November 22, 1963
by crabappl3

Comment:
I don't know how you got that effect with one pillar tilting inwards and the one on the right being straight but it works! And how! The texture of the clouds in the background gives this that extra boost. The framing is spot on n'all. If this doesn't ribbon I'm selling my camera and taking up chess :-)

Sam Houston
by jab119

Comment:
This is an amazing photo, the contrast between the blue sky, black tree silohuettes, statue color and yellow light is an optimal mix. Just fantastic! This is one of my top picks for a ribbon.

Mosaiculture
by nathaliedoo

Comment:
This is a nice statue, is that grass all around it? The rest of the photo seems a little too busy with all the buildings and tourists everywhere. I guess you couldn't have told everyone to go away, but maybe a different shooting angle could have made a difference. Perhaps going in lower and shooting upwards to get more sky into the shot and less people could have been a good idea.

Tin-Man
by justine

Comment:
Wizard of Oz right? The main focus is on the head and the shoes and hand are not fully in focus. Also the shoes seem to be a little distracting in the postion you have them. A slightly different shooting angle and different f/stop would have improved this somewhat.

Site of the First Chicken Sandwich
by roo

Comment:
Funny statue :-) The background is a little too busy though. Maybe you should have tried to shoot this from a different angle. A good idea might have been to get down a little and shoot upwards so that you get more sky in the background and less building and power lines.

monument to freedom
by magnetic9999

Comment:
That's a beautiful monument which you've portrayed excellently. I guess this is the late evening sunlight you've captured there? Your monument is bathed in such a soft soothing light, it gives off a serene feeling, especially with the added bonus of no people being in the image. The decision to leave the trees in the pic only does this justice. This is good work!

New York Fire Department Heroism
by silverleaf

Comment:
This is an interesting composition which seems to work well. The tight crop and the shallow DOF blurring out the background do this image justice!

How Great Thou Art
by jmsetzler

Comment:
I particularly like the play of light and shadow in this photo. It's one of those images where you can't decide if it is too dark or not, so I guess if I have to ask myself that, then it must be spot on. The contrasting is pleasing to my eyes, especially the darker shadows in the chiselled out areas compared to the lighter flatter areas. The pure black background brings our the contours of the face more prominently. This is very good work.

Sphinx
by PaulMdx

Comment:
Now I know you didn't go all the way to Egypt to take this photo :-) The left ear seems to be lower than the right ear, is that just me or is it really like that? I like the courseness of the stone which you've brought out very well - 8.

Life and Death
by bdshort

Comment:
This is a very classy photo. I especially like the way the reds of the leaves stand out by choosing such a shallow DOF. The border is very fitting and the composition is spot on in my opinion. The only thing stopping me giving this pic a 10 is that the main subject is the tree and not the monuments in the background. Still worth a 9 though.