Hero Worship
by pointandshoot

Comment:
Nothing like personifying a landscape. You didn't cut all those down for the picture did you? Grain was a little heavy for the shot. The incredible feel of sand which is created with the grain treatment on this image works with some subjects. I think less silhouette style would work better. A bit more range in tones would help to even out the image.

Hey Jew
by Oded

Comment:
Wow, gutsy title. Nice street scene capture of the moment.

fog
by idp

Comment:
I know the challenge is image grain, but the horrible colors created are definitely at odds in this picture. Sometimes doing a partial desat to tone down the worse of the color (maybe the green/yellow and the purple) will create a more pleasing image.

within
by rodgers_le

Comment:
Beautiful portrait. Like the title too.

Lifeguard Central
by MsAmbrosia

Comment:
I think that you must have used a very high iso to get the grain on this. Not sure it worked to the advantage of the photo, though as I look that lifeguard stand is very defined in comparison to the background. I think the difference between the grainy background and the sharp lifeguard stand creates a mismatch in the picture. It seems to definitely be distracting compositionally.

Old cogs
by kerrang

Comment:
Nice use of light to show the shape of the gears.

Other Space
by jaysonmc

Comment:
I love reflected buildings, but using grain for the challenge does not suit this subject at all. I know it is beautiful without the grain. Need to think a bit harder when taking your shots.

Invasion
by freakin_hilarious

Comment:
Hmmm. Seems really flat.

Contemplation of the Chosen Path
by dswann

Comment:
Great image of urban exploration. Came out wonderfully.

Forgotten Home
by SEG

Comment:
I am not seeing enough tonal ranges for a black and white. Image is very low key and low contrast, and also very fuzzy. I wonder what the color version looks like. The foreground looks like it could be a beautiful wild garden, but can't tell in this image.