plain pitiful! I could see this on a Get Well Soon card.

Salt vs Pepper
by theSaj

Comment:
I remember this shot well from the challenge - I scored it a 9. Outrageously well done. You are obviously a patient man when you want to be! ;-) Great focus, composition, & color. Excellent work and hats off to you for pulling this off. Good thinking to use clear and translucent men. (Congrats on your PB too!)

Message edited by author 2006-04-20 19:56:24.

Long Walk Home
by tonyv

Comment:
Powerful image... Love the editing choices - the tones, composition, and focus/DOF all support a very emotive shot. Great work.

The Mask
by nomad469

Comment:
I really like this shot. I like the concept, the colors, the crispness/cleanness of it, and the lighting is excellent. I'm not crazy about the double reflection (not sure why that occurred - opposing light sources?) and the crop does seem a bit tight. That being said, I still scored it a 7 during the challenge. Nice work. :-)