Faulkner remembered
by quiet_observation

Comment:
This I really like. I love the fountain sprays, and the girl lost in thought. There is a wonderful mood, enhanced by the excellent tones of the b/w.

A Wild Goose Chase
by skewsme

Comment:
Love the title. It's a good action shot that keeps my attention and makes me smile. One can imagine a whole raft of stories while looking at this.

The Last Tiger
by colorcarnival

Comment:
I think you're right about the box. The tiger would have looked much more abandoned. Here he looks like he has been put down temporarily, perhaps for the night. I like the crop, the lighting, the b&w, and all the vertical lines. I feel a bit frustrated by not seeing his whole face.

A (long lost) Relative Discovery
by Melethia

Comment:
I like this double portrait. It really does look like they could be related. I like everything about it except the straps hanging around Dan's neck. They really annoy me, and I don't usually get annoyed by photos. I think it's because everything else is so good. Anyway, to me, the straps break up the composition and take away from the portrait nature of the image. If you were taking a portrait of a photographer the straps would be okay, but I would want to see the camera too. I see that you got a decent score on this, so I guess this wasn't a big deal for the other voters.

The Stowaway
by notesinstones

Comment:
Ha, ha, I tried that once when I was little. I didn't hide in a suitcase, but on the floor of the back seat of the car. My parents were leaving on a train for a vacation, and I thought if we got to the station, in downtown Detroit, it would be too late for them to take me back home. Didn't work. They found me before we had gone two blocks. Needless to say, this image resonated with me. I'm so glad enough others felt the same way. Congratulations on your ribbon.

StephinHosptial.jpg
by Kelli

Comment:
How pretty she is, even under these circumstances. She does look a bit stoned -- feeling no pain. :) But what a big swelling she has under her jaw! Hope it's better soon.

Hmmm...think they forgot something?...
by snaffles

Comment:
This IS odd. I'd think the pool would come first, then the slide. Hope there are no kids around now to try it out. The image quality seems a little lifeless. I noticed that you used Highlights/Shadows. I find that often seems to flatten the image. When that happens, I like to follow up with an Exposure adjustment, reducing the Offset just a little, and increasing the Gamma just a little. That brings the photo back to life. Anyway this is a fun capture -- makes you wonder.

Tradition
by meyers

Comment:
Very interesting instrument. I've never seen anything like it. You got just enough of the costume into the shot to convey an Asian feel. I like the diagonal composition.

A Man and his Sheep
by posthumous

Comment:
I like the almost 3-D effect you achieved with the processing. And I like the look on the sheep's face as it peers out from its compromised position. (edited for typo)

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There, but for Fortune . . .
by raish

Comment:
This person was obviously having a very difficult moment, but I find it very hard to understand what is happening. I thought it was a man, but of course that doesn't matter. There is something in her hand I can't identify and I can't tell why she is contorted. The thing about the shot that is most interesting to me is the crowd in the background that is oblivious the this occurrence. I guess what I'm saying is that this is definitely telling a story, but I don't know what the story is.