Captive
by Haneck

Comment:
Even though the challenge is Rope, I think the hands should be in sharp focus as well to better complete the image here. Lighting is nice, composition is nice. Could live without the piece of rope trailing off to the left side.

A Fleeting Grasp
by wavelength

Comment:
So many dirty hands in this challenge. Nice shot.

used
by tcmartin

Comment:
Love it, hope it scores well. Love the textures in both the rope and the piece of wood. The BW processing has really done a gret job of highlighting this. I like the DOF choice here. Only complaint is I don't care for the composition. This begs to be centered in the frame to add symmetry to the list of admirable qualities of this shot. Very nice, hope you do well.

Hold On Rusty, Hold On
by hotpasta

Comment:
Really like the DOF. Wonderful textures that you've done a great job of capturing here without, thank god, getting USM happy. Great composition, I love the balance of the shot. Overall just a really nice photo.

Backstage
by SJCarter

Comment:
I like this shot a lot and I'll be interested to see how it fares once voting ends. My first reaction was 'where was this for Black and White in Color'. Very cool lighting and dark feeling to the shot. The one thing I don't care for here is the vertical rope leaning to the left. It throws the picture off balance and it creates a problem for the eye by making the horizontal metal shaft 'appear' to be not quite horizontal. Other than that, really nice shot. Hope it does ok.

bound
by roba

Comment:
So many grubby hands in DPC challenges. Like the photo. Wash the hands.

Old Rope
by prentice

Comment:
Great tones, great contrast. I love the symmetry of the composition which at the same time avoids coming across as lifeless. The shot has a feeling of motion to me, or tension. One thing that distracts me here is the gap about 1/3rd from the left on the bottom where you are looking through to - what. Something that is not rope like everything else in the shot. Also the leftmost strands stand out as very dark and sort of throw off the otherwise beautiful repetition of tones in the frame. Not sure how much control you had over the setup of this or if it was 'found'. Anyway, really nice work, I hope it scores highly. 8.

Nautical
by Jewellian

Comment:
Love the photo. You've done a great job of using BW to bring out the interesting texture in the rope. Nice balance of blacks and midtones while still maintaining a lot of detail. Only thing I don't particularly like, just because it doesn't really do anything for the shot, is the DOF. The bottom few strands are out of focus and it is more distracting than anything as it doesn't really lead your focus to anywhere - everything in the shot is the same. Otherwise, great job. Hope you do well. 8.

not anything but "rope"
by Kronus

Comment:
This is really nice. I like everything about it but would offer two points to consider. First, tip it slightly to the left so the strands are more horizontal (yeah I know they are wrapping around something, but still the left side looks off kilter), and second I would love to see it BW but without the greenish hue. More yellow perhaps. Anyways, really nice shot and good luck. 8.

Captive
by Bolti

Comment:
Love it, hope it does well. Only thing I don't like is the crop point on the right (in the frame) arm. It looks like someone else is reaching down and grabbing the rope. Other than that, cool lighting, great expression, interesting composition that leads the eye around. Really good job. 9.