through the keyhole
by shaundp

Comment:
Very creative, great DOF!

Matched in Utero
by xianart

Comment:
Christian,
Beautiful lighting on this, and interesting perspective. A bit busy with lots of fabrics and background - may have hurt you scorewise.

Message edited by author 2007-01-24 08:31:31.

Matchbooks
by Elaine

Comment:
Elaine,
Another instance of your great strength with lines. The colors are also vivid and focus tack-sharp. Wonderful photo.

no... not a match... please...!
by skewsme

Comment:
I find this to be an exceedingly interesting shot. It is very scary, and I think would have scored far better in a different challenge. The green cast and background enhance the effect very well. Nicely done!

Made in Heaven
by JuliBoc

Comment:
Top ten! Yay!!! This is a lovely shot, and so sharp. I really like the composition and emotive capture, too. Great job!!!

The Never Ending War
by sickdog

Comment:
I got a big kick out of this one, even in a proverbial sea of toilet shots :-) You really went to some effort there, my friend!

Peace Accord
by levyj413

Comment:
I really like the subject choice in this photo - I think the hands are beautiful and convey the sentiment of a long life together very well. However, I think the photo could be executed better with a solid black background.

Does SIZE matter?
by JuliBoc

Comment:
Wow, I've got some serious lens envy after looking at this photo! I must be like your guy friends :-) And for the record, I thought a woman took this photo for sure, because while guys like to allude to their, um size being XL, they don't tend to like to allude to the whole "compensation" thing :-)

Battle of Nomansland
by raish

Comment:
Raish,
I thought the concept was quite clever, actually. I gave it a 6. The blown highlight no doubt hurt you, and I agree with Darren that it has the appearance of being thrown together rather quickly. Still found it an interesting entry - and I'm not adverse to giving out 2's or 3's at times, so a 6 is not my "bad" score.

The Gila Woodpecker
by AzCKelly

Comment:
I love the way you captured his environment. This is a saguaro? I would have considered a little dodging on his face to bring the whites out, but still a really nice photo.