High Rise
by wlevy

Comment:
Was this meant for the stones challenge? I don't see what this has to do with triumph/success.

Will
by goc

Comment:
Would be nice if the swimmer were more prominent in the shot while at the same time maintaining the vastness of the body of water. This is another shot where I think the connection to the challenge is pretty nebulous. If the swimmer were coming up on the shore or if the shot showed some sort of victory or triumph I think it would be nicer. Will does not equal triumph. Plenty of people have lots of will and still fail in the end.

YEAH!!!; ,,, my first ribbon at DPC!
by Oculus

Comment:
Would be great were it not for the purse on the edge of the frame. Still, it just might turn art into reality and actually nab you a ribbon. Good luck!

Ever Upward
by edpeace52

Comment:
Very slick shot. Probably could have found some way to shoehorn it into the stones challenge rather than waste it by going the dnmc route in a challenge demanding shots depicting triumph or success.

triumphal Leap
by killjoy181

Comment:
What's triumphant about it?

Composition could use some work.

Kaaba in Mecca
by bongee

Comment:
What's the triumph? Not getting robbed on the way or not getting trampled while walking in circles? Assuming this actually meets the challenge in some culturally specific way that I neither understand nor care about, the shot itself could use some work. The vignetting is over the top (and I didn't even think legal in basic) and the blow out spot lights really dominate the shot, pulling the eye away from the interesting bits down below.

Veni, vidi, vici
by parallax

Comment:
Nice entry that meets the challenge. Could use a bit more contrast, or at least some black point within the shot. I think that would increase the definition of the etching on those medals.

A "Wii" ACE
by Quigley

Comment:
Meets the challenge. I have no doubt you can take more interesting images.

life cycle
by shaundp

Comment:
Probably would have been more challenge related had he actually nailed all the hoops, but I guess 3/4's a victory is better than sitting on the sidelines. Crop could use some work and this might not have been the best choice of a shot to go with BW on - lack of separation between a lot of the tones make it hard to distinguish what all is involved here.

Message edited by author 2007-08-08 00:38:27.

Caring Trumps Cruelty
by BeeCee

Comment:
This is extremely over sharpened. The blown out area on the birds head also hurts the shot a bit. To be honest (or more honest), I find the mangled beak to be a stomach turning distraction. That's not to say it's a great thing that someone fixed him up, but just me as a viewer - it's almost too much to take and I just want to get past the photo and never see it again.