Mediterranean food anyone ?
by Tom_Robbrecht

Comment:
well deseved win and congrats on being #1 in the ribbon chase so far in 2006. Keep up the great work.

Red Rock Jeep Adventures
by JPR

Comment:

Originally posted by theMilkMan: YES I DO THINK IT WOULD BE A BETTER PHOTO WITHOUT THE JEEP IN IT. WITH THE JEEP IN IT, THE IMAGE BECOMES AN ADVERTISEMENT, AND HAS THE AURA OF THE ADS YOU SEE FOR JEEPS IN MAGAZINES. YOU THINK YOUR IMAGE IS BETTER WITH THE JEEP IN IT BECAUSE YOU'VE SEEN PROFESSIONAL SHOTS IN ADVERTISEMENTS AND ON TELEVISION THAT LOOK EXACTLY LIKE THE ONE ABOVE. ALSO, I FEEL THAT A PERSON WHO WOULD CONNECT MORE WITH A JEEP THAN THEY WOULD A PERSON TO BE AN EXTREMELY SHALLOW PERSON. but whatever you're into. you seem to know what people will vote up, and i guess i'm the only one who has a problem with what this image represents.

No need to yell. My point was only that from a photographic point of view I felt as if the shot needed a focal spot (the jeep). I admitted that a person would have worked as well. I feel as if the photograph would have been empty without something there. I understand that you are against advertisement. I enjoyed my time in the jeep and had no problem portraying that. I don't personally sell jeeps but I don't have a problem with anyone that does. Sorry to upset you.

Red Rock Jeep Adventures
by JPR

Comment:

Originally posted by theMilkMan: hey man, i don't mean to undermine all of your comments, but this would've been much better if it weren't a jeep advertisement.

Do you honestly think it would be a better photo without the jeep in it? I highly disagree. Perhaps if there was something else at that focal spot to take its place like a person but the Jeep really fits this scene and it has a personality in a way because of the facelike grill and that the vehicle was very much a part of the offroad adventure. In a way I felt as if people would connect more with the Jeep than they would with a person. (although I do have a few person shots from this area that I mean to upload soon)

Grandpa
by grigrigirl

Comment:
I love this photo. Has a real vintage feel to it. 9

Woman on a bike
by aznym

Comment:
I hope this ribbons. Deserves to. 10 and favorite.

Girl from Ipanema
by whiteroom

Comment:
I predict a ribbon for this one. Great dof, subject, and tones. 10

Eye Contact
by jjbeguin

Comment:
There's the winner of the challenge. 10 and favorite.

DEVOTION
by Rikki

Comment:
beautiful find with the smoke and light. looks like you have some effect of the shadows/highlight filter. i've uploaded some stuff recently that has it too. the funny thing is that some people really like the way it looks. i'm not one of them but at least it is a way of salvaging a photograph even if it makes it look a little bit like a cartoon/painting.

Aspiration
by e301

Comment:
I don't need to see the rest. this is my favorite in the challenge.

Seabird
by Zoomdak

Comment:
this is already in my favorites i believe. :)