Day 2
by CalliopeKel

Comment:
Wonderful. Bold crop makes the cat seem like negative space except for the outline... adding an almost demonic energy to the face, which already has a hyperaware expression. The picture really feels like it's coming out at me.

Day 1 - 30 day pet challenge
by CalliopeKel

Comment:
Gorgeous! DOF is very well used here. The composition is exciting. Nice high contrast. You are the portrait goddess.

the white horse
by posthumous

Comment:

Originally posted by agenkin: I explained what I liked about my own entry into this challenge in response to your comment. It would be interesting to hear your thoughs about this image.

First of all, my taste is far more developed than my abilities! :) The picture you thought was mine is indeed my taste. This picture was taken out the window of a semi-moving car, and I was amazed at the quality of the light. Not the composition, not the symbolism, just the light. So I cropped it and created a little frisson with the title, to make it more interesting. And there you have it. Certainly not my third favorite picture! But I'm glad to please people every now and then! :)

Notice we gave each other 6s, and our scores were just a little higher than that. I've heard it said the secret to a high score is to offend the least amount of people. I will post the original and I will *also* post outtakes that I think are more typical of my taste, and would have scored a full point lower, at least.

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by agenkin

Comment:
wonderful! talk about genre photography! hahaha

untitled
by agenkin

Comment:
I see 8 1/2, just like Fellini. Love the picture anyway.

night rain
by agenkin

Comment:
sheesh, your highest scoring photo and I gave you a 6, which is one of the lowest scores I've given you. 6 isn't a bad score, mind you, it's the same I gave the ribbon winners. Looking at it again, I can see that it fulfills the challenge splendidly: it's soooo wet and rainy. It just didn't grab me while I was voting. uh-oh... maybe I'm becoming a focus nazi! :O

Rainy Evening
by Schuff

Comment:
high impact image with pleasantly sepia processing. 8

After the Rain
by StormCat

Comment:
bold composition, moody processing. 8

Josie
by stevebk

Comment:
odd to see the face and arm so romanticized but the torso and hand so grotesquely shadowed.

Morning Swing
by btuck

Comment:
I feel like the life is processed right out of this.