They left Suburbia and moved to Quackflurbia
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
you get a 10 for making up your own word.

The Shape of Me...
by mian3010

Comment:
Cool effect, in the spirit of Seuss. 8

R.I.P.
by rox_rox

Comment:
I love the seussian tombstone. those figures look homemade, in a good way! 8

Waiting for wind to fly a kite...or the phone to ring (Oh, the Places You'll Go!)
by daboardergirl

Comment:
This is so elaborate! Posthumous Red Ribbon. 10

Theodor Geisel's "Design For Death"
by GeneralE

Comment:
Posthumous Blue Ribbon. 10

12
by sevilduvarci

Comment:
stunning. for some reason the child above her seems like a memory, and the rectangles behind her head seem like gravestones. I also enjoy letting my mind complete the BROOKLYN. It makes me think that I can complete the rest of the picture as well, which is currently obscured by a child's dark imaginings... or rather some dark place she goes sans imagination, some place of complete attention to mystery.

by nixter

Comment:
Is there a "rule" of "photography" that this doesn't break? Clearly you are an evil supervillain trying to destroy the time-honored craft of photography.

Somehow it works for me. For some reason it is absolutely perfect that the person I cannot see is standing in front of backwards letters that used to be French but now that they are backwards seem to be spelling "Russian" and you know how many of their letters are backwards! He is clearly KGB. Or perhaps it is Arcady taking your photo!

This picture is careless, sloppy and so exciting. It hates photography and tries to consume it. This picture is the Orient Express hating the West that it ploughs through.

Crack'd
by posthumous

Comment:

Originally posted by goodman: cheaters never prosper :p

Actually, this has been one of my most rewarding photos. Lots of great feedback! :D

Grandpa Meyer at 92
by levyj413

Comment:
now you're talking

Prom Night
by LN13

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

I gave this a 6. I didn't give it more than a 6 because, well, it's just an off-center picture of somebody smiling. Originality is a big part of my score.

I didn't give it LESS than a 6 because there's something straightforward and genuine about it that I really like. She seems genuinely happy and just a little bit genuinely exasperated at you for taking her picture. She is genuinely unaware of the natural beauty behind her which is accentuating her own beauty.

The backlighting is one of the best things about this photo and if I weren't rushing through the challenge I might have noticed it and scored you higher. The highlights on her right side somehow serve to integrate her better with the sun-kissed greenery behind her.

It's funny how women put so much import on make-up and perfect hair and all it serves to do is limit their natural beauty. I know it's not Kristin's fault. She's just participating in a ritual. But just imagine how pretty she'd be with looser hair and her lips their natural color. I suppose that's just a piccadillo of mine, though. But it does illustrate the difference between a good photo and a great photo. A good photo like this reveals its beauty in spite of its drawbacks. A great photo has no drawbacks. Every detail supports its themes and/or its story.