Technology of Yesteryear
by karmat

Comment:
Good capture, very serene and a good example of the past. For me it is a little too tightly cropped, I would have liked to see more water in the foreground and a bit more room around the building, but then again that's only me - 9.

Keeping cool, 40's style
by jab119

Comment:
I don't know how you managed this straight from the camera but it turned out amazingly well. It's excellent and my pick for a top three placing - 10.

Milkin' Barn
by muckpond

Comment:
This is one of my three top favourites for this challenge. It immediately gives me the feeling I am back in the past in this actual room, wonderful!

Lord Wilson of Rievaulx
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
That guy looks like he's in a hurry :-) I like how you put the tilt into the image, it does a lot for it. Good lighting (although it was taken at midday :-) and the idea to convert to grayscale was the best choice in my opinion.

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!